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CLEVELAND:—“A COUNTY THAT LEADS A PROGRESSIVE STATE IN DIVERSIFIED AGRIC ULTURE, AND WHERE HOSPITALITY REIGNS” r— 1 . RELIABLE HOME PAPER paid-up CIRCULATION Of This Paper Is Greater Than The Population Given Shelby In The 1920 Census VOL- XXXIII, No. 47 Of Shelby And The State’s Fertile Fanning Section, Modern Job Department, THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. TUESDAY. JUNE 1«, 1925. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PUNT-OP 10 CLEMP WEEK" FOB SHEBf PLANNED To Beautify Shelby. Kiwanis Endorses School Program And Invites In City Officials. The date for the big “Paint-up and Clean-up Week” for Shelby has been set for Monday, June 22 through Sat urday. June 27, it is announced by the (•''ivies department of the Woman’s elub working in co-operation with the Kiwanis club and city officials and a proclamation in accordance with the decision will be issued by the mayor. A "Paint-up and Clean-up Week foi Shelby has now reached a definite plan following a meeting of the Kl v, unis club last Thursday evening at which members of the Civics depart num of the Woman’s club and the mayor, aldermen and other city of ficials were present. Much optimism was shown in the coming campaign and all indications are that Shelby ! will greatly benefit* by the drive for cleanliness and a better appearing town that will be staged and directed 1> . the women, who promise that it will he put over with a vim with the prop er support accorded. Back I p Schools. At a meeting of the Kiwanis direc tor- immediately following the regu. Jar meeting the board went on record a- unanimously supporting the pro. | posed, school program for Greater ! Shelby for the two coming years with1 an expenditure of around $200,000. Tire governing body of the club by their move deeming it very necessary that the schools that will take care | of the coming generations be in keep- ; ing with the rapid growth and pro- j gre.-s of the town. Another move was made by the | hoard of directors by which the city aldermen and mayor will be invited in to the club as members so that the club with all civic interest at heart may co-operate with city officials in advancing the town along all ines. j Just what move will be made by the j city officials upon their reception of ! the invitation is not known. r or a (.lean I own. During the program that sponsor* cd a cleaning and painting campaign for Shelby talks were made by Dr. Keuben McBrayer, Capt. J. F. Roberta, Prof. J. Horace Grigg, Mr. Forrest Eskridgfe and Mrs. F. R. Morgim, president of the Woman’s club, the program being in charge of Mr. Paul Webb. Dr. McBrayer talked on clean* lines;* from the standpoint of health and explained how cleanliness and sanitary methods mean much to the health of our army and navy, stating that the doctors would co-operate fully in the movement. Professor Grigg spoke on the campaign from the viewpoint of the schools arid what a clean town means to the young gen eration. “A clean town seldom has se> rious fires,” was the thought of the informing talk by Captain Roberts In describing how a lack of rubbish re duces fire hazards and assures the safety of our homes and business houses from fire. Mr. Eskridge re viewed an address made a year or more ago before the club by E. 9. Draper, landscape gardener, and re minded of the points about town that could be, and should be improved In appearance, suggesting a playground site and other definite things. Pres* ent at the meting was a delegation of club women and Mrs. F. R. Morgan speaking for them declared that the women felt no hesitancy in putting over the campaign provided the men gave the proper support. One definite aim of the women will be to clean up the waste and scattered paper about town and by their efforts then not only expect to clean up the town but also to receive a monetary reward as the paper will be sold to the Canton pulp nuns. Mayor Weathers, the aldermen and city water and street officials were present and although they did not give public approval of the plan will do so informally soon with a procla mation and the offer of the official support of the city in the work. With the co-operation already shown the success of the campaign might now be predicted. Kiwanians at the meting voted to attend the