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WHY NOT YOU! PEOPLE READ DISPATCH THE DISPATCH State Library THE Or THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1916. VOL. XXXV-NO.

6. Vote of Davidson County for Congress and State Senate. Township Varner Abbotts Alleghany Boone Cotton Emmons Hampton Healing Holly Jackson Hill. Lexington- North. 183 Lexington- 153 Liberty Midway.

Reedy Silver Hill. Thomasville- North 50 Thomasville- South 56 Tyro 37 Yadkin Totals 827 EX-SHERIFF DORSETT DIES. Former Davidson County Official Expires Suddenly at PetersburgBuried Here Today, With surprising suddenness death overtook Ex-Sheriff T. S. F.

Dorsett at Petersburg, early Monday morning. Mr. Dorsett had recently been ill but for the past few weeks was seemingly in good health. Monday morning he was found dead lying across the edge of his bed, in his room at Petersburg, where he held a position with the DuPont Powder Co. He was about half dressed when found, leading to the belief that he was preparing to arise from a night's rest when he was stricken.

Apparently acute indigestion produced death. Mr. Dorsett's three sons had all started to the bedside of their fathbefore they learned positively of death. Mr. Raymond Dorsett reached Petersburg about one o'clock Monday wired to Messrs.

Archie and Fletcher at Danville. The latter returned, while the former brought the body to Lexington, where it lay yesterday and last night in the home ur nts daughter, Mrs. I. F. Grimes.

The burial will be this morning at 11 o'clock in the city cemetery. The deceased was the son of the late Dr. H. W. Dorsett, a beloved and well known physician who lived near Bethany.

The mother still survives. There are three sons, Messrs. Raymond, clerk in the Ricks Hotel, Rocky Mount, Fletcher, clerk in the Stonewall Hotel, Charlotte, and Archie, who is connected with the Lexington Drug and one daughter, Mrs. Thomas F. Grimes, of Lexington.

There are three brothers, Messrs. Wood, Arnold and Reed Dorsett, all of this county and three sisters, Mesdames Johnson, of High Point, Peeler, of Greensboro, and Jacob Mock, of this county. Mr. Dorsett was elected sheriff of Davidson county on the Democratic ticket in 1900 and served continuously until 1906. ERLANGER GIVEN DEFEAT.

White Oak Wins in Eleven InningsSpencer Comes Saturday for First. Game of Series. Erlanger, and White Oak put up probably the prettiest exhibition of baseball ever seen here, when they battled for eleven innings Saturday, the visitors getting the long end of the 3 to 2 score. Barnes and Lewis both went the entire route and divided honors, each giving up eight hits and striking out seven. The errors were also evenly divided, and neither of the four credited to both sides counted for aught in the scoring.

Barnes gave one man four balls, while Lewis bit Pharr on the elbow. Erlanger was first to score, making two runs in the Afth on Luther Barnes' single, Kimball's sacrifice and Burrus scratch and Pharr's timely wallop. In the sixth inning White Oak made it two all, when the Loeman brothers secured singles and Branson tripled to left fleld. For the remainder of the game it was a battle royal, with both pitchers going like wild fire, until the first of the 11th when E. Loeman secured a single, stole second and scored on E.

Lewis' single. The game was unique in that the White Oak team furnished two brother combinations, the Lewises and Loemans. Wheeler and Pharr furnished the fielding features for Erlanger and both secured a nice double. All interest now turns to what is expected to be the real big game of the season, when Spencer comes here Saturday to meet Erlanger in the second game between these two teams, Erlanger plays the railroad boys in their home town this afternoon, and no doubt large number from here will attend. It is the game here Saturday, however, that the B.

V. D's. are trimming their sails for and the largest crowd of the season is expected. By that time Erlanger is expected to make still more additions to their already strong team. If a game anything like as good as the last two is furnished, the crowd certainly will get their money's worth.

Erlanger Is fast rounding into one of the fastest amateur teams in the state and are putting up a better class of ball than several alleged professional aggregations. Miss Josephine Harkey has returned from Salisbury, where she spent several days visiting friends. IF IT HAPPENS IT'S IN THEDISPATCH ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. DEATH MYSTERY UNSOLVED. Still a Question as to Who Killed Jesse Adams, of Danville--Body Found Near Abbott's Greek.

