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FTT ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES.NOT MEN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Asheboro, Thursday, May 2P. 1915 No. 20 VOL. 40 SEC. DANIELS ON THE NAVY JURORS ESTRUCnVE HAD.

STORM MODERN "TROJAN HORSE" rFNFRAL NEWS irEMS I rrTMS OF LIVE NEWS GAV? 1 ID FROM" OUR EXCHANGluded. Former Randolph Woman Died at EUerbo last Week. Mrs. Anna Jane Spencer, widow of the late Michael Spencer, of Tabernacle township, this county, died at tho home of her son, Thomas A. Spencer, at Ellerbe, Wednesday, May 12th.

aged 78 years, 10 months, and three days. Mrs. Spencer was a daughter of Christopher and 'Rebecca HilL She was a member of the Friends church AND CONDENSED IN BK1XT FORM FOR BUST READERS. There are several case of Bubonic Plague reported in. Havana, Cuba.

The commencement exercises of A. and M. College, Raleigh, will be held May 23 to 25. The United States Military Academy at West Point will graduate the largest class in its history June 12. Up to April 1, British naval losses in the war were 8593, including 332 officers and 4981 men.

Montgomery count? has decided to appropriate or more for the im provement of roads. The little son of Sidney M. Houk, of Newton, was drowned one day last week by falling head first into a tub of water the yard. Fifteen thousand people attended the last meeting of the Chapman-Alexander series, in Charlotte, last week. Work on the highways of Davidson county has begun.

Forty-six mules recently arrived from Richmond, for the work. Congressman R. N- Page has an nounced that he will not be a 'candi date for Governor next year, tout will run for Congress to succeed himself. One hundred and thirty thousand white girls and women in North Carolina in the censas year were earning their bread. Mr.

Thornwefi Haynes has been reelected superintendent of the High Point pubGc schools for next year at! a salary During the last biennial period, 81 new rural schoolhouses were built North Carolina. 606 were for the white Tar, una 204 we Tor the sfl- oreL CecB P-erTtineen, the ism of Mr. nd his by heing hit sjy 4 baseball "bat during a same nf hall last The Southern Baptist Convention, in session Houston. Texas, tost week, sent a telegram of approval to the Pree'iaeTBVon Ibis corns in dealing With -Germany. W.

W. Kirkland.a brigadier genera 1 the a native of Hillssero, North Carolina, died 5n Washington, 3t last week, aged 32. Dr. E. B.

Ward, a prominent whiteJ physician Ndkles, Oklahoma, charg ed with "the mtuder of his wtfe, taken from jail "by a naaskedanob and hanged neoeatly, Our State Department granks pass ports now to Americana who wish to travel abroad only when convinced that the applicants have wrgent Imsi ness In Eiuwpa. The Danish Diet han reoemtly adppt. an atnefidment to the e)BtLtWaon giving the vote to women aad alWw ing them to held office ma member of the Diet. Ga. OmtU, fsmer D1ctdr Mexico, who gave the United State much trouble about a-year at, has leased a large mansion on Long Island New Terk, and wtH make his Wme there.

A number of delegates from South American eountries to the Pan-American financial conference in Washing. ton have voiced their approval ef the position taken by President Wiiw in his note to Germany. Leo of Atlanta, has been sentenced to hang on Jons 22, for the I List Drswn For Jane Term at Greens- bore Several Randolph Citiiemi drawn last week for the June tern5Jnited States District court, whichwill convene Greens boro on Monday, June 8, with Judge James E. Boyd presiding. he term will be for the bearing of both crimi nal and civil cases, although the crim uial docket will likely be taken up first.

The list of jurors includes 64 men from various parts of the section. They are: F. M. Amos, Sandy Ridge; J. V.

Howell, Cana; J. Fred Faucett, Alta- mahaw; J. Frank Greeson, Whitsett; Henry Harper, Winston-Salem Lee Armfield, Greensboro, J. W. Hill, Win aton-Salem; J.

I. F. Newman, East Bend; J. L. Cheek, Efland; Lorenzo McCaskill, Candor; J.

P. Goode, Be-lews Creek; George W. Pugh Millboro; McK R. Smith, Pilot Mountain; D. Moir, Middle Fork; Sam Smitherman Troy; T.

B. Rush, Dry Creek: J. A. Burton, Hightowers; R. Gilmer, Greensboro; E.

B. Wheeler, Whitsett; E. B. Brackwell, Ruffin; Charles A. Moore, Mt.

-Gilead; Joe Frazier, Swepsonville; Richard Freeman, Dob- Isaac D. Barr, King; J. V. Flinn, Pine Hall; Elmer E. Byrd, Kemps Mills; D.