inter-city club meeting at hincolnton on Monday, June 22 for the observance of Zero hour. It was also announced at the meeting of the dU rectors that Max Washburn would at. tend the international convention at Kt. Paul as a representative of the club. A Grave Question. A western governor had lost one of his colonels, and there was an unseem ly scramble for the office, despite the fact that the colonel’s body was awaiting burial. One of the ambitious candidates went so far as to call upon the executive and ask: “Governor, nave you any objections to my taking Colonel Smith’s place?” ^°' tbe governor replied com placently. “I have no ob ectmn* it ti.c Youngster Thrills Chapel Hill Crowd With His Speech A three-year-old Shelby boy, C-. T. Hard son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Ilord, proved a treat for the crowds attending the recent commencement exercises at the University at Chapel Hill. The young fellow's dad was a graduate in the pharmacy school, but it might be said the boy equalled his father in honors done him. With an exceedingly bright mind and an at tractive personality even for a small boy, “C. r.” learned him a speech be fore going to see his dad graduate and the speech which runs as follow's, was delivered amid the huge commence ment crowd to their delight and the utter astonishment of the father who was momentarily moved from the lime light for the younger generation: “I appreciate what this school has done for my daddy and I expect to be here some day myself. I am going to make a lawyer and be elected gover nor. Watch me go to the White House. I thank you.” During the exercises “C. T." wan dered off by himself and in a m<v ment was tugging the coat of Gover nor Angus McLean with the request “My dad’s up there and I want to say my speech,” The big Scot governor became deeply attached to the young ster, hoisted him upon his lap and later complimented the parents and other relatives regarding the boy’s brilliance and personality. “C. T.” fo* months passed has awed his elders with,the manner in which he can rat tle off the names of officials from sheriff to president, and mayhaps Gov err.or McLean had a thought that the little youngster’s speech might not be far wrong. Cleveland Gets In Big Paper Again Readers hereabouts of The Country Gentleman, one of America’s leading farm periodicals, noted in the last issue that Cleveland county has again entered the national eye. This time a big photograph across the top of one of the pages of the paper is a Cleve land county farm scene, illustrating the dusting of cotton. To some in other sections it may come as a surprise since Cleveland, a hill county, has only recently attained prominence in the production of cotton. . The photograph, which is very clear, shows a number of Cleveland folks among whom may be seen County Agent Lawrence, Capt. J. F. Jenkins, Senator Sam Lattimore, Mr. George Lattimore and others. Blanton Store At Eastside Entered Sometime after midnight Sunday the Blanton store in the Eastside section of Shelby was entened and a quantity of canned goods taken. So far owners of the store have not missed any money or other valuables and it is thought that nothing besides canned stuff was taken. The bars on the front window were prized open and en trance made there. Several cans were left scattered in the window and on one of the benches on the outside. There are no clues us to the identity of the thieves. Four Timely Garden l’ointers. Sow cabbage, collard, and tomato seed now to produce plants for set ting in July or August. Sow some endive now. It will serve the purpose of lettuce in summer quite well. When it has grown to sime size, pull the leaves together and tie so as to cause them to blanch. If any of the vegetables show a slackening up in growth, give them a dressing of sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda. A handful scatter ed to each 10 feet of space is about plants, dissolve one ounce of one of right. Where one has just a few these materials in three gallons of water and water the plants, but do not let it get on the leaves.