Who killed Jesse H. Adams? This is a question that is raised in the minds of many people in Lexington since the failure of detectives so far to locate George Ramsey and Ralph Ralston, two white youths wanted as important witnesses in the case. It is understood that the whereabouts of Eddie Hall is known to the detectives. According to the story told by these boys at Salisbury the finger of suspicion points most strongly toward John Henry Gantt, a negro now on the Rowan chaingang. The details of their testimony are given further in this story.

A number of question are to be solved before this death will be cleared. Sheriff Shaw expects this week to take up the matter actively, in conjunction with Sheriff Krider, of Rowan, and see if the mysteries cannot be ferreted out. There was a fifth party on the freight train, alleged to have jumped to escape form his alleged pursuer, Cantine He has not been from. believe that it there was such a person, he may know something about how Adams' body got over forty feet from the rails. There was scarcely enough blood on the tracks to be noticed the morning that the death occurred, and there an opinion among some people that man in good health would have bled very freely when both legs were suddenly severed, unless he had been dead before he was thrown there.

The brother of Adams who came here and attended to the burial of his body believes that the dead man had considerable money on 1 his person when he left Danville. He is also of the opinion that someone persuaded Jesse ride the freight, a thing his family had never known him to do before. The Danville Register says that Ed Hall was well acquainted with Adams and had known him for some time. appears that Hall and his three companions plead ignorance of the identity of their companion when they testified against Gantt. The case was turned over to Southern Railway detectives and it is understood they have been working hard on the case, but so far as can learned they have not located Ramsey and Ralston.

When these witnesses are secured Gantt will probably brought here for a preliminary hearing. ODOR DISCLOSES BODY. The body of Jesse H. Adams, was found early Wednesday morning about two hundred yards north of Abbott's Creek bride lying within about forty feet or the southbound track of the Southern Railway. Mr.

Frank Yonts, a young farmer who lives nearmade the discovery, being attraced to the scene by the odor of putrid flesh. He had passed the same spot on Thursday morning a week before and noticed a small amount of blood on the track, but thought little of the incident. The body was in some undergrowth and was not visible from the track. The spot where it was ing was between the railroad and banks of Abbott's Creek. A thing that puzzled many at first was how it got there, as both legs were cut off and only hanging by the shreds at knees.

The theory that Adams dragged himself the thirteen feet from rails to the edge of the embankment and then rolled down has been vanced. It is known that a man badly wounded and suffering loss of blood will make a desperate effort to secure water. It might have been that unfortunate man was trying to drag himself to the creek bank and get drink when death overtook him. The body was brought to Lexington at the order of Coroner E. F.

Long and placed in charge of the McCrary undertaking parlors. The flesh all dropped from the head and muskrats and insects had eaten away portions of the body. Only the left arm, on which the body had lain, was flesh color. The overflow of the creek during the recent heavy rains covered the body and the hot sun lowing the recession of the waters caused rapid decomposition. After ing brought here a coroner's jury summoned and returned a verdict ing death from being run over by railway train as probable cause.

SUSPICION TOWARD NEGRO. This theory was not to last long, however, for it was divulged in Salisbury about the time the verdict rendered that evidence pointed strongly toward John Henry Gantt, a negro serving two years on the county roads of Rowan, as the murderer of Adams. A few days previous Gantt bad been convicted of assaulting and robbing three young white men named Ed Hall, George Ramsey and Ralph Ralston while they were coming to Salisbury on a freight train early on Thursday morning, May 25th. According to their story Gantt, who had just been released from the Rowan chaingang, climbed on the train and secured a large hardwood club at High Point. With he threatened death to the three pursued two others.

One of these Jumped, apparently to safety, the er, supposed to have been Adams, struck by the negro and seen to between the cars. They reported experience to Detective Trezzare reaching Salisbury and aided in catching Gantt. The manner of the negro's capture added to belief in his guilt, although he denied the whole affair. Hall approached Gantt wearing a slightly pulled down and when the negro, suddenly pulled it off placed on his head the bat he wearing when he claimed to have assaulted. Without a word being ken, Gantt fled, but wan nabbed by waiting officer.

