North Carolina Newspapers

THE REVIEW COVERS ROCKINGHAM LIKE THE MORNING DEW AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES LIKE THE SUNSHINE ON A CLEAR DAY C -mi - (D My VOLUME XXX No. 17. EEIDSVILLE, N. C FRIDAY MAY 11, 1917 ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY THE JURY ACQUITTED PROFESSOR VAWTtfi A special from Chriatlansburg, Va , ray: The "unwritten law" of tn South tonight saved Prof. Cjprles E Vtwter from death in the electric chair. As the jury after deliberating for one hour and fifty-five minutts M ?'. into the courr room and 'rcdi fie man who had slain Stockton Heth, Jr. hi wife's admirer, his old mother lu&hed to his side, put her arris around him and sobbed hyste-t.allv. Not a tear dimmed the eyes of the man whose life he saved. But he was the most radiant man li 'the rooiih His wife alsoo becani-j hys terical when the verdict of ,nof ty" was announced. "I didd't do it in vain," she stid Eobbingly. "Tell Charley Oh, let me 1 611 my babies." She was too over come to say more. After his return to his home in Placksburg, Vawter was overwhelm ed by congratulations from friends In the faculty and the student body of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, with which he was connected until May 1, the day his trial opened. He dictated the following statement to the newspaper men: "I greatly regret the whole sad af fair and the sorrow caused. The In justice done Mrs. Vawter Is the one Llot upon the whole case. Whll blameless as to. Stockton's death I realize that I have been guilty of weakness when I should l)ave been strong. "The future stares me darkly in the face, but with God's aid I shall try to build somewhere a happy and whole some home for my wife and children. My Immediate plans are to rest. A sudden and dramatic delay was caused in the trial when Judge W. W. MofFett was forced to adjourn court to let the jury compose themselves af ter R. L. Jordan, speaking for the defense, bad caused every member of the Jury, many of the audience and , newspaper men to break Into tears. When the cliimax of the speech came Attorney Jordan so vividly pictured the tragedy that the jury completely broke down and wept. After having devoted practically all of Saturday afternoon to inspect ing the home of Charles E. Vawter, on trial for the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr., and spending Sunday in THE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM SINCE OUR LAST IS&UE A monster parade of the Filipinos of Manila was held Satrday as a dem onstration and pledge of their al'.e glance to the United States. PRESIDENT MAKES AN APPEAL TO FARMERS The minister of finance of the Cana dian government states that plans are under way for Joint action by Can ada and the United States to reduce the price of wheat. Hunger riots have occurred in va rious points In Sweden within the past few days. The people, unable to buy food, raided the shops and soldiers had to be called to suppress the rioters. My Fellow Countrymen: The entrance of our own beloved country Into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of national life and action which, call for Hnmediate con sideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you 1 a few words of earnest counsel and appeal with regard to them. J We are rapidly putting our navy J upon an effective war footing and are i about to create and equip a great army, but these are the simplest part of the great task to which'we have addressed ourselves. There Is not a single selfish element, so far as I can &ee, in the cause ve are fighting for. We are fighting for what we believe and wish to be the rights of im&nklnd Dan Shaw of Kansas City, manager ( and fof the future peace and security of the Milwaukee American Assoia- ( of the world To do th,3 gniA tning tion baseball team, shot and fatal'y , worthily and 8UCCes!sfully we must de wounded a negro waiter in a hotel at, vnta , tn th! rv,OPl without The ferment among the Hungarian working classes caused by the gov ernment's refusal of an effective re form of the franchisees, is very serious according to to a report from Copenha gen. MISS EDNA EARLE KING MR. S. WHITE SIDDLE E KILLED AND MANY Indianapolis, Ind., in an argument over a sugar bowl. Walter George Newman, who pliy cd high and "put on a good deal of dog" about Salisbury when he was operating mines at Gold Hill, was lu jail in Washington