—Progressive ■ Farmer. DIXON GETS TOM SPENCER IN CATAWBA AFFAIB I Friday night Deputy Sheriff Ed Dix on journeyed up in the mountain sec tion of the county beyond Casar and 1 located Tom Spencer, who it was sus picioned had something to do wit! or knew something of the recent fata i brawl in Catawba county. Spencer a1 1 the time of the officer’s visit had s ! long cut on the head and explainec it by saying he wras injured in an au tomobile wreck. However, Deputy Dix ) on called Catawba officers and fount that Spencer 'vas wanted there, Hick ! ory officeri c.m.otr ft. • h " S iu. NUMBER COUPLES BUY $5 LICENSE DURING JUNE Yes, marriage license now cr.-t $5 per, but nevertheless Shelby has been agog since the first day of the bride month with marriages and weddings About eight couples, which meant be fore June 10 people, cared little fot the additional cost and since Juno 7 forty pieces of Silver of the dollar var I iety have been plunked down, on the desk of Register of Deeds Weathers for the required document that binds— until a divorce court takes its turn at bat. Be that as it may the office headquarters of the important docu-! meats considers that June -marriage* are off in number. The rareness oi June days and several weddings l ave almost made the town believe that this June is up to standard. It may lie it-, the two weeks to come, hut so far th.e month is behind in the “two-in l one” game that lasts longer than any shoe polish. So far license has been issued for the marriage of the following: Miles Beam and Frances E. Dellinger; A. V. Dedmon and Lizzie Lee Kendrick; E. S. Elliott and Pearl Cornwell; U. P'. Holder and Annie Coyle; Alexander Hoyle and Evelyn Shytle; H. A. Ware and Pluniee G. P'alls; Geo. D. Wash burn and Freelove Bettis. Also one; colored couple: Odus Hopper and Nischa Patterson. Pension Checks For Veterans Arrive Vets and Widows May Secure by Ap- i plying to Mr. Webb. New Appli cants Get Checks In Dec. Semi-annual pension checks for Con. federate veterans and their widows j have arrived according to Clerk o' | Court George P, Webb. The checks ; are ready for distribution and may be [ secured at Mr. Webb’s office at the court house. The clerk of court re minds that the checks cannot be mail- 1 ed out and must be called for in per-j son. Where a veteran or widow is sick or unable to come check may be se cured by an appointed agent calling at the clerks office. For the benefit of those who since the change of the year limit applied for pensions in February and had their ] notices sent to Raleigh Mr. Webb ’ states that they will not receive . a j check this time but in December when | the checks for the first half are sent [ I out, the checks here now being the last ! i payment for this year. Some of those j who start receiving pensions in De- j cember probably think they have a ; check here now and Mr. Webb makes' ; the announcement to save them a trip ] j to Shelby. The checks here now are ’ only for those who have been draw- ] ing a pension for sometime, while the j new applicants start in on the non . year with the first check in December. Call Election For Waco School Tax : Will Be Held on Monday, July 27. To Vote Tax For Combined Schools of Waco, Beam and Beulah At a special meeting1 of the county \ board of education held Saturday a I special school tax election for the | Waco district was set for Monday, | July 27, at which time the school pai | rons of the district will vote on a 40 cent tax rate. According to County Superintendent Newton the passage of the 40-cent tax issue will mean that all other existing taxes will be re. pealed and that the 40-cent tax will he the only one levied for schools in the district. Waco is an accredited high school and the election is for the purpose of combining Beam and Bcu. lah districts with Waco with one tax ! rate for all in the consolidation plan. AL SMITH DENIES IIE WILL BECOME WRITER Albany, N. Y„ June 11—Governor Smith tonight denied absolutely and characterized as “bunk” reports that he had signed an agreement v'ith the New York World whereby lie would retire from political activity and be come a writer for the newspaper. “I can’t plan on what T II do a year ahead,” said Governor Smiili. “I'm lucky to be able to plan from week to week.” Asked if this might be considered a denial of the reports, he said: “Yes,” and added: “I'm not responsible for all that bunk.” One Better Bet. An elderly gentleman who had never seen a football game was per suaded by a young enthusiast to at tend one of the gridiron contests. “Now,” said the young fellow as the game was about to start, “you will see more excitement for a couple of dollars than you ever saw before.” “I have my doubts about that,” re plied the elderly gentleman. “That’s all my marriage licen m Extension Service Advises That Sweet Potatoes May It ■ Planted This Month. W atch For Red Spider .Overquite a bit «.f the.