E. Wagoner, Gibsonville James E. Tucker, Madison; Thomas J. Asheboro; Allen B. Coltrane, Glenola; W.

H. McDade, Cedar Grove; C. H. Willard, Kerners-vffle; S. G.

Doub, Tobaccovflle; E. B. Atkins, Colfax; J. M. Hester, Belews Creek; T.

M. Blalock, Oak Ridge; J. H. Fulton, Mt. Airy; R.

A. Bruton, Mt. Gilead; L. M. Russell, Trey; L.

Bird, Thowmsrville; W. A. "Wood, Mill- horo; A. Wharton, Ctemmunwflle E. W.

King, Greensboro, K. VL. Thomp son, Joneeville; Jib. Warren, Sr. KernerBville; T.

Herbert Tysor, Erect T. W. Vincent, Watson: A. J. 'Cordon, Hillshoro; J.

AL Rkm, Greensboro E. P- Trogdon, Mnibero, John Fred Lone, Chestnut Ridge; B. H. 'William- -iveiosvuie; vj. uuon, neiewE, YT.

ML T1 '1 Cre; W. J. Wade, Sipiwy. Thj itorft mliM TJnthbJ in session'mst wek i1 Salisbury, ad-j sessunrfast week sal Salisbury. jonrned to meet next year 3at Concorde Freight train No.

ion 'the "South enn road, was 'derailed about 'four utiles, from Lexwgba, ilast Friday aft- eimoon and 26 cars tfhrown from the track. Ne enc was Injured, TwweveT, said the cause ml tthe accident is not known. Luther Parlter, a colored Tarmer, living five in ihb tram Clinton, Sampson oeonty, last 3ar, rased 49 bales of oafcton, 160yharrek corn, 2L500 posmds nf meat. 175 barrels of raeut. 174 barrels -potatoes, .200 bush els of sweet and m' boxes df beans, tya fie 'Clinon Demcx ri Constretexisin of Ihe fwt WemJutfhoriMid by Secretary the contract for mann- facture beiqg awaiwled to the Osnnect-ioat Aircraft Company, on tid iof S4L636.

ThelbalLHin is So be ieliver- ed in four msnths for rase at the ronautic atatfino.at Pensacola. The third snanual commencement of CareSina College, Maxton, wasiheld this week. The haccalaumate sennon was preached last Sunday hy Rev. Braddhaw, of Wftsoir, and 4ke litenry address, on Toesday, 'Dr. W.

Martin, president of Davidson College, Seven students received dip1smas. Mr. George W. Shcram, a Cenfedes- ato veteran of Forsythe, Georgia, is walking from his heme to Va- to attend the reenma in June. Mr.

Sheram is 76 years of age, but as hale and hearty as if he were only 46. Ho stopped in Salisbury when passing through last week. James Faircloth, a youth of nineteen, was shot from smbush snd probably faUpy injured when returning from a school closing r.esr Fsyetto-Tille, lsat Ssturdsy night The Wth annual, convention of the diocese of North Carolina, Proteetaih. Episcopal church, is In session In Greensboro. 1 Jsrvis Ogden, Beaufort county, convicted at tho age 112 toT murder la the second degree sod sentenced to 30 years In the penitentiary, nts been pardoned by Governor Craig, After serving 46 years of tie sentence.

Tho pardon was, recommended by the solicitor who tried the case snd various othtr ofTkert. It is thought the boy at the time of the crime was too young to clearly understand the nature of the crime committed. Si, Says Nary is Good But Will Be Improved. In a speech before the officers of the Atlantic fleet in New York City last Saturday night, Secretary Daniels defended the navy as being efficient and prepared for war. Secretary Daniels said in part: "Our navy is good; it is not good enough.

With your help, as long as I am Secretary of the Navy, we will try make it better. The is strong; is not strong enough. With the help of the whole American people, with the help of a Congress and an administration thoroughly committed to the policy of taking leave to be strong upon the seas' we will make it Btronger. This review is not the end of a century's labors. We do not here exhibit our completed work.