at last account for obtaining money under false pretence. Mat Williams was drowned and C. A. White and E. M. Bellanger, all white nren, barely escaped the same fate at New Berne when the automo bile in which they were riding crashed through the railing of the bridge over Trent river and dropped Into 20 feet of water. Senator Hale of Maine has intro duced a resolution in the United Stai?s Senate authorizing the transporting of German prisoners from Englaad and France to the United States. The Senator pointed out that the measure would aid In solving the food problaui of the allies. ; .. restful quiet after an exacting week the jury Monay morning was pre- i rared to hear closing evidence. I '-";!Staf7Daiew fession, killed Ray Gibson of Tucson, Arizona, and then assaulted Mrs. Gib son, was hanged by a mob. After the capture, Daley told how he had com mitted the crime and also confessed to other crimes. After he had finished his story he showed the mob leaders i how he wanted the noose to be adjust- regard to profit or material advantage and with an energy and Intelligence that will rise to the level of the enter prise itself. We must realize to the full how great the task Is and how many things, how many kinds of ele ments of capacity and service and self-sacrifice, it involves. These, then, are the things we must do, and do well, besides fighting the things without which imere fighting would be fruitless: We must supply abundant food for ourselves and for our armies and our seamen not only, but but also for a large part of the nations with whom we have now made common cause, in whose support and by whose sides we shall be fighting. We imust supply ships by the hun dreds out of our shipyards to carry to the other side of the sea, subma rines or no submarines, what will ev ery day be needed there, and abun dant materials out of our fields and our mines and our factories with which not only to dome and equip On Wednesday, May 9th(. at six o'clock. Miss Edna Ear le Ktag, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. King, be came the bride of Mr. S. White Siddle of Akron, Ohio. The Main street Methodiist church was the setting of this simple, yet beautiful wedding. Prior to the ceremony, Miss Kavl?y sang, "Because.'' Then Miss Piair Spencer sang "At Dawning." Miss Charlotte Matthewson was at Ine organ. To the strains of Lohen Krin's wedding march the bridal party entered the church down opposite aisles. First came Mr. Julius John ston of Yanceyville and Mr. Clyde kiddle, brother of the groom. Then oauie Miss Lucy Blair Wray and Miss Sadie King, sister of the bride. Next Mi, Alvis Florence and Mr. Robert Wray followed by Miss Susie Stokes and Miss Minnie Lee Whittemore. Following came the dame of honor, Mrs. Henry B. Clark, a bride of two weeks. Little Miss Mary was ring bearer carrying the ring in a flower. The bride, attired in a go ing away costume of tan entered on Uie arm of her brother, Mr. Reuben King and was met at the altar by the t,room and his best iman, Mr. Henry B. Clark. The maids were charming ly dressed in dainty white net dress es with large hats, carrying baskets of pink sweet peas. The dame of honor wore pink taffeta, draped with I ulle and a pink tulle polk-bonnett. She carried a basket of lavender sweet pea's. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Siddle left on train No. 35 for Greensboro. They are to go j by Washington, Philadelphia, and Buffalo to Akron, O., where Mr, Sid dle holds a responsible position with the Goodyear Tire Co. ACIDEN Dave Wilson of Reidsville was killed and ten negroes and one white man were injured at Rudd six miles north Ruth of Greensboro Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock when a flat car loaded with steel rails toppled from the train while being unloaded, th: men being caught beneath the car. One negro, Cager Powell is not expected to live. Ihe others injured will recover. Five of the Injured negroes were carried to Danville for treatment and borne of them said that they saw the badly broken bodies of three col ored man in the wreckage and could hear the screams of others who were out of view. Several of the injured negroes were taken to Greensboro for I treatment. Strader The acclednt was one of the most peculiar in railway annals, many a fast flyer has been ditched with few er casualitles than in this instance when the flat car suddenly turned