-count;. farm, ers r.n- worrying, according .to County i Agent R. K. L.:wi- i: ... about what ! to do With their fit hi in which they, have a poor stand of cotton, or where; the crop has ben damned by haii! that replanting.: need my, \r.d witn the obser vation con... s the. beneficial advice that sweet pot at >.es v i’i be the j best substitute and C at where rr-1 planting- is necessary -farmer., should, investigate the sv .-nt potato .plan. It is already being tried by a number ot | farmers and the Mil :.s.icm service G supporting1 (he move: : tit and ready to r ugg.stioas and- adtr.ie/. According to the rie.’-ayv ; : ,.rit sweet ! potat oes may be’planted any time this! ’month,-and'.-he ttdvi>*- that propel j plant may be" secured ''r.nm the ware- ! St >,c •- at Kings Mount: n or Grover or by applying to him.. Advice as to planting, when and hn\v. will be glad- i !y given by Mr.•.Lawrvr.ee. O. Max i Gardner and others have already start , ed planting potatoes in some of their field*where they' have a bad slana of cotton and it A thought sweet pc tat or* may nrove a.,Very wise move for farmers about 1’ dkvilie an ! other :tious wherethe hail has been tie structiul, Those who contemplate re plantin' with potatoes should see the county aror.t and secure storage in the raw we.rehouse planned for Shel by or due of the others. Red Spider Here After a tour over the county the county agent says.that he finds many red spiders 1 ,-e survived the winter and are to be found on Violets. Lnte> on in the season they will get on the cotton and might prove rather dam aging as Rome Cleveland farmers al ready know ’ey experience. The advice of the extension service is that every farmer should examine the violets on his farm and if red piders are found that the violets should be dug up and destroyed thus preventing serious damage later. t*0 per cent of the vio lets he has seen over the county al ready arc infested with red spiders, Lawrence says, and the farmers should be very particular about not/ giving the spiders a chance to get in the cot ton. i Big Snake Tale From Down Georgia Way Hip King Snake Caught Milking Farmer’s Cow. Killed Arid Milk Flows In Fsual Quantity. Elberton. Ga., Star. Mr. .1. R. Bond, employee of the city of Elberton- at the electric light plant on Beawrdam creek, killed a large king snake last Friday that had been robbing him of from a gallon to a gallon and a half of milk daily for some time. Mr. Bond has a very fine cow. It had been giving four‘gallons of milk daily for some time, until re cently when the quantity without ap parent cause dropped down to three gallons and then to two. and a half. The rapidly diminishing amount of milk given by his fine cow perplexed Mr. Bond to such an extent that he set about to find out the cause. He noticed his cow would browse around the creek for some hours and then go in on the hillside and low as if calling for her calf. He watched her last Friday when she did this and found that she was calling for a snake to come and relieve her distended udder, and thac the shake answered the call. He caught the snake in the act of sucking the cow, and killed it. Since that time his cow has been giving the accustomed four gallons of milk pet day. Big: Klan Parade Here On Thursday According to an announcement made yesterday a tug Ku Klux Klan parade will be held in Shelby Thursday night about 8:30 o’clock. Members of the in* visible empire of the Shelby klan, number unknown, will parade in robes and full regalia, the announce ment says. Just how many Klansmen there are in Shelby is not known, but it is thought there ure enough that the parade will be somewhat imposing and a number of people are expected to come from over the county to wit ness the spectacle. Immediately following the parade, the announcement adds there will be. a public speaking in the court house by T. O. Pangle, of Asheville, well known Klan lecturer, and the public is invited. The idea at Geneva seems to be that the United States wants to enter into an agreement with other nations to limit traffic in' arms, but it wants to do it without entering into an agree ment .ci.ll otliet ■ " . e . Shelby Girl Gets Scholarship For Her Fine Record Fa yettovilfe, June* I.'