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THE CAFff ALTO-CAPITAL ROUTE.
Charlotte Chronicle. "
The new eapital-to-capital aato
mobile route is cow completed and
has beeo opened with a "Sociabil
ity Rod." j This roadway runs
from Bichmond through Baleigh
to Columbia, and in this State
passes through Southern Pines,
Pinehurst, Jackson Springs, Eler
bee Springs and Rockingham. It
is principally of sand and clay
Construction. Rockingham is the
main potut on the route, where,
anticipation of the tourist traffic,
a hotel costing 170,000 was built.
That hotel, one of the finest in the
country, is now coming into its
Own. The Rockingham people
under the leadership of Mr. J. L.
Everett, built the highway through
Richmond county. The captain
of the project, however, was Mr.
Leonard Tufts, the owner of Pine
hurst. In a descriptive article of
this new highway, Mr. Frank
Welilon, writes in The Columbia
Record, of young Tufts that he is
reputed to be worth 120,000.000.
He has 7,000 acres at. Pinehurst,
four large hotels and a little city of
Cottages. Pinehurst has a large
clientele of wealthy Northern pa
trons who spend every winter there
It is essentiajly a resort for people
who like outdoor sports golf, ten
nis, shooting, fox hunting, horse
back riding and motoring. Mr.
Tufts is a young man and despite
his wealth, he is thoroughly 'loom
eratic and does things. He is as
popular in his county, Moore, as
"lncle Andy' Stewart is in Fnl
ton. Pinehurst was founded b
the present owner's father, who
bought a large tract of the sandy,
pine barrens at a dollar an acre.
The people smiled at their bargain.
They said they sold for t wire what
the land was worth. The son has
since sold one acre for 2,."0O and
another for !?4,000. M Tufts has
built many miles of sand clay road
through his property. Last sum
mer when it tas learned that The
Herald Journal scout cars were
coming through that section, he
sent out word Saturday night for
hands. Monday morning 200
farmers showed up, many of tflein
with teams. They built a mile of
road a day for four days. And
Mr. Tufts paid the bills. He likes
farming, horses, cattle and is one
of the best judges of a bird dog in
.America.
With a few more Tufts in the
sand hills and a few more Vander
bilts in the mountains, and few
more Dukes in the foothills, North
Carolina will soon be alright.
Killed by Pitched Ball.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Two baseball players were killed
in Sunday's games. Each was at
the bat. One was struck over the
heart and the other over the tem
pie by pitched balls, the former
being killed alrao't instantly, the
other dying a few hours later.
Thes two , fatalities occurred
at Freeburg," 111., and the incident
has been scarcely noticed in the
papers. Had two players been
kilted in a 'football game, pulpit
and press would have roared
thunderously about it.
(Why not play baseball as we
did sixty years ago? We called it
town ball then, why it was called
town ball we do not know, perhaps
the editor of the Charlotte Chron
icle could give us light on the sub
ject. The game was played very
much as the base ball game of to
day is played, except the ball was,
' pitched slowly, bo that in case it
bit the batter or the catcher no
, harm was done, and to our opinion
' there was much more sport in, the
) ! game as played then, than there
' in in the game as played now, and
no danger whatever. ' S.M.C.)
FUNERAL OF LATE R. Z. LINNEY.
Mthodit Gkurefc at TaylonvilU Taxed
U lU Capacity with FrUada.
Special to The Obeervt-r.
Taylorsvile, April 19 The fun
eral exercises of the late R. Z. Lin
ney took place from the Methodist
church this afternoon Id the pres
ence of the largest crowd ever as
sembled heie to witness an event of
this kind. The church was taxed
to its utmost capacity while quite
a number remained on the outside
This large gathering was made up,
not only of friends of the town and
immediate vicinity, but from all
points of the county, aud from
counties adjoining.
The solemn and impressive ser
vice was conducted by his lifelong
friend and associate, Iter. L. P.
Gwaltney, who paid a high t rib
ute to the great scholar and states
man.
The palllearers were: J. n.
P.urke and H. 15. Burke of Alex
under. L. ('.Caldwell and W. 1).
Turner of Iredell. K N. Hacket
of Wilks, 13.. (ones of Caldwell and
and L. Watherspoon of t!dwoll.
Ladiei Mut Remove Hati In Church.
"'Imrlotte Chronicle.
A man may attend services at
Tryon Street Methodist church
next Sunday morning with reason
able assurance of seeing the preach
er a- well as hearing-the scrim n.
I'ev. Gilbert T. Howe,the popular
pastor "I this church, last night
staled the Church Improvement
Suoie! v (if the church had suggest
nl thin he ask the ladies of the
congregation t remove t heir hats
at all services and he stated further
that, in view of the suggestion or
request and also of the many kicks
from members of the congregation,
beginning next Sunday morning he
would insist upon the ladies re
moving their hats.