over The negroes told graphic tales about it. They were at work distributing DR. H. R. THOMPSON GOES FROM FLORENCE TO DECATUR The following frmo the Florence, 3. C. Times, will be read with Interest by the many friends here of Dr. H. K. inompson, formerly of Reidsville: Dr. H. R. Thompson has been noti fied of his appointment as General Secretary of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association at Decatur, Ala. and will leave Florence on May 15th. to take up his new duties. The Asso ciation there has a membership of over a thousand, and is In a flourishing condition. Dr. Thmpson has been as sistant secretary of the Florence As sociation for several years and has made hosts of friends since coming hero who will regret olncerely t j tec him leave. The Doctor has been a great favorite, not only among the members of the "Y" but amo--? the citizens of the city generally.' He has taken active interest in the affairs of the city, and has assisted in every movement for its uplift and advance ment. While he Is naturally gratified over his promotion he Is sorry to leave n,s mends here." The same paper says editorially: "Florence is going to suffer a very distinct loss in the moving away of two of her citizens who have been fimon, if not, leaders in so much of rails along the side of the track. 1 heirs was a short train, the engine 'he good work of the community. The drawing them slowly as they dumped j two are Rev. Harold Thomas and Dr. One of the social events of the week was the Silk Hose Shower, given by Misses Ruth and Kate Burton, at their tpartraents at the Piedmont Hotel Sat urady afternoon, May 5th, at 3:30 complimentary to-Miss Edna King, whose marriage to Mr. S. White Siddle of Akron, Ohio, was solemnized Wed- r, as, A air Mow Qth of fi ftft n m cut- own forces oji lan4 and sea hut The 'apartments were artistically ed. Because of the late arrival of a " train on which Judge Moffett was re turning from his home in Roanoke, where he spent Sunday, the morning cession did not open until 11:30 o'clock. Immediately afler court met 1 It was announced that a strain on the ccurt house from the unusual crowds throughout the week had weaknened the structure and the session adjourn ed to a imoving picture theatre. i The commonwealth had announced Its intention as introducing as its first witness Monday Dr. J. C. King, form er superintendent of the Southwestern State hospital for the Insane at Marion, Va., and Dr. J. S. de Jarnette superintendent of the Western State Col. II. J. Slocum has received or- .1 D . . 1 1 ' I 1. n ... 1 .. j urrs uuiu ueuerai vvuuu ucauituai- ters rescinding assembling of appli cants at training camp at Fort Ogle thorpe and publication of names of successful men until further orders. Ihe total registration at camp was 3.621. This includes national guards men, 85 from North Carolina, 64 from South Carolina, and 56 from Tennes ste. At Coleman, Texas, a verdict of puilty of murder was returned by the jury In" the case of Harry J. Spanell, charged with the killing of Lieutenant M. C. Butler. Punishment was fixed at five years imprisonment. ; Spanel killed Butler and Mrs. Spannel while , , . , I they were riding in a carriage with monv of these exoerts. the defense ex-1 . . . . pected to present Dr. J. K. Hall, su periniendent ofWestbroook Sanltorium for ;1ie insane at Richmond, and Dr. L. Pedigo, of Roanoke. It was learned that tentative in etructlons in the case were submitted Saturday evening and Judge Moffett spent Sunday considering them. This, It is believed may mean that only a few hours will be required to reach an agreement on instructions when that period of the trial is reached, in stead of probably a day as had been feared. '' " ; -Could Save 125,000,bo0 Bushels of Wheat a Year, Says Vrooman. A suggestion that American millers might render a great public service in the campaign to prevent a war short age of food by converting into flour a greater percentage of milled wheat was maae In an authorized statement by Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of agriculture. "No step could do as much to In crease our food supply Immediately," wrote Mr. Vrooman, "as to put the na tion on a 'war bread' basis." 