!. Miss Franc •* | I.ooia Henley, of Charlotte, and Mbs! Frances M. Whisnnnt, of Siielby, have boon awarded scholarships in North1 Carolina colleges for tin1 sound sucres sivc year by five North Carolina diets i-’ii of the Children of the Confeder acy, it was anmniiiccd by Mrs. K. K. .MaoKeithan, of the- city, director or tho state organization. In making pub*' lie tho wards, Mrs. MacKcithan dfrinr-; t*d that these girls bad been given the scholarship* the second time because of the *plendkl records they had made during ttieir first year at college, •] Miss Wbi naiit hold., the scholar ship at Noub Car lina College for Women at Greensboro. She is a mem-j bar of t!«- Augu.-ta Ilurton childrens chapter of Shelby. Miss Henley ha; again been awarded the *i-'.i darsirp at Greensboro Woman's college. She is a member of the Julia Jackson chanter, Children of the Confederacy, Shelby Jurist Established Mark For Hap id Disposal of Criminal Dock et. Newspaper Compliment. Judge James L. Webb and Solicitor.' J -n G, Carpenter established a re ore! for rapid disposal of a heavy •criminal court dockt t when the pres < nt one-week term of Superior court adjourned ashi ■ die at ft o’clock Fri day says the Charlotte News. When the court convened Monday morning "24 cases, constituting the most formidable docket in the history of Mecklenburg county courts, faced Judge Webb and the solicitor. When court adjourned late Friday, ail cases ready for trial at the opening of the week were disposed of except four in which the defendants are charged with housebreaking. Solicitor Carpenter, agreed to continue these cases untit the next term of court, because their attorney, J. Clyde StanciH, is with the Shriners of Oasis Temple on their jaunt out west. The disposal of tin* big docket in cluded the disposition of cases against 55 prisoners, who had been waiting In jail without bond or because of their inability to make bond. This is an exceptionally large number of jai: cases. If the four defendants remand ed to jail until the n£xt court on a charge of housebreaking could havo been tried at this court that would have disposed of all jail cases. At the forenoon session Friday, Judge Webb imposed an indetermin. ate sentence of from fifteen to lb years on Jose Foster, negro, who entered a plea of guilty to a second degree murder charge, resulting from his killing Joe Davis, negro, in a pool room brawl in Brooklyn, a negro sub urb, some months ago. ‘ Dave Archer, who entered a plea of guilty Thursday to the charge o? slaying James Boyd, negro, after a brawl at his (Archer's) home In Brooklyn, will be sentenced late Fri day. Ralph Gordon, who received Thurs day from Judge Webb a sentence c» eight years for breaking into two homes at Davidson, following a series of housebreaking there several weeks ago, similar to the epidemic of such offenses prevalent here recently, got an additional sentence of eight years Friday morning from Judge Webb. Gordon was adjudged guilty by a jury on a third charge of housebreaking* The third case charged him with breaking into the Sample home at Davidson. His total sentence from the present court for housebreaking there fore is 18 years, which is the heavi est sentence dealt out at the present court, the next, heaviest being that of Jose Foster for from 15 to 18 years. Gilmer’s Rearrange Interior Of Store Manager Paul Wootten of Gilmer’s department store has made re-arrange ment of merchandise which will no doubt be quite an improvement and better serve the convenience of the many Gilmer customers. The furniture department has been moved in its cm tirety to the second floor where there is ample floor space for display while the ladies ready-to-wear department has been moved from the second floor to the first floor store room formerly occupied by furniture. New goods have been added to the ladies ready-to* wear department and now this is one S' of the largest in this part of the state. Heretofore the. furniture which requires large quarters to display properly has been on the first and second floors, hut now the furniture is all beautifully displayed on one | floor and the change makes it much more convenient and accessible for the customers. lUCt. iS h-ld W Bit; Wholesale 1 rio Buys Two \ddi lion/il Whole ah' Grocery Houses At Marion And Morganton. V trim-aftion of no small propor liojt and oi’.c that will bo of special inure- ! especially. 