Mr.Kowe's request created no
little interest in the congregation
and it has been the occasion of
much talk and enormous amount
of commendation on the streets to
day. Most of the ladies in the
congregation last night removed
their hats audit is believed that
all hats will be removed next Run
day without any unpleasantness.
In an un bonneted congregation,
the woman with her tremendous
headgear would be the most un
pleasantly conspicous.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the obstruction of the view of the
speaker in church and elsewhere
has been made a big joke, it is real
ly a pretty serious matter and
there is probably not a minister in
Charlotte who will not admit
that he knows of people who will
remain' away from. church because
of the nuisance. v Not a few wo
men and some men are made disa
greebaly nervous by hearing with
ont seeing the speaker, and it
has, to be an exceptionally strong
sermon that will please a person
who cannot see the speaker. ,
It is to be hoped that other pas
tors of the city will follow the good
example of Mr. Rowe. ,
Four Mail Clerks killed.
By Associated Frew.
Memphis, Tenn., April 18.
Four mail clerks are dead and
three train men and a mail clerk
injured as a result of a wreck oi
the through fast flyer from New
Orleans to Chicago ou the Illinois
Central Railroad, five miles north
of Jackson, Miss., early to day.
The wreck was caused by the
engine'leaving the track and plung
ing down a 15-foot embankment,
carrying with it the' baggage car,
mail, library car aud two Pullmaus.
The rear of the train remafoed
ou the track. : , The wreck caught
tire'' and the. bodies of the dead
mall clerks were cremated.' v
POLITICS AND THE SHEMWELL
CASE.
Raleigh Timet.
. A number of newspapers, either
explicitly or innuendo, have charg
ed that there was "politics"' in the
governor's com mutation of Shem
welPs sentence. While the wisest
politicians could not figure out how
this could be, in view of the fact
that Sheua well's county is, we re
gret to say, republican, unless it
was in the interest of the demo
cratic party, aud this could not be
since the governor well knew the
act would be very unpopular. But
the mystery of the charge appealed
to the uninitiated und they were
duly impressed.
Men have talked under their
breath about this mysterious polit
ical influence on the governor, un
til it has finally leaked out what it
was. It is said that Deemott
Shein well, the son, was a young
man of considerable means and
many friends, and that he had
been exceedingly active aud strong
in his support of I lie governor in
the primary for the nomination,
la short, tin governor robbed the
jaw ami ueiiauctieu justic" to pay j
apolitical debt. Now what do I
ou think of that; j
lth tins as a Lot, whole col
umns might be written on official
ethics, the sanctity of justic", and
soon, except for the fact that
1 there is no truth iu the charge.
A gentleman who had heard the
charge went to the governor the
other day and asked if it were true
that Shemwell was an active and
valuable supporter of his in the
primary. The governor told him
that he really did not know; that
it had never occurred to him to iu
quire, but that he would inquire
and let him know. Upon inquiry
he learned that Shemwell was not
a supporter of his, but was a pro
nounced supporter of that excel
lent gentleman, the Hon. Ashley
Home. As a matter of justice,, we
lit 1 LllrlU 111, Ui'lll .LIUUIll
the truth.
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CHOW
Robeton Swept b y a Cyclone; One
Killed, Several Injured.
Special to The Observer
Lumberton, April IS. A cy
clone passing near here yesterday
afternoon about 5 o'clo -k did con
siderable damage in some sections.
The house of Mr. William Stone,
who lives about three miles north
west of here, was blown to pieces,
his mother killed and his wife sus
taining very severe injuries. She
is in the hospital now. Thence it
pursued a northeast course destroy
ing a good deal of timber till it
reached the Powersville settlement
about ten miles northeast of this
city, where it destroyed the resi
dence of Mr. Hugh Musselwhite.
Mr. Musselwhite and three child
ren were badly injured, but so far
no other accidents have been re
ported. A child asleep on a bed in the
house of Mr. Stone was rolled up
in a mattress and blown two hun
dred yards into a field where it
was left uninjured.
Boy Attempts to Wreck Mail Train.
Winston-Salem Journal.
Elkin, April 18. That the
Wilkesboro mail which left Elkiu
at noon today was not wrecked is
due, to the fact that Mr. James Hoi
ytielddiscovered that the rails had
been spiked just a few minutes
before the train was due and thus
avoided a serious wreck. Mr. Holy
field, .who is the section foreman,
came upon a lad unexpectedly aud
found him engaged iu driving spikes
between the rail joints. He
gave his nam as Monroe Holoomb
aud when asked what ' he was
doing said: 'He did not know."