1 lie pointed out that, while the pres ent mv.mg standard in this country convens only about 72 percent of the wneat berry Into flour, England ha adopted an M per cent standard, Italy 85 per t out, Switzerland 80 per cent and France 77 per cent, and all of the belligerents are making bread from wheat flour mixed with rye, barlev, corn and potato flour. "Now, before necessity pinches us these ar9 facts which should be consid ered In all their possible practical bear ings." he said. - him. He was insanely jealous but there was no evidence to support his suspicions,1 Strange to say the man was acquitted of the murder of his wife.- WANTED, A BATTLE SONG; ONE WITH A PUNCH IN IT Bead the paper regularly. In the cabarets the yodelers are work Ing their larynxes to death trying to "put a real one over." The critical pa triots draped about the cafe tables hearken and remain unmoved. They rise ror -"The. Star Spnned Banner," cheer for VDixie" and put their forks down for "America." But the whimsies about the assorted hearts of Maryland, Micnigan, ustikosn, Arkansas and 111! nois leave tbem cold. The big song Is still unborn, the song that will make the feet of the army tingle and the heart of it grow strong. It is "Tipperary" that is credited with winning; as many battles for the English as any of their generals. The French likewise have walked through the hall across No Man's Land with boulevard refrains on their lips. "Something w ith a swing," said Cap tain F. R. Kenney of the regular armj recruiting station in Chicago. "If I knew what I'd write it myself. There won't be any mistaking it when lti comes, though. Everybody will know it's the song." ' ' "Now fs the time for every brass band hero to wuie t" the nld of his country," said another o:R era t the station. "Wt don't want any classical stuff or any old stuff. The old airs are still grfcat, but this is a new war, aud we want new song." t.180 to clothe and support our people for whom the gallant fellows under arms can no longer work, to help clothe and equip the armies with which we are co-operating in Europe and to keep the looms and manufac tories in raw material ; coal to keep the fires going in ships at sea and in furnaces of hundreds of factories Across the sea; steel out of which to make arms and ammunition both here and there; rails for worn out railways tack of the fighting fronts; locomo tives and rolling stock to take the place of those every day going to pieces; mules, horses, cattle for labor and for military service; everything with which the people of England and France and Italy and Russia have usually supplied themselves but can not now afford the men, the materials, or the machinery to make. It Is evident to every thinking iinan that our Industries, on the farms, in the shipyards, in the mines, in the fac tories, must be made more prolific and more efficient and that they must be more economically managed and better adapted to the particular requir jinents cf our task than they have been; and what I want to say is that the men and the women who devote their thought and energy to these things will bi serving the country and conduct ing the fight for peace and freedom just as truly and Just as effectively bf the men on the battlefield or in the trenches. The Industrial forces of the country, men and women alike. v:i! be a great national, a grept inter national, Service Anmy, a notable and honored host engaged In the ser vice of the nation and the world, the efficient friends and saviors of frpe decorated in the National colors. ! The punch bowl, presided over by Miss Sadie King, was the center of attrac tion, with its draperies of "Old Glory." After a spirited round of bridge, it was found that Miss Marion Oliver was the lucky winner and she was the rails over the side of the car end to end, these metals to replace those which were worn out on the track. When they started they had a full load of thirty foot rails, each one weighing approximately 900 pounds end requiring many muen to move. A man named Turner was in charge of the railway hands. They had practically emptied one side of the car when the accident hap pened. The long flat car bearing the tremendous weight, relieved, of the rails on one side, suddenly tilted up and dolled off thd track tearing Itself loose from the other cars. The car fell down an embankment amid a c.'ang of metal and finally, came to a H. K. Thompson of the Y. M. C. A. They are both men whose abilities are worthy of broader fields, but we are going to find It hard to get men to re place them in this community. Ia their spheres