Bloodhounds taken to East Spencer and placed the trail where Ramsey, Raiston Hall all said the negro jumped the freight. They immediately picked up the trail and carried it to Gantt's home in "Five Row." He was six months for assault on each of boys and six months more for ing the train, making two years all. At the same time word was ed out over the Southern system to CAM HEITMAN IS EXILED. Chooses Oklahoma Instead of Prison -Lopp to Roads- -Thomasville Boys Convicted. H.

Cam Heitman last week was sentenced to spend three years in the state penitentiary or leave the state of North Carolina years. He was locked up in jail until he made up his mind which he would do. Sunday he made his decision and left that night, saying he was going to Oklahoma. Judge Cline, in sentencing him, said disliked to turn criminals on another state, but it was apparent that was only the influence of the young man's good mother, who has been very for some time, that saved him. If during the five years he will be Heitman is found any North Carolina arrested and must serve out three years in prison.

His has been a remarkable career or misdeeds, among the offenses alleged in the past being cruelty to his mother, number of charges of forgery and finally the charge upon which he was convicted, that of stealing his mother's household furniture and selling to other parties on the pretext that he had secured it in typewriter deals. The case which consumed nearly two days of the court's time and drew many witnesses from Thomasville was the charge of store-breaking lodged against John Thompson, Perry Briles and John Dorsett. The three youths were charged with entering the drug store of Mr. C. R.

Thomas at Thomasville and robbing it of about $35 in money. Dorsett state's evidence and was given the lighter sentence of the three, five months being his allotment. Briles drew six months, while Thompson, who appeared to be the ringleader, was given fifteen months. Thompson's bond yas placed at $750. H.

I. Lopp was sentenced to serve ninety days on the county roads for assault upon Mr. John Young. This was the sentence of. the recorder's court.

The case against him for retailing was nol prossed. A number of leading citizens were placed on the stand and testified that during the past three months Lopp's behavior had been good, but this failed to change the sentence. R. Larry Simmerson was charged with retailing and receiving more than the law allows. The evidence against him was not very strong, but strong enough to convict, the state's attorneyne thought.

the most Solicitor powerful Bower of his career to try and secure the conviction of Simmerson, but the jur'ies on these cases promptly freed him. watching out for any further developments in the case. Hence the finding of Adams' body was no surprise to their detectives, who immediately took charge of securing evidence against the negro. FIANCEE IDENTIFYING BODY. Positive identification of the body was first made by Miss Pauline Schumann, of Salisbury, who was soon to have been married to the dead man.

The first clue followed was that furnished by a contract between R. H. cern. In the the coat also Adams and a Danville, tailoring conwere three envelopes addressed to Miss Schumann at 1101. South Main Salisbury.

Her picture also was in both backs of the watch and in one of the envelopes. Sheriff Shaw, accompanied by Judge C. E. Godwin and Messrs. Buren Shaw and E.

E. erspoon at once went to Salisbury and brought Miss Schumann to Lexington. It was there also that the first news of Gantt's supposed connection with the death was learned. The bride-to be was much affected by the death her sweetheart and remained here until the body was quietly laid to rest in the city cemetery Friday morning. The only relative of Adams present was his brother, who arrived Thursday.

The mother was ill, while the father, a man of seventy years or more, was in too feeble health to make the trip. The father is Mr. Sam Adams, who lives in Caswell county, this state, but near the outskirts of Danville. Adams was nearly twenty-five years old. For the past five months he had been overseer of spinning in the Kesler cot- from Danville of Jesse.

This tact at frat made it difficult to locate Adama' tamily. given ton mill at Salisbury. According to all information obtainable he was strictly sober, quiet, industrious and his family had never known him to ride a freight train before, according to his brother. He had only a dollar bill and his watch when found and it is not known whether he was robbed and this overlooked, or whether lack of funds accounted for his taking the freight. He was returning to Salisbury, after a visit home to see his aged parents.

Miss Schumann is about twenty years old and a refined and cultured young lady. Recently she has been contributing poetry for the Charlotte Observer, Cosmos Magazine and Parks Floral Magazine. She spent five years at the Thomasville Orphanage following the death of her father and was for awhile a member of the quartette. While here she Was at the home of Clerk of the Court and Mrs. C.