CaUwall Ceonty Dmaioa of the FtnMn
Unioav
At the last meeting on the 4
iost, there were some matters be
fore the delegates' ot the various
Unions, some important business,
which we beg leave to publish for
the public, so they may still know
that we are not "dead" yet by a
whole lot.
Dro. J. R. J. Annas from Saw
Mills local brought before the
body the importance of the County
Union taking a part in the relief
of our Bi o. Jack Hatley w ho had
the misfortune to loss his barn and
stock (an accouutof the happening
appeared in these columns some
time ago) and.
Whereas we do for the : relief of
this brother and for the demous
tration of oar co operative princi
pal, and to show our sympathy for
him in his misfortune have given
something like 28.00 for his relief
from the county funds, and an up
jal to the Locals will no doubt
advance this to at least AlUO.OO
and.
Whereas the Local I'nion No.
U4 of Mt. Herman ha- taken up
on t!. ourselves the task of building
the barn of our !al member' and
for his relief they did so impartial
ly take a great stride toward good
fellowship and,
W hereas we are to follow the
Golden liiilein our dealings and
upport uie tiuruens oi tlie sorrow
fill, we deem this a small token ol
our sympathy.
Done by orders of the Co. I'nion.
K. M. Smith
A. H.Cmvi.Ks
C. Stk.ki.
Press ( 'ommittoo.
Pre. P. M. Smith
KILLED BY THE TRAIN.
One of the saddest things that
have occurred in our tow n happen
ed here Saturday morning near
the depot, when Ernest Houk was
instantly hurled into eternity.
-The young man was standing on
the main line observing the fireman
of a freight clean his engine o
cinders. The freight was on tfie
sidetrack, and the noise of escaping
steam prevented his hearing the ap
proach of the passenger. Some
one called "look out," and the
young man started to jump out of
the way, but was struck by the pi
lot of No !(5, and hurled against
the freight engine. His leg was
broken in several places, and his
skull crushed. Death was was
instantaneous. Catawba News.
Mrs. Hodes Sleeps Again.
New York, April 19. Mrs.
Charles Hodes, of No. 5)14 Blake
avenue, Brooklyn, dropped into
another of her weekly sleeps Sat
urday afternoon and was still
slumbering last night. When she
said goodby to her troubled hus
band and children she said she ex
pected to sleep for live days.
For nearly th roe years M rs. Hode
has been sleeping from three to
five days out of each week. She
says she has beautiful dreams and
that she is quite resigned, believ
ing that in sleeping she is carry
ing out the will of Jehovah.
She resents the efforts that have
been made to cure her bat her
husband is persisting iu his effort.
Madison County Jail Empty.
Speical to The Observer.
Ashville, April 19. For the
first time in fifty years the Madison
county jail is without a single pris
oner, is the statmemt of Sheriff
Cole here today. The last prisouer
was turued out Saturday aud since
that time not a single one has
been put in. This is a remarkable
stat of affairs for Madison county
which a few years ago was known
as the blood-Btained county of the
State. Madisou is going forward
at a great rate.
To Keep Well-Drink!
Too the editor- Drink, drink,
driuk for indigeston. Wonder if
the "medicos" will have me arrest
ed for practising without license!
It is a fearful thing to fall into
the hands of the living doctor.
Some years ago a celebiated
Episcopal Bishop iu Raleigh gate a
receipt (prescription) for insomnia
so simple that the idea was ridi
culed by a portion of the press and
by some indivials, yet many hun
dreds found effectiveness in theap
plication. Lest we forget, and
there be some who have never
heard, 1 repeat it here: '-Kit parch
ed pea .uts -before going to bed."
But for indigestion. drink ! J
ixotsoda fountain decoetioi.s, not
coca cola, or jx-psi cola, or even ice
cold lem nade; not strong coffee
nor the deceptive .wines and liq
uors, but pure Adam's ale, and
buttermii!;.' When? Just as early
in the da as you can get to the
spring or well,
the day except
How much! .lust as much as ou '
can hoi '
Hotter h.i
of the right tenip.iture
e I' In t '!; in (,;.,.; i.
Many i:
nan li. is !cen
Put into ins mi. , i,; (;.,
I' From poni nig water lev i
I Cold do vn his esophagus,
i
Drink th 'utU.'r mi,k for din
j ner two or tlnee glasses f'uil. The
j lactic acid keep tee liver in
. condition, and take the blues out:
I of yoiirdispi-i',H.;i. i;hk, whether
; at first you want it oi mt .
j Few persons di ink enough wa
I ter. Busy men dont have time.
J Women afflicted u i;h r-ouno mo 1
esty aie at raid i! w II di-tend the
stomach.
Let all such have indigestion and
make an apothecary shop of their
stomachs and set up a doctor's bill
against the day of judgement.
