The Greensboro Patriot from Greensboro, North Carolina • Page 1

v- i-. -x ii. VOL. 89. GREENSBORO, W.

Cii VEDTJ ES DAY, MARCH 1 6f 1 91 0. NO 11 i- I PS W. J. RICHARDSON ANOTHER TEST SUIT BROUGHT. WHENYOUBUV FINE HORSE You do not turn him loose-along the road to graze.

You put-him into a field -where you know the fences are all strong, and where there is no chance of his breaking through and escaping. Why not follow the same plan your money? JWith all the protection you can give to your cash around the house, it is never safe. There are no hiding places that cannot i be discovered. There are no houses that are absolutely fireproof The newspapers are filled dally with accounts of robberies and destruc-tion of concealed money. In other words your fences are never 'secure.

V- Protect your money Just as you would your live Put it Into our bank where it will be perfectly safe. Four per cent, on savings ao- counts. -v American Exchange Bank GREENSBORO. N. C.

Capital, 1300.000.00. E. P. WHARTON, President. J.

W. SCOTT, Vice President. R. G. VAUGHN.

Cashier. Y. H. NICHOLSON, Asat. Cashier.

Plant bed fertilizer send Buggy Cos. Better market price declines. A. C. FORSYTH.

uiaumc spreader at the Petty-ReidG Company's. Mr. W. M. Stout and family have moved from Winston-Salem to Greensboro.

Blast vonr nturn ma VIA, uuauA vv and buy it of the Southside Hard- wa.ro vompany. Mr. R. B. Andrew, of Sedalla, was a Welcome Visitor at.

Thft Patriot nf- ice yesterday. Buy, your sugars, coffees, rice and baking powder from the C. D. Kenny Company, 235 South Elm street. we nave a stock of Planet, tools cultivator steels.T PETTY-REID CO.

Barbados and Porto Rico molasses, finest you ever saw, just received, G. HI ATT Sr. P.O. ering from an illness that has kept mm connnea to ms borne for several weeks. Seed oats, seed notatnes.

clover Jeed, garden "seed; will found it R. G. Hlatt at the rieht prices. 10-2t. Rev.

Dr. J. Ernest Thacker is con- aucung a series of meetings in the First Presbyterian church' in Durham this week. Mrs. P.

Rhss has. nurrhftssed the residence on West Market street formerly occupied by Mr. Lee H. Battle Hon A TVtnp'htnn nf Rnarta. formerly lieutenant governor of North Carolina; spent Monday night in the cityon business.

4i The Patriot had the pleasure Mon- dav ftfternonn nf rer.eivinar a call from its "good friend Mr. R. L. Chll- cutt, of Brown Summit. Large" stock American field fence at right prices.

Poultry fence in all heights. GREENSBORO HARDWARE CO. Remember we are erolntr to sell cultivators at a -much- reduced price this year. TOWNSEND BUGGT CO." Miss Lois Davidson, of Gibsonville. who recentlv underwent ah opera tion for annendioitis at St.

Leo's hos pital, has returned home, having pracj tlcally recovered. Mr. J. Weddinffton a special agent of the United totes census bureau, is in the city gathering sta tistics relative to the manuiacturing enterprises of the community. The Greensboro high school baseball team was defeated in a game at Elon College Monday afternoon by a score of 5 to 2.

It was game of the season for the high school "boys. Th O. Newell ComDanv have something to say to you that you don't find in the paper. They have an immense stock of vehicles, harness, bicycles, at prices that will interest you. About 25 rases have been disposed of thus far during the special civil term of Superior court now being presided over by Judge G.

W. Ward, of Elizabeth City. The term will come to an end Saturday. ThA Southside Hardware Company is calling the attention of its friends and customers to tne ceieDraiea genuine Oliver chilled plow, which is uRAri extensivelv bv farmers in Guil ford and surrounding counties. The plow is sold with a guarantee.

Mr nrwl Mrs R. S. Smith wish to return their thanks to many friends for numerous acts of kindness ana expressions of sympathy during tne ninAQo and death of their young son Clarence, who died at their home at Guilford College last weanesuay. 'The White Oak camo of the Wood- Tnen the World me a very en joyable banquet in the lodge room last nignt, over iuu memoeis auu vited guests being present. Mr.

John J. Phoenix acted as toastmaster and a number of short speeches were made. ThQ friend a of Tj. M. Julian, who went from Randolph county to Kansas- many yearsvago, are reminded, that he has changed his address from to R.

F. D. 7, Wichi ta, Kans. Mr. Julian visited rela- a Jl tives and old friends, in uuuioru auu Randolph a year or more ago.