1 > tin- merchants off \Vi torn North Carolina \va ef fected last work' pt Marion. N. Velum ' A. };s ,• ■ . i G'c-ery Com pany, Inc , wholesale grocers at Shel by, Marion ai d Spruce Pine. N, (\, purchm-.I'd fr• > i the Mari a Gro -cry Company, v. holt ale groee, their en ti»*• st.sk of ,'is.iu' 57.T,-(Hki.OO v.th all fixtures, trunks and automobiles used by alestMe't and aim secured a long let. >•. on the- l;i: .• •• t l.ri ■■ story mode lit building oceupod by .them. and also purchased' from the Marion Grocery Company Mu ir branch store at Mor ganton which st.-ck will amount to JUS,000.00 Gr ;> i'.n.oon.OO ntul al a sc erred a lease oil ;i e builijing occti-| pied by t! < in at that point! To ( ombine Stocks. The t’.vu largo : toe ks at Marion will he thrown' tnyeihei and business will be carried on t’-om th ■ new loca tion or from the Marion Grocery Company building'. The Morganton store will be increased and business from that point will be emphasized. Good Business Year. Tee Marion Grocery Company was owned by Messrs. J. y. Gitkey, K. H. Dysart and doe L. Beekier and did around a half million business per year. The A. Blanton Grocery Com pany was founded by the late A. Blanton and is now a corporation with W. \V. Guy, president, manager and buyer of the Marion store. C. W. Laughridge and C. S. Young, vice presidents, the latter buyer and man ager at Shelby and B. li. Dickey, buy er and manager at Spruce Pine. Mr. Joe I,. Becker will have charge of the Morganton branch. The company has just closed their fiscal year which is said to he one among the best in their twenty-five years history. -- Lineberger Elected Third Vice President .1. I>. I.ineberger, prominent hard j ware dealer of Shelby was elected last week third vice-president of the Hardware association of the Carolina* in annual convention held in Spartan burg, S. C. This is quite an honor com ing to Mr. Lineberper and one which he no doubt richly deserves because he is one of the most enthusiastic mem bers of the association. The next meet inp will be held at Raleigh. Others attending the Spartanharg convention from Shelby were Win McCord, A. P. Poston and Bynum Crow of the Shelby Hardware Co. Ah report a pood time and a most inter esting and helpful program. Woman Visitor Here To Live 10 Stories Up Mrs. II. M. Wilder of Charlotte who will live in a residence ten stories high, is a visitor at Cleveland Springs hotel. Mrs. 5S ilder is the widow of Dr Wilder, a prominent Charlotte physi cian and inventor. On the site of their old home on South Tryon street there is being erected a ten story office building by the Wilder estate and on top of the building there will be er ected a duplicate of the old Wilder residence that formerly sat on the corner near the court house. When this ten story office building and the resl. donee Lin the top thereof are complet ed, 51 rs. Wilder will make her horns in the sky-line and sky-land of the Queen City. She is about 70 years oi age hut an active, entertaining, charn ing character despite her years. She drives a car with perfect case and goes wherever she pleases. Mrs. Wilder came to Cleveland Springs last week for a stay of a week or longer to en joy the mineral waters which she and Dr. Wilder enjoyed in the years gone [ by when they frequented this resort. --_-1 Notice To Tax Payers i " ““ I hereby advise all taxpayers who have not yet made their tax return to see the township tax-listers or me and make their return at once. Section f>8 of the machinery act of 1920 makes it a misdemeanor to fail to file return and the law imposes a penalty of $50 fine or 30 days in prison for such failure. All return* must be filed bv June 25th. W. R. NEWTON, County Tax Su pervisor. Central Methodist Church Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00 o’clock. A large attendance de sired. A special meeting of the official board immediately after the service. Every member of the choir is urged to be present. as mey will ha\v. : e'i - S 4 ’ -e , DR. OURENOE DiXERI DIES IN BALTIMORE \nother of Cleveland County's Fam ous Sons Casses on Shortly Fol lowing Brother’s Death Rev. Anizi Clarence Dixon, one ot America's notable preachers and on* >f Cleveland county’s most noted sons, lied in Johns Hopkins hospital Baltl. nore, Sunday morning after a decline >f 15 months. Dr..