E. Godwih. FORMERLY BELONGED TO ARMY. Another interesting and at first puzzling circumstance was furnished by the initials in the suit he wore and the initials of Reuben Adams, brother who lives in Raleigh, on the tailoring contract. This was explained by the brother who came here, who said that Jesse bad been a member of the U.

S. army and had purchased his discharge. Since recent developments in Mexico, he feared that he might be pressed back into service, 80 the talloring concern, who knew both brothers well, agreed to make the contract and suit initials in the name of Reuben so that there would be no record in Greenwald, of Brooklyn, N. la the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

O. A. Rothrock and Mr. and Mrs. E.

H. Goelz. Mias Greenwald is a sister of Mesdames Rothrock and Goelz. BICKETT NEXT GOVERNOR. Robinson and Spence in Second Primary-Thompson Beats YoungLight Vote in the District.

Already the welkin is ringing in the second primary to choose the demperatio, district, fore race Congress being in be- the tween L. D. Robinson, of Wadesboro, and Union L. Spence, of Carthage. Monday afternoon before the returns from tire primaries of Saturday were complete, Mr.

Spence began firing telinto Davidson county and before night the nucleus for a strong organization already been formed. His supporters in Davidson are very enthusiastic and, although Mr. Robinson has a good lead in the trict he lacked 1,174 votes of securing a majority. Nearly half the votes cast in the seventh district were in the four counties lying along the South Carolina line, Union, Anson, Richmond and Scotland, and Robinson secured heavy majorities in these. These counties are accustomed to primaries and the nominees there are never seriously opposed, so the general election is of secondary importance.

Bickett is a native of Union, and this accounts in part of the tremendous vote polled there. A complete count from all the counties gives Robinson 6,320, Spence 288, Varner 2,549, Finley 1,665. Mr. Varner secured majorities in Davidson and Randolph and a plurality in Davie. Mr.

Finley carried Wilkes and Yadkin a and Mr. Spence secured almost the entire vote in Moore. Robinson led in the other counties. Six or seven thousand democratic voters stayed at home, the farm vote being especially light. Rains a few days before the primaries, followed by sunshine and the approaching harvest kept several thousand farmers at their plows.

These circumstances place the result of the second primary in much doubt. Indications now are that Davidson will give Mr. Spence a handsome majority and that Randolph, where Robinson secured only a light vote, will do likewise. Mr. Spence has conducted such a gentlemanly campaign and his friends have fought so fairly and openly in all counties that many voters in who the expressed first test a will different flock to prefer- his ence standard with enthusiastic loyalty.

He is one of the ablest lawyers in the district. Early in life he was left as the mainstay of a widowed mother and several brothers and sisters. By his determined effort he aided in the education of his brothers and sisters and support of his mother. By his rugged honesty, his friends say, he has been able to build up a successful practice: He was formerly a member of the state senate and was recognized of its leaders Mr. Varner expressed himself as particularly happy over the vote in Davidson county, where he secured a plurality of 426 over Robinson, who was actively supported by the personal enemies of the Davidson candidate.

They spent time, money and energy without stint in trying to down the home man, but failed signally. While at the same time, Mr. Varner made no canvass of the county, used no money to influence its voters, but depended on their loyalty. His majority over all three opponents was 225. Thomasville returned the biggest majority against Mr.

Varner of any place in the county, He carried Lexington and a big majority of the other townships, as is shown by the tabulated vote. Mr. C. M. Thompson was victor over Mayor Charlene Young by a majority 102 nomination of the state senate.

Mr. R. E. Little, of Wadesboro, nominated without opposition, will be his running mate in the district, composed of Davidson, Stanly, Anson and Union. In the state T.

W. beat E. L. or more. Judge Manning Daughtridge for governor, by 25,000 will probably run a second race for attorney general with Capt.

Edmund Jones, of Lenoir. Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes secured a good lead over J. A. Hartness, of Statesville, and the latter will not enter a second primary.

Commissioner W. A. Graham, of agriculture was renominated by a small majority. Lacy, Shipman and Lee won in a walk. Davidson went for McKinnon, Hartness and Manning, while Bickett secured nearly a thousand majority, out of a total of a little over 1,400 votes.