T. ivi v
Cary, N. ('.
Mad Dog Bites Many.
Associated Press.
Hv
Columbia, S. ('., April 20.
Over 40 patients are under treat
ment in the newly opened State
Pasteur laboratory, live of the
worst cases resulting from bites by
one dog in Charleston. Two other
children bitten by the same dog
were sent elsewhere, one, the so n
of J. j. Livingston, a merchant'
having lost an eye, w hile a negro
victim was probably crippled for
life. Another victim of the animal
the t year old daughter ol the As
sociated Press operator in The
Charleston News and C urier office
E. (i. Steele, is not recovering sat
isfactorily and an extra physician
was railed into consultation to day
Three white men from Chester
were bitten by a pet cat, which
suddenly went mad.
( Kill out the dogs. News)
Rev. T. A. Boone Dying.
Mrs. D. J. Bostian received a
telegram Saturday about 10:30
o'clock from her brother-in-law,
Mr. G. II. A. Lilly, of Mt. Gilead,
saying that her father, Eev. T. A.
Boone, was dying there. Mr.
Pooue had a spell of pneumonia
the past winter, and had never re
covered from it.
(The many friends of Kev. Mr.
Boone in Lenoir and Caldwell
County will regret to hear of his
serious illness. Mr. Boone was
the pastor of the Methodist church
in Lenoir for several years, and
was very popular with the people
general y . News . )
Judge O. II. Guison, of New
Berne, has tendered his resignation
as judge of the Superior Court, to
take effect on the 30th. The New
Berne bar has endorsed D. 1 .
Ward, of New Berne, for the va
cancy. A.
Trolley Sytteai Seem A Mitred.
Charlotte Chronicle.
The Messrs. Duke have for some
months b.en contemplating the
construction of an extensive inter
urban railroad line, their atten
tion lieing first directed to the
manufacturing section in the
vicinity ef Greenville and Spartan
burg. Further Investigation, how
evei, has led them to enlarge the
project untill the line, as now con
templated, will extend from Green
ville, S. C, to Durham, N. C.
The Messrs. Dake are in t,his sec
tion now with the defininte pro
position, something to which the
and the answer that is giveu will
more vitally affect the futuregrowth
of the Piedmont section of the
Smith than any subject it has had
an opportunity to consider since
the war.
It is usual for inter urban de
velopment to U'gin by short line
anil all through ! .nections Ijotween business cen
at meal times. I tors and such development is
usually done by a numler of sepa-
r .He eom panics, and ti e history of
i h. se eomj'anii's lias been that they
u ei e e ent nally metged into large
e. ia;iaiiie, and usually a. ter an
; experience of losses that resulted
i from competition. The Dukes pro-
pose to plan and construct at once
i an iuterurbaii line thatshall practi
j caily amount in size to a dozen of
these smaller interurban lines and
; by so doing the saving in engineer
i ing ctnisti uction and administration
i will run into hundreds of thous-
!
j amis of dollars.
j Another point, and the one that
: is a gii iiiuiiee of the sect-ess of the
j project, is that every business in
teiest along the route covered by
th interurban line, including cor
po;ati.:nsas well as individuals,
will hold a large part of the stock.
I The element for freight rates,which
J is such an impo taut item in dis
tributing manufactured products,
w ill thus constitute a part of the
profits of these interests, and it
has been seriously stated by a bus
mess man, who has investigated
this phase of the subject, that
a cotton mill holding stock iu this
interurban line is likely to make
larger dividends on its interurban
stock than on its own stock. Under
such a plan of co-operation every
stockholder becomes a producer
for the interurban road, and on
the other hand receives the added
profits in its own operations result
ing from an increase in freight '
rates.
Said one of the best known iu
terurbaii experts in the country iu
speaking of the project: "The
business is here; the electric power
is here and already distributed
throughout the territory in which
the proposed interurban line is to
operate; the necessary capital is
available; the opportunity for the
future business growth of the sec
tion is ceitaiB-- T hese things com
bined make this perhaps the best
interurban railway opportunity iu
the South."
Yesterday's Chronicle contained
an account of the proposition made
by the Dukes to the people of
Greenville and Spartanburg. The
same proposition will be made in
Charlotte and all along the line of
the proposed road. It is this: That
stock be subscribed covering one
half the cost of the road, the other
half to be covered by a bond issue.
It is proposed that the shippers
along the line take half the stock,
and the Hakes agree to take half.
The Dnkus also agree to place the
bonds. There is to be no prefer
ence i t the matter of stock. Every
stockholder will stand absolutely
on the same Hooting and it is an
vtport unity which if not taken ad- 1
vautage of is not likely to ever -again
be made to the Piedmont,
section of the South.