- Dixon, known ns one of the rrente• t ministers of the age, was a ; >n of the late Rev. Tom Dixon, ot Shelby and Cleveland county and one >f the nationally and internationally mown Dixons. His brother Frank, one ■f America’s best liked lecturers and hurchnren, died only a short time Mick, while Tom Dixon famous play ■vright and author and two sisters sur vive. Dr. Clarence Dixon had been for temiy 50 years a foremost figure in lhe. it ■(* instical world, says a Rai ch (I spatch. Back in the nineties ivheti Robert Ingorsoll was the out 'Poken and militant liberal of the i-buntry, Dr. Dixon was pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle church and it became necessary often for him to meet the Manhattan liberal club free thinkers who tore his theology with terrific force. The North Carolina preacher held up the church standard with great skill. Once Ingersoll brought suit against him for slander, hut the preacher stood his ground and the agnostic withdrew the suit. Fol lowing these rather hectic years Dr. Dixon took churches in Chicago and about 12 years ago he was called to Spurgeon church in London. That turn in Dr. Dixon’s life was one of the amazing things to him. When he was a young man he went to London and visited the Spurgeon church. The great .preacher who had heard so much about tue small men of America, their physical stature ot course, had the fortune to run into 1’hillips Brooks, Henry Ward Beecher and Dixon. The trio were perfectly huge men. Spurgeon changed his mind. While Dr. Dixon talked to the great Baptist across the water the thought of being a London pastor was remotest from him. And then about 12 years ago the call came. The North Carolina preacher never ceased to marvel at the thought of filling .Spurgeon's pulpit. Coming back to America, Dr. Dixon became definitely identified with th* fundamentalist movement. He was one of the most militant forces against the modern interpretation of the Bible, but he was broad in hia spirit and could easily listen to an advocate of the other side. He wag neither bigot nor blackguard. He never conceded a point on the Bible narrative of creation, but he could fellowship the opposition. He preach ed several sermons on evolution In London. Dr. Dixon was twice married. His first wife died in the orient several years ago. About two years ago he was married to Mrs. Helen Cad bury Alexander, widow of a former minister. She and several children survive. Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, of Raleigh, and Thomas Dixon, the novelist, playwright and former preacher, outlive him. All of the Dix ons came from Cleveland county, noted for its great ministers and prominent pubiie nien. Dr. Dixon was 75 years old. Until illness, which is believed to have been cancer, took him a year and more ago, he was active in the ministerial work. 1 rathe Jammed As H&rry Thaw Returns New York, June 11.—Traffic was jammed this morning' when Harry K. Thaw, who came back to Broadway after a week’s absence at Winchester, Va„ emerged from a cabaret. He spent the evening and early morning there doing nothing much but responding to welcomes by Rialto belles and sip ping ice water and orangeade. Sev-, eral hundred curious persons crowd ed to the doors to see him. Ee seem ed startled and fled to a taxicab. Cu rious folks pursued him through Cen tral Park, then left him alone when he ret-, rhed to the cabaret. His bill for the evening, which in cluded table D’Hote dinners, for h'mfcelf and two male . companions, amounted to $35. Of this amount $5 went for a tip to the head waiter, $3 to his table waiter and $1 to the hat check ■ A bevy of chorus girls amused him during the evening and he was intro duced to all who took rt in a revue. He told one girl she reminded him cf Lillian Russell. Thaw declined to dance, as he said he had not kept up with the modern steps. Even an old fashioned waltz, played for his benefit, failed to shake his determination not to appear on tba floor. He said he was going to stay in New Y rk t i ^een every , - ’---- ■—c