Mr. Robert Troxler, a well known young business man of the city. was painfully injured Saturday night, ri fntn an oxpavation made by the Southern Railway on the side- walk of South Elm sweet, ueai mo crossing at the passenger station. His injuries are not of a serious na ture. '1'' GREAT HEALTH CONVENTION Meeting of Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-: tlon In ThisCity.

The state convention of the 'North Carolina Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis convened in this city yesterday morning and will be in session through today Many physicians, educators and, others from all sections of the state are in attendance. 7- The opening session was held in the Smith Memorial building and was called to order by Dr. W. P. Beall, chairman of the.

local committee on arrangements. He presented Dr. Paul H. Ringer, of Asheville, who presided over the meeting in the absence of the president of the association. After an invocation by Rev.

Melton Clark, pastor of the First Presbyterian church 1 of Greensboro, Dr. Ringer presented Governor Kitchin, who officially opened the convention with an appropriate address. He was followed by Mrf 'E. J. Justice, who made the address of.

welcome on of the people of Greensboro. The response was. by Dr. I. W.

Fai-son, of -Charlotte, in happy view. Dr. Livingston Farrand, of New York, made an address on "The Campaign Against" Tuberculosis in the United States," and was followed by Dr. Arthur B. of Flat Rock, who spoke on "The Fight Against Tuberculosis." Dr.

Charles W. Stiles, of Washington, delivered an instruc tive address on "The Influence of the Hookworm Disease on the Tuber culosis Death Rate." Yesterday afternoon Dr. Hubert A. Royster, of Raleigh, spoke on "Primary Tuberculosis ofthe Appendix." He was followed by Mr. C.

H. Smith, of Kinston; actuary of the North State Mutual Life Insurance Company, who made an address on "Tuberculosis From an Economic Point of View." Dr. J. Allison Hodges, celebrated physician of Richmond, de livered a very interesting address on "The Lash Which Stings to Reform." Dr. M.

Eugene Street; ot Glendon, talked Interestingly of how to pre vent tuberculosis, and Dr. M. Bolton, of Rich Square, spoke of the country doctor's responsibility In the fight against infectious diseases. The af ternoon session came to a. close with an address by Dr.

Albert Anderson, of Raleigh, on 'The Relation xt Tu berculosis to Life Insurance Companies." iLast night Dr. Watson S. Rankin, secretary of the state board of health, ma'dean address on "Eco nomic Aspects of Public Health, giving many facts and. figures dt interest to the laymen as well as the physician. He laid special stress on the fact that many diseases are pre ventable and told something of the work being done along this line in North Carolina.

Dr. Woods Hutchison, of New York, Who is recognized as a tuberculosis expert, spoke on "The Conquest of Consumption." He told something of the progress being made in eradicating this dread disease and explained that it is necessary, for the public to join, in the fight. Dr. Charles F. Ambler, of Asheville, made an address on safeguarding the child as means of preventing tuberculosis in the adult.

Col. J. L. Ludlow, of Winston-Salem, closed the night session with an address on "The Duties of Citizenship to 'the Public Health." At this morning's session several physicians made address of a technical nature. This afternoon Rev.

W. A. Lambeth, of Winston-Salem, will speak on "The Minister and Tuberculosis." The exhibit of the American Anti-Tuberculosis Association was formally opened last night and will be continued- until March 25. The exhibit is being held in Neece's hall, on the corner of East Washington and Davie streets, and is open to the public free of charge. Valuable Property for Sale at Auction The undersigned will offer for sale at the homeplace of the late Dr.

D. A. Armfleld, near on Sat-urday April 2, 1910, the household and kitchen furniture of the deceased; farming tools and implements, including wheat drill, reaper, disc harrow, riding cultivator, mowing machine, two hay rakes, two two-horse 'and one one-horse wagons, harness, five head of horses, two mares in foal, one Colt three and one colt two years old this spring; two Spannish jacks, one five years old and one eight months old; three Spannish jennets In foal by Spannish jacks. There is no better stock in the county. Terms of sale: Cash before removal of property.

E. S. ARMFIELD, Administrator. Small Demonstration Farms. Elsewhere in this issue of The Patriot the chairman of the board of county commissioners has" a notice relative to the proposition of the state commissioner of -agriculture looking to the establishment of small demonstration farms, and tall persons in the county who may be interested should communicate with Mr.