of activity, one In the ministry and the other In the work of the great Y. M. C. A., they have beea instrumental in shaping the character and standards of the people of the comimunlty and neither one spared himself In service." WAR BILL MEANS DIRECT TAX OF $33 PER CAPITA The war tax bill extending its ex cises to the fabric of every American standstill with the trucks In the air. home was formally presented to the 1 he scene that followed, according tp House Wednesday by the ways and the negroes was terrible. They ealdlnaeans committee with plans for quick that there was at least a score of m?n j passage. standing on the pile of rails Just It proposes special taxes to raise betore the, accident. A lew, were . I,800,000,000 In addition to th nnw. thrown clear but others were caught by the slipping metals and their feet terribly injured, some being wedged and others, being thrown clear. Twelve men managed to get away from the debris, the few who were sound of entnormal annual revenue of st Ran . 000,000. When its terms are effective the American people will be paying direct taxes of $33 per capita. The people of the British Isles half as many now pay per capita of 160. presented with a handpalnted ivory fan , 1'mb after the accident getting poles j While the principal features of the ; which she gracefully presented it to , and leavering up the ends of rails and new war levy are Increases In Income the bride to be. At the conclusion of thus allowing the suffering, trapped and profits taxes, internal revenue the gaimes, Master Nat. Burton, itephew of the hostesses, entered with a fancy basket, containing many pairs of beautiful silk hose for the bride. The hostesses presented Miss King with a pair of blue Italian hose, while Miss Bruce Long of Rockingham and Mrs. II. B. Clark, a recent bride, were I each given an embroidered crepe de chine handkerchief. Refreshments were then served con testing of a salad course, followed by lemon ice and cake demitasse, coffee and mints. Favors were miniature flags. The invited guests were: Missesa Edna King, Sadie King, Lucy Wray, Ruth Hairston, Kittie Irvin, Marion Oliver, Thelma Young, Kathleen Terry, Mary Freddy, Bruce Long of Rockingham, house guest of the hostesses, Minnie Lee Whittemore, Blair Spencer, Ruth awley, Susie Stokes, Gladys Burton, Mesdames H. B. Clark, Willie Glancy, W. W. Williams. uner the car, which was held poised of the rails to come frosns under the rates and customs duties, many of its provisions reach the innermost struc- wreckage. There was nothing that ture of every American home and could be done for them and one by make up a list of taxes, probably the one the cries died down, the injured men who had been freed being able to see by peering under the wreckage bleeding bodies. One man's body was caught a't the waist. The injured were Bencen Yancey, John Brown, Rufus Johnson, James Abernethy, Cager Powell, Dave Young, Will Moore, Buck Adams, Edward Plackwell, Major Sidney and Al Wheel er. All of them liVed around Ruffln, Banaja, Brown Summit and Relds-iHle. mostfonnldable ever faced by the American people. The committee estimated the war expenditures for the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year at about 3,800,000,(00, exclusive of the bond issue to finance the for eign loan. INTERNED GERMANS WILL BE SENT TO HEN PERSON VI LLE afternoon, at the home of Miss Ruth Rawley by Miss Rawley and Miss Su sie Stokes, as hostess. The guests dersonville, N. C. It is probable that More than 3,000 interned Germans now being detained at Ellis Island N Y will be transferred to a deten tion camp at Lake Kanuga, near Hen- men .evcrv Thousand?, nii; On Friday evening Misses Blair Spencer and Minnie Lee Whittemore were hostesses at the home of Mrs. W. L. Gardner on Lindsey street in honor of Miss Edna King and Mrs. H. B. Clark. Six tables were arranged for the game of Bridge, which was enthus lstically enjoyed, at the conclusion of hundreds of thousands, of men other- , ' . wise uauie 10 military service wui ui right and necessity be excused from Roofings are still going higher, but we have big stock yet Reidsville Hardware Co. : : -. . that service and assigned to the fun damental, sustaining work of the fields and factories and mines, and they will be as much part of the great patriotic forces of the nation as the xen under fire. I take the liberty, therefore, of &u dressing tl's 'won . 