Rather, we here begin a new era, supported by the chief executive and by an enlight ened and progressive Congress, which gave evidence of its faith in a strong navy by the passage of the best navy bur in the history of your country. "We are entering upon an era of progress such as the navy has never known before, whose keynote will be onward and whose watchword will be forward an era marked by the lift ing of ouf navy out of politics and by the subordination of all things afloat or ashore to the efficiency of the eet, in order that by our very strength we may be able to demand the right to liveat peace with all the world. iou have seen and lately you have heard far too much of the pet rified pessimists who visit one of our leviathans of power with a sour and disappointed visage, looking for something upon which he can hang a tale of woe and wail a jeremeiad." LAFOLLETTE TO VISIT NORTH rlinitvi 4 Senator Robert M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin, is to make a tour of the entire South, beginning at Clarksville, Tennessee, this week. He will appear in four or five nlacea in North Caro- nrehana.

Charlotte. Ralmo-h, Wil "LMngtottXlraenslkfto, and AsheviM! 47 Senator LaFollette's speeches will be political He is a progressive Republican, who stood by the Democrats on the tariff and the ship purchase bill. It is thought in Washington that he is a candidate for the Presidency, and some think he would like to or ganize a new party. He is out of line with his party in State and Nation, and it has been suggested that he coming South to "feel the pulse" of the dissatisfied elements in his own party, and to find out if there are any dissatisfied Democrats. However, the South is different from the West; and it is not likely that he can have much effect on the quiet conservative South em people.

NEW CHARTERS The following North Carolina corporations were chartered last Satur day: The Maxwell and Pugh of New Bern, capital S25.000 authorized and $10,000 subscribed by Raymond Max well, W. B. Pugh, and R. A. Cherry for general mercantile business.

Samlel B. Coffin (Inc) High Point capital $50,000 authorized and subscribed by Samuel B. Coffin, C. B. Vestal and others for furniture manufacturing business.

The Salenet Bottling of New "fcprn, capital $20,000 authorized and $1,500 subscribed by 0. L. Wethering aid others. 27 YEARS AN INVALID The invalid daughter, Flora, of Mrs. Ann Martin, formerly of Okeewee- mee, now of Capelsie, died this mom Ing at the age of 27 years.

She wai amicrea with cum-tore or the spine and never grew to womanhood but always retrial ned an infant unable to talk or feed itself. All food taken had to be administered by its mother as to For many years, Mrs. Martin, a widow, has given to this infant tho best of motherly nursing and became of 'R dependence and affliction shs loved It dearly and now that it has died shs mourns as if her heart will break. Long, years of suffering for this child has strengthened tho bonds of love of mother. The funeral will take "place tomorrow at two o'clock at Okeeweemee.

Rev. J. M. Page will conduct the service. The Tho sailing of the Msaretsnla, sis ter ship of tho LualUala, ha cancelled.

-I CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE IN RANDLEMAN AND VICINITY ON LAST MONDAY WHEAT FIELDS PLANTED IN CORN. One of the heaviest hails storms in recent years visited Randleman and vicinity last Monday afternoon. The ground was covered with the stones and considerable damage done. In going from Asheboro to Randle man, slight evidence of tho hail is seen after passing the bridge over Hasket's Creek, four miles from Asheboro, the leaves being beaten from the trees to some extent. After passing Hinshaw'a Fork, six miles from Asheboro, there are more signs of the hail; and in sight of Randleman, the wheat is somewhat beaten down, and the grains beaten out of the heads, though there is no considerable damage till the home of Mr.

J. T. Bostick is reached. A field of wheat below his house is badly damaged, the grain beat en out of the heads and the wheat beaten down. From there to Mr.

Caudle's store, nearly a hundred yards from the Randleman Store, the streets are almost covered with leaves; and the business houses with paper or rub-beroid roofing damaged considerably, Holes are cut through the roof of Mr. W. G. Brown's Store and through the roof of the Sumner building, in which is the G. W.

Eliott Company store. Many window panes are also broken. Other roofs reported to be damaged are those of the buildings of the chair factory, hosiery mill, and Mr. Davis' store. The Randleman correspondent says that Dr.

Fox was out driving when the hail came on and had his hat broken to pieces. The track of the storm was from to of a mile wide. After passing the Randleman mills and St. Paul church, there was no more evidence of the hail. On Mr.

W. G. Brown's farm a mile southwest of Randleman, a 5 -acre field of wheat was so badly damagd, the grain being beaten out of the heads, that the field has been plowed up and is being planted in corn. The track or the storm passed Brown's Cross and the Big Four Poultry Farm. A remarkable fact was that no wind accompanied the storm.

Mr. Sam Swaim weighed three of the stones that weighed a little more than four ounces. The storm from Randleman passed on in a northeasterly direction, but it is not known exactly what dam age was done in that part of its path Mr. J. Matt Reece, of Liberty, was in town one day this week, and said that the hail stones at Liberty killed young chickens.