David' son delay. Under the regulations adopted by the agricultural department, one or more acres on a farm may be set" apart for- demonstration work, and it is hoped that many of the progressive farmers of Guilford will Join in the movement. Farms Wanted. We have Inquiries for farm lands In Piedmont section of North Carolina. Owners of farms, desiring to sell, i will find it to their interest to communicate with the Piedmont Land and Improvement Company, Greensboro, N.

C. 52-tf. WILLIAM H. PHIPPS DEAD. Aged and Known Citizen Called to His Final Reward.

Mr. William H. Phlpps, an aged and highly esteemed citizen, died at his home in the upper part of Clay township; a few miles southeast of Alamance church, Monday morning. He had been in failing health for the pas two years, but the immediate cause of his death an attack' of pneumonia. The funeral was.

held at Alamance church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, the service being conducted by Rev. J. A. Wilson, the pastor, and Kev. os.

M. Rankin, a former pastor. The affection in which the deceased was lield was shown by A the large number of people who came to pay their last tribute of respect, Mr. Phipps was born in 1833 on a plantation adjoining the' place on which he died and spent his entire life in that community. He had been a devout member -of Alamance Presbyterian church for almost half a century and had been a member of the session since 1886.

For many years he served the public inthe capacity of a justice of the peace. He was a true man in all the relations of life, and in his death his community suffers the loss of a good and useful citizen. 7 In addition to his aged widow, Mr. Phipps is survived by- two sons and two daughters, who are: Messrs. James Phipps, of El Paso, and Julius Phipps, of Greensboro, and Misses Hattie and Lizzie SPLENDID HUNTING LODGE.

J. B. Cobb's Fine and Costly New Place in Guilford County. Mr. J.

B. Cobb, formerly a high official of the American Tobacco Company, but who is now engaged in the manufacturing and wholesale drug business," has just had completed a handsome and commodious hunting lodge and country home at the old Millis place, about seven miles southwest of Greensboro, on the High Point road. He has built ah elegant colonial residence, a big barn, a power house, an electric plant, equipping everything in the most modern style. The building contractors Messrs John T. Hunt of Greensboro, turned; over 1 the -property Monday, Cobb having come down from New York to deceive" Itr It.

is understood that the property completed "cost Mr. Cobb over It, is a splendid location for-a country; home and hunting Death of Mr. George Vanstdry. Mr. George Vanstory, who had been in declining health for several months, died Sunday morning at the state tuberculosis at Montrose, to which place he was carried a few weeks ago.

The body was brought, to Greensboro and carried to the home of his mother, Mrs. Lucy Vanstory, from which plaqe funeral was held Monday afternoon. The service was conducted -by Rev. Melton Clark and Rev. E.

K. Mc-Larty and the burial was with Knights of Pythias honors. Mr. Vanstory was 32 years old and for a number of years had been engaged in the horse business, to which he was trained by his father, the late C. P.

Vanstory. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Alice Farish, of Caswell county; his mother, two sisters and three brothers. Young Boy May Lose His Eyesight. The High Point correspondent of the Charlotte Observer sent his pa per the following dispatch Friday: "Yesterday while preparing some lime in his back yard, Mr. Harvey Davis poured water into a bucket containing unslacked lime, the same causing quite an explosion and injuring little son, aged five years; who was standing nearby.

The face and: eyes of the child were badly Injured and it was thought his eyesight might be entirely destroyed. He was a hurriedly taken to Greensboro, where a specialist was consulted and the i parents were given some encouragement and informed while there is great danger of the eyesight being with close attention it may be saved." To the Farmers. During the past week sugars have advanced 20 cents a hundred pounds. The market is very strong: and we look for still higher prices. Now is a good time to.

get a supply ahead for the coming season. We are the people that keep the price of sugar down, so give us your trade' and we will both profit C. D. KENNY 235 South Elm street Horsford-Sharp Marriage. Many friends will be interested in the following wedding announcement: "Mr.

and Mrs. John H. Sharp announce the marriage of their daughter, Annie Beatrice, to Mr. T. F.

Horsford on Saturday, March the twelfth, nineteen hundred and ten, Wentwprth, Norths Carolina." The young couple will be at home in Glendine, where Mr. Horsford is engaged in business. Boys' Clothing. We male a specialty of boys' medium price clothing and have just opened a big line. Prices from $1.50 co $6.

All sizes up. to 17 years." Now is your time, "boys. G. F. BLACKMON, 520 South Elm street You want plant bed "fertilizer.