'Ni tb'o farmers of the country and to all who work on the farms: The supreme need of our own nation and the nations with w hich we are cooperating is an abun dance of supplies, and especially of foodstuffs. The importance of an ade quate food supply, especially for the present year, is superlative. Without abundant food, alike for the armies pnd the peoples now at war, the h hole great enterprise upon which we have' embarked will break down end fail. The world's food reserves ere low. Not only during the present emergency but for some time after peace shall have come both our peo ple and a large proportion of the peo- (Continued on Page 4) brideto-be, Miss Edna King. Decora tions of pink honeysuckle made the table lovely, and in center was sus pended a pink parasol, containing love ly gifts of linen. Little Miss Margaret Whittemore, In pink crepe de chine, was given Vhe honor to lower the para- eol of gifts to Miss King. The prize at bridge was won by Miss King, a bottle of Azurea sachet, and the honor- ees were presented, Mrs. Clark with a b(udolr cap, and Miss King, a box of Azurea powder. A palad cours9 fol lowed by ices was served. Thoe en joying the evening were Misses Edra King. Lucy, Wray,- Erne Bingle, Sadie King, Mart Winkinson, Dora Cotms, Pattie S;ijrg"on, Elizabeth Craig, Ruth Rawley, Ireri Taylor, Mary Prep ay, Ollie Terry, Uruce Long, Sue Car er, Fannie G.irdner. I'rsj Whittemore, Krthleen Terry, Marlon Oliver, Lojlfe Johnston, Mesdames Henry Clark. T. R. Rankin, Willi Glancy. Will Wil liams, Jr., B. R. Sione, T. R. Whittr acre, and J. B. Paisley. v enjoyed an Interesting game of Hearts, at the conclusion of which. Miss King was given two baskets filled with hand kerchiefs, gifts of her numerous friends. Mrs. Clark a recent bride, was presented with candle sticks, and Miss King with an attractive vase. Salad course followed by sweets, was served. Those present were Miss King, Mrs. II. B. Clark, Misses Lucy Wray, Sadie King, Minnie Lee Whit te. tore, Blair Spencer, Kitty Irvin, Leuise Johnston, Kate Burton, Ruth turton, Bruce Long, Kathryn Moss, Kathleen Terry, Sue Carter, Ursa Whitteniore, Mesdames Willie Glancy Dave Shreve, Will Williams, Jr. T. R. Rankin, and J. B. Balsley. more camps will be established i:i the Wet-tern part of the Stat J The Gemnans will be afforded an opportunity for road work and recre ation. The men will bo paid for work done. 7 A Handkerchief shower honoring Miss King was also given on Monday Tuesday night after the rehearsal . at the church, Miss Edna King en- iertained her bridal party at herj home on North Scales street The home was decorated throughout with ferns and pink blossoms. Punch was rerved in the hall by Mrs. W. B. vVray. Many beautiful and useful presents were displayed in the living room. . These showed the popularity of the young couple. The wedding cake af forded much amusement, Miss Ruth RaAley cutting the ring. Mr. Alvis Florence cut the thimble and Miss Ruth Burton cut the grain of coffee. No one fouud the money. 'Delightful refreshments were served the guests bfrfora their departure. It Was Ha Who Ordered the Execution of Edith Cavell. General Baron Moritz Ferdinand von Blssmg, who was recently reported dead, was appointed governor general of Belgium in November, 1911. In suc cession to General von' der Goltj. Ue was born in 1S44. During his rule In Belgium General von Bis-slug came into prominence many times, notably in connection with the execution of Miss Edith CavelL tbe English nurse; frequent clashes with Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, and the deportation of Belgians. It was reported in 1013 that he had ordered the roundup of spies and per sons suspected of w orking against the Germans in Belgium and that scores of executions followed the carrying out of his order. Several times by his order Belgian cities and towns were fined heavily for alleged breaking of rules laid down by him. He had been ill off and on for more than a year. The local banks were closed yester day In observance cf Southern Me morial Day. Hend the paper regularly. Two-End Repression. Milieus (sea!viiig of oue who has Just passed) He certainly has a squelclifd aiipeufanee. Sillbeut So wonder. His wife won't let him express his mind at home, and his. boss won't let him express it at the office. Mingus What's his business? Sillbent lie's a newspaper editor. Life.