A handsome complimentary vote was cast for Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, while Hughes and Roosevelt divided the half dozen or more republican preference votes cast. Scarlet Fever Dieing Out. Very little is being said about the scarlet fever in Winston-Salem for the reason that there is very little to says the Union Republican. The say, disease seems to have about run its course and will soon be a thing of the past.

To meet such cases as find it necessary, an isolation hospital has been opened in the East Salem School building, under the direction of Dr. J. J. Kinyoun, City Health Officer, and Miss Rothwell, Supt. of the City Hospital.

Miss Mary Walker and Sallie Hardister, trained nurses, and also colored nurse will be in direct charge. It has a capacity of 20 patients and ten cases have been removed there. For a temporary arrangement the 1o- cation and arrangement is all that can be desired. Announcement. We announce with pleasure the acquisition of the Metro Pictures.

Metro pictures represent the pinnacle of motion picture productions. Such stars as Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne, Mme. Petrova, Ethel Barrymore, Edmund Breese, Mr. and Mrs.

Sidney Drew. Lionel Barrymore, William Faversham and Marguerite Snow, and many others of the same rank make up the cast of Metro pictures, making it an exceptionally strong programme. Our frat Metro picture is Grace Ellison in "The Black Fear" in 5 acta, Thursday, June 8th. Beginning at one p. m.

and running until 11 p. m. Admission children under twelve years ten cents. Adulta ntteen cents. THE LYRIC THEATRE.

$100 IN PRIZES OFFERED. Herd Record Contest Brings Rare Opportunity to Boys and Girls on Farms in Davidson. The boys' and girls' herd record contest inaugurated by the Davidson County Creamery, the three. banks of Lexington and a number business firms is attracting considerable attention. The prize list has been made out and is headed by a pure bred bull calf given by the creamery, which will be worth at least fifty dollars.

The three banks each give ten dollars, making thirty dollars more, while other prizes bring the amount up to the hundred mark. Rules for the contest were published in last week's Dispatch and every boy and girl who did not read them might profit by hunting them up. The agreement for the giving of prizes is given below: The Davidson County Creamery and others interested in the development of the dairy business, hereby agree to furnish prizes for the Boys' and Girls' Herd Record Contest. The prizes offered by the creamery will be given to the boys and girls whose parents are patrons of the Creamery. The prizes given by others can be won by any Davidson county boy or girl whether their parents are patrons of the creamery or not.

FIRST PRIZE. One pure bred bull calf, given by Davidson County Creamery. SECOND PRIZE. $10.00 Bank Account, First National Bank; One pair Selby shoes, Fred Thompson Co. THIRD PRIZE.

$10.00 Bank Account, Bank of Lexington; One pair Boy Scout Shoes, Woodruff's Shoe Store. FOURTH PRIZE. $10.00 Bank Account, Commercial Savings Bank; One Maxim hat, W. G. Penry Co.

FIFTH PRIZE. $5.00 cash, Lexington Grocery $5.00 in trade, Lexington Hardware Co. SIXTH PRIZE. $5.00 in trade, Manning Hardware $2.50 in trade, Green Rothrock. County Agent J.

B. Steele will gladly furnish any further information desired. Biggest Sea Fight in World's History -Germans Appear to Have Slightly Bested British. The greatest naval battle in all the world's history took place last Thursday afternoon and all night in the North Sea when a portion of the English navy met almost the entire fighting force of Germany in a desperate conflict: According to the latest report the British lost nineteen fighting ships, while the Germans lost 15 admittedly, with the British claiming the total was eighteen. The tonnage of the British ships lost was considerably larger and they lost almost twice the number of seamen.

Both sides claim to have held the field of battle after the fight. The British began the fight with a small force but were later reinforced by a large number of their main fleet. They lost none of their dreadnaughts but several of their largest battle cruisers went down as well as several smaller cruisers. The losses in capital ships appears to have been seven, while the other ships going to the bottom were torpedo boats and destroyers. The Germans lost about four of their finest and heaviest ships, and some claims are that among this number was the great dreadnaught Hindenburg.