See the To'msend Buggy Co, Chairman of Commission Sues County for Per Diem. wAnotherj lawsuit to. test the! validity of the legislative enactment Jstipulat-ing the per diem members of the board of county commissioners and of the highway commission shall receive" was instituted Saturday, when Mr. John L. King, chairman of the Guilford highway commission, brought Suit "against the' county for.

the recovery of i $3 for services rendered under the instructions of his fellow The action was brought before Justice Collins, who gave, the plaintiff judgment for the amount- sued for iThe county; gave notice of an appeal and ah effort will be made to have the. case argued before Judge Ward, during the present civil term of Guilford Superior court. The case will be 'carried to the Supreme court for a construction of the statute. JMj King'a suit Is on all-fours with the; case -brought earlier In the week by? Mr. J.

Ar Davidson, chairman of the board of county commissioners, for $3.80 for per diem and mileage for services rendered: in inspecting a bridge. Mr. King, it will be recalled, is the defendant in an indictment recently returned- by the grand jury, the allegation being that he violated Section 3572 of the Revisal in having business transactions with the county and city while a member of the-highway commission and the board of aldermen. One of the allegations in the charges against Mr. King Is to the effect that violated the law in receiving a greater amount for per diem and mileage as a- member of the highway commission than the statute allowed.

His suit against the county 1 is brought for the purpose of settllng-this question. MEETING OF TEACHERS. County Association in Session in Greensboro Saturday. The last meeting of the Guilford County Teachers Association for the scholastic year was held In the Lindsay street graded school building Saturday; and was attended by' about 100 rural teachers of the county. The feature of the.

meeting was an address by Prof. E. C. Brooks, of Trinity College, on "Hamilton's a course of study the Guilford teachers have been pursuing vduring the year. -3 'V ,1 'V Mr, E.fG.

Routzahn, director of the tuberculosis exhibit now in Greensboro under the auspices of the American Anti-Tuberculosis Association, followed Professor Brooks with a brief address on the work in which he is engaged- Mrs. Charles D. Mclver, state secretary of the Women's Betterment Association, spoke to the' teachers of the work to which she is devoting herself with such splendid results. The meeting was presided over by Prof. Thoma3 R.

Foust, the county superintendent and president of the association. Quarterly Meeting of Friends. The quarterly meeting of Friends at the church of that society, in this cit7 Saturday was well attended, several visiting ministers being present. At the business session the meeting heard reports as to new buildings. Those reported as ready for occupancy were the Asheboro- Street Friends meeting and the meeting house half way between Greensboro and Guilford College, on the road leading from West Market street.

This meeting house is largely the gift of "Mrs. Laura Winston, and is named Naomi, in memory of her mother. The Asheboro Street meeting transferred to the Pomona meeting the Cedar Street meeting, and these two meetings were grouped into a circuit, with Rev. "Eli Reece as minister in charge. A committee was appointed 4to petition- Congress to curtail war expenses, especially with reference to appropriations 'looking to enlarging the navy.

For the. Masonic Home. The Masons of Greensboro and the mill Villages north of the city are endeavoring to secure for this community the location of the home to be established by the grand lodge for aged Masons and- their The local lodges have appointed the following committee to handle the matter: Messrs. F. C.

Boyles, Millikan, P. Sanders, C. E. Hudson, John A. Kleemeier, C.

M. Van-stOry, H. C. Simpson and John J. Phoenix.

A desirable site of ten acres just outside the city limits has been offered for the home, and It is hoped that the committee of the grand lodge will look with favor upon Greensboro as a location for Jhe institution. Last Notice to Taxpayers. I have, made my final round for collecting I taxes this year and tho limit allowed by law expired yesterday, March 15. I shall now proceed to make up a list of "delinquents preparatory to: advertising their property for sale. If those who have not paid their taxes will call at once, they may pay and save costs.

ll-2t B. E. JONES, Sheriff. To the Farmers. I have moved my fertilizer business down the street to the Farmers' I keep all kinds of fertilizer for tobacco, grain and vegetables.

I also carry soda, potash and acid. Get my prices before you buy and save money. Yours trulyr 10-t. J. F.

FULTON. office: McADOO building hcxt to FOTorricc a I I I 61 5 EST QA8TO ST. "jThTboyces. m. d.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON offloe in Holton Drug Store Building. UTD Office Phone 805. Bes. 409 W. Gaston; Bes.

Phone 768. rJ.EWYCHE DENTIST OFFICE IN CARTLAND BLDQ. UTH ELM RltMtOBO, Dr M. F. FOX PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON UILFORD COLLEGE, N.

E. A. BURTON DENTIST Offloe in Mrs. Watlinpton building. Next door to Cony era Drug Store.

Upstairs. C. W. BANNER. M.