The heaviest hail storm within the memory of Asheboro people occurred some fourteen or fifteen years ago and was accompanied by heavy wind. The stones were fully as large as eggs and were driven by the wind with such force as to go through window panes making holes like those from bullets. That storm came from a westerly di rection. CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL A revolution has broken out in Por tugal. According to reports, a rebel naval squadron has bombarded the city of Lisbon from the river Tagus.

The army garrisoning Lisbon is said to be loyal to President Arriaga, who has adandoned the palace of Baletn and gone to Lisbon under the escort of the Republican guard. Complete anarchy reigns in the city and fighting between the mutineers and loyal troops continues with considerable loos of life. Many buildings were burned. WILSON TO NATURALIZED AMERICANS In addreuing 4,000 naturalised Americans at Philadelphia President Wilton said in part: "While you bring 1)11 countries with you, you come with a purpose of leav Ing all other countries behineT you bringing what ii best of their spirit but not lookng over your shoulders. "You cannot dedicate yourself to America unleM you become in every respect and with every purpose of your Via thorough Americans.

You cannot become thorough Americans If you think of yourselves In groups. America does not consist ef groups. A man who thinks of himself as be longing to a particular nation! group In America has not yrt. become an and tho man who goes among yen to trade upon your nation ality Is no worthy son to live ondsr the Btsri HOW THE BRITISH FOOLED THE TURKS AT THE DARDANELLES OTHER LATE WAR NEWS-IT ALT MAY GO TO WAR. History has repeated itself; for by ruse as ingenius as the wooden horse, by which the Greeks so many centuries ago gained entrance to the ancient city of Troy, British soldiers.

succeeded in getting their first party ashore for land operations against the Dardanelles. One day recently, Turkish patrols saw a huge collier, drifting in aa ap parently helpless condition toward the shoals near the plains of Troy. Ft nally the boat struck the and the crew were seen to take to their, boats and row toward the sea. The Turks paid no attention to the stranded boat till next morning; when, ap proaching were met by a sharp fire from 2,600 British troops who had been concealed below deck on the ap parent derelict. Under cover of the landing lorce, other troops poureq from transports and landed with com paratively few casualties.

Before the Turks could summon reinforcements, enough troops had been safely landed to consolidate the position won by the ruse. taerman newspapers gave express' ion to their displeasure at the Ameri can note, but were later forbidden to comment by the government. It hats been announced by the Par Tiarnewtary Secretary of the British Admirality that 460,628 tons of Brit ish shipping, other than warships, had been sunk or captured by the German navy since the war began. The irotnber of persons of all na tionalities killed in connection with these sinkings is approximately 1,556. The tonnage of German shipping, not warships, sunk or captured Vy the British navy to May 15, is '456.

So far as known, not one Ger man or neutral subject has been kHM ed connection therewith. The Giornale dTtaHa, am Italian newspaper, minus tra war nas Tonsuis awiarea ny wwcwu sM people: 1 The monument to General Nathaniel Greene is to be nxveiled at Grrflfcrrfi Battle Ground July 4th. Mr. T. R.

G. Kerr has succeeded Mr. W. Connor as chief of -police of Statesville. Intimations have come "in press ffis patches indirectly from "BerTin that Germany wevM srsbrait fhc -questions raised by the American note to arm trazion.

Hr. E. E. of Winston-'Sa- fem, is lo be ddeS to the staff of In-sonanee OnssnlBBiener James R. "Yoang, nd will gine his sttention fire protection, fire losses, and rates Las affected by these.

Peace Institute, "Raleigh, kelfl mem ria1 exercises last Daturas- In "honor Berry Jersme Btocksrd, ormeT tvesioenl of Teaee, and one of Che irreatest Doets TJorth Carolina has ev er produced. Dr. Perriherg, former German colc-nral secretary said known as inofficial pskeeman in taw wintry for the German cause, lias voluntarily decided to leave the United States ha view' of the critical -relstions between this; country and Gcnvrarsy. The nineteenfli annual convention of the North Carefina Traveler's Protective Association was held at Wrltfits-ville Beach, last week. A.

L. Byrd, of Charlotte, was re-elected president. and the next session will be held in Henderson. From a report Just Issued Vy the State Board of Health, Gay county seems to be doing the best work in registering all her births and dacths of any county inhe state. For the first quarter of this yesr she leads wljh 46 births per 1,600 population.