D. OPPOSni POBTOTriOB. Practice Limited to the Eje, Ear. Nose and Throat Offloe Honrs 9 A. M.

to 1 L30 P. M. to I p. M. Sunday.

9 to 1O30 A. M. giren to the worthy poor. Or W. P.

Reaves, M. D. Practice Limited to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Office and Infirmary Mc Adoo Building, Next to Postoffice. Phone No.

30. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB DENTISTp Offloe over Sykes Drugrompany.

Phone 793. PARRAN JARBOE OFFICE: OVER FARISS-KLUTZ. lOPPOSITB GUILFORD HOTEL. Phone: Office, 571; Residence, 19. Calls may be left at Farias-Klutz drug store.

Special attention given to country practice. G. F. ROSS, M. D.

Office lOO McAdoo Building Next to Postofflce Phone 763 Residence6l7 W. Gaston St. Phone 1106. DR. L.

COBLE DENTIST Benbow Arcade, opposite Benbow Hotel, Greensboro, N. Phone 601. TAYLOR. 4. i.

ecAi.ce. Taylor Scales ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW GHEXV SBQKO. BT. C. Kobwt M.

Douglas. Robert D. Douglas. DOUGLAS DOUGLAS ATTORNEYS AT LAW ti2l ta Greensboro Loan and Trast Bldg. THOMSON HOYLE ATTORNEYS AT LAW Commercial Hat'l Bank Greensboro.

Special attention given to collections. Loans negotiated. f. p. hobgood; Jr.

ATTORNEY AT LAW. Osloe in Wright Building, Opposite Oourt House Greensboro, K. O. levt M. Scott.

Chas. E. McLean. SCOTT McLEAN iTTOBNETS AT LOf ittw ill CoartSaaare, Greeasaore.sT.C. GEORGE M.

PATTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 101 court 8quare. Greensboro, N. 4. SHAW CHAS. A.

HINE SHAW HINES ATTORNEYS AT LAW Offloe Booms 408 and OH New IfcAdoo Building- next to Postofioe. 'V. THE SHEMWELL CASE Defendant and His Son in Raleigh During the Past Week. Baxter Shemweil a' well known formert citizen of Lexington, who is supposed to. begin a.

jail sentence of -five months in Guilford April 1, having been reprieved, by Governor Kitchin from Jtbrmer sentence, is understood to -endeavoring to have the sentence 'changed to a fine. In company with hler -son; Dermot Shem-well, well known young business man of Lexington, the defendant visited Raleigh the latter: part of last week, and It appears that young Shemwell called on Governor Kitchin and. urged 1 that he change the sentence for. his father so as to Permit a money fine to be paid in place of the sentence of five months to jail in Guilford county. It' will be recalled that Baxter Shemwell was found guilty in Guilford Superior court of an assault with a deadly weapon upon a South- ern Railway conductor while between Greensboro and Lexington In July, 1908, because the conductor would not stop his fast train for passengers at Lexington, and was sentenced to five months in jail." He appealed to the Supreme, court, but his case was there affirmed.

On appeal to Gover- -nor Kitchin he obtained a 4 reprieve -till the first of April of this year7 and unless there Is a change he will be-v gin his sentence then, Millinery Opening. Mrs. G. F. Blackmon will have her millinery opening.

Thursday and Fri- day, March 17 and 18. Every lady i uilf ord and adjoining county is" cordially incited to Store at 522 South Elm street. $20.00 111 GOLD TO GE GIVEN AWAY. The Commercial National Bank will offer a prize of (20. in Gold to the farmer of Gull-ford who raises the best crop of tobacco on one acre of ground, -provided there will be twenty or more contestants.

The judges of thle contest will be' Mr. F. Jordan on the part of the and someone chosen by the Greensboro Tobacco Association, the third to be selected by these gentlemen. Those wishing to enter the contest will ptease call at the bank and leave their- namee and addresses. Commercial national Dank Yesterday, which, was the anniversary of the battle of Guilford Court House; was celebrated by a special meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Carnegie library.

Mrs 0. A. Hammel-reada paper on the part played by the Maryland troops in the battle ana J. M. Morehead read one on tne women of Guilford "county during tne revolutionary period.

1 A gasoline engine which has' the fewest parts, is the simplest and most easily understood 'r and which possesses great and positive; power, with a small consumption of f850110' surely the engine a careful purchaser would want. You can see how simple the Waterloo Boy is and how smoothly it runs by simply coming in and looking-for -yourself, at i9 South Davie street. SOUTHERN GASOLINE ENGINE COMPANY. ,1 1 7.