Tho Supremo Court has upheld the sentence of death against Abo Allison, a negro of IrWell county, who Is charged with burglarising a house In which people were sleeping on Aug- Mist 27, 1914. Tho man was convicted on circumstantial evidence. Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams, of tho United Btatos Treas ory, have filed In tho District Supreme Court in Washington, so answer to tho Injunction suit brought by Rlggt National Bank, charging them with conspiracy to wreck tho. Institution. The answer Is Meeping denial of at) the bank's charges, to it or a number of years.

She has one sister living, Mrs. Mary E. Skeen, of Trinity Route 1. Nine children survive their mother, and four are dead. The living sons and daughters are as follows: Mrs.

Loo-vina Rush, wife of James Rush, of Kansas; Mrs. riles, wife J. I Briles, of Tabernacle township, Randolph county; Mrs. Tims E. Bruton, widow of Mitchell Bruton, of Raleigh; Mrs.

Flora Macon, wife of Ashvorth Macon, of Providence township, Randolph county; Mrs. Ada Harris, wife of Robert of Dillon, South Carolina; Mrs. Dora Lassiter, wife of Frank Mechanic; and Mr. E. 0.

Spencer, living at Farmer; and! Mr. Thomas A. Spencer, Ellerbe. One daughter, Mollie, married J. R.

and died years ago; two died in infancy; and a fourth, Delphina, died when 22 years of age. The body of Mrs. Spencer was taken to Marlboro Friends church for burial, where the funeral was conducted, Friday May 14th, by Rev. Michael Far- low. Mrs.

Spencer was truly a good wo man. DEATH OF MR. PARKS Mr. Thomas B. Parks died at his home near Ramseur, Saturday, May 14, aged 73 years.

The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Parks Cross Roads Sunday, in the presence of one of the largest congregations ever sssembled there. The grave was covered with beautiful floral tributes, attesting the love and esteem in which he was held by a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. The death of Mr. Parks was very sudden, though- he had been in dedin. ing health for some time.

The deceased was one of the county's best known citizens. He was a gentleman of the old school, a true southerner, hospitable, genial, affable. His hospitality was well known, and many have enjoyed it. He was a successful farmer; and besides raising much grain, fattened more pork than any other one man in the township for number of years. -) He had the misfortune to lose an arm while threshing wheat several years ago.

He "was a true and loyal Mason and a devoted member of the Christian church. May God's richest grace comfort and sustain the bereav ed family. DEATH OF MRS. BECK Mrs. Ben Beck died at her home near Mt.

Olivet last Friday, after a. lingering illness of about a year, aged 30 years. The burial was in the cemetery at Mt Olivet, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, funeral services being conducted by Rev. E. F.

Cagle. Mrs. Beck was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Yow, of Seagrove Rt. 1. She leaves her husband and five children, parents, and the following brothers and sisters: Messrs. Eustace Robert, and Dewey Yow, all of near Seagrove; Mrs.

S. W. Presnell, As boro; Mrs. Hiram Graves, Ellecber Mrs. Ernest Murray, Greensboroy and" Miss Dena Yow, Seagrove.

The deceased was a faithful member of the Methodist church and was In reality a good woman, who has left a host of friends to mourn her departure and aympathiro with the bereaved relatives. She was a kind wife and mother, and leaves a bright testimony behind to comfort the bereaved friends and relatives. Among the relatives present for burial were the following: Mr. Ell Beck and children, Asheboro; Mr. Ru-fus Beck and family, Carthage; Mr, Robert Beck and family Harper's.

Cross Roads; and one sister Mrs, Minnie Suggs, nd husbamt, of Ether. Dr. W. 8. Rankin, of the Stato fl' nd of Raleigh, save asked Director ef the-Census, Ssm.

Rogers, to include-North Carolina in tho registration- ore Of vital statistics; and our now vital statistic law meets ft practice the requirement of the- Federal ntOVW sMBsfflsL sntt ftt im. rtl n. If i. "I IV 1 1 I murder Mary Phagan, April 26, v'lflS. i Sentence was passed by Judge Ben H.

H1H, of the Fulton county So- i' prea Court. Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of th University of Virginia, and former North Carolina nan, baa been appointed American eommlssloner Under the peer treaty, with Russia. Charles R.

Crane, of Chicago, is the other IL Dunn, of for several years has been connerted with 4 the offlco of th 'dirUlon freight office of Us Southtm Railway, ha bn promoted to the ofHre of the general freight agent of y(ri, with hU 1 fceadqnartori at RIchmon.L.