However, there is doubt as to the Hindenburg being destroyed. Probably seven thousand sailors lost their lives, more than four thousand of these being among the flower of the English naval forces, two or three admirals being in the number. The Germans rescued a number of their seamen from the waters, but even at that more than two thousand met death. Merchant ships passing later over the field of battle reported that the water was thick with human bodies floating on the service. Winston Churchill on Sunday gave out a statement declaring that Great Britain still holds the supremacy of the seas and his statement is supported by that of Admiral Jellicoe, chief in command.

The British admiralty was frank in promptly admitting their losses and at first gave out the proportion as being larger against them than later reports developed. In the meantime the battle of Verdun, which will soon have been going on four months, is being pressed with Increasing intensity. The Germans have been attacking constantly day and night for more than a week. In some places they have made small gains, but not commensurate with their losses. The French succeed in keeping them blocked away from the main object of the attack.

The batties between the Austrians and Itallans apparently are slowing down. Reunion of the Thomas Long Descendants. Plans are being made to hold reunion of the descendants of the pioneer, Thomas Long, or Lange, who came to this country about 1740 and settled on the east bank of the Brushy Fork creek in the upper part of the county. The reunion will be held at Bethany on August 19. This is one of the largest families in Davidson county, having intermarried into the families of the Hedricks, Livengooda, Leonards, Guyers, Sinks, Everhardts, Michaels, Wagners, Tusseys, Murphys, Swicegoods, Ragans, Myers, Grimes, Hiatta, Ledfords, Clodfeiters, Lambeths and almost every other old family in the county of Davidson.

Many of the descendants are in other states and an effort will be made to have many of these attend the reunion. Rev. J. L. Murphy, of Hiekory, descendant of Thomas Longe, will have charge of arranging the program, but persons wishing to obtain information about the reunion will communicate with Miss Ida Hedrick, Lexington, J.

W. Veach, Thomasville, J. P. Long, Wallburg or J. Lee Guyer.

TYPHOID VACCINE CAMPAIGN. Dr. E. F. Long Begins Work as Whole Time County Health OfficerDates Announced.

Spence Finley Thompson Young 7 13 15 37 41 48 20 78 18 UNPHEN 102 178 33 107 127 18 13 24 15 63 66 68 16 86 81 42 73 18 2 401 176 25 769 667 MRS. S. L. OWEN IS DEAD. Well Beloved Woman Passes Away at Hospital in Winston-Salem Sunday Morning.

Rarely has a death in Lexington been the occasion of more genuine and universal sorrow that that brought by the passing away of Mrs. Sylvester L. Owen, who died early Sunday morning at the Twin City Hospital. Mrs. Owen had been sorely afflicted with cancer and several other ailments for some time, but several weeks ago her condition became so serious that it was decided to carry her to the hospital.

Here everything that medical science and loving care could avail were employed in the last desperate hope of saving her life. During her last illness members of her family were constant in attendance, her oldest daughter, Miss Alma, remaining at her mother's bedside. The body was brought here Sunday afternoon on the Southbound train and carried to the home on First Avenue West, where it was viewed by a constant stream of friends all through Sunday atterno day morning. Funeral services were conducted in the home yesterday atternoon at four o'clock, by her pastor, Dr. Fred D.

Hale of the First Baptist church. The remains were laid away in the city cemetery late in the afternoon, and the sinking sun cast its last rays yesterday upon a mountain of beautiful flowers that had been placed as the tribute of loving friends. Mrs. Owen before her marriage was Miss Kate R. Penry, daughter of the late Eli Penry, of this place.

One brother, Mr. R. L. Penry, a sister, Mrs. J.

D. Grimes and half sister, Mrs. J. H. Greer survive.

The late W. G. Penry was a brother and Mrs. William Thompson, now deceased, a half sister. Beside the husband, four children are left to mourn their irreparable loss, these being Miss Alma Owen, teacher in the graded schools at Roxboro, Mrs.

Ralph Pratt, who has been making her home with her parents for several months, Miss Lila Owen, stenographer in the internal revenue department at Greensboro and Penry Owen. Deceased was 53 years old. Mrs. Owen had for many years been a consecrated Christian woman and a loyal member of the First Baptist church. Few there were with whom she came in contact whose lives were not made better by her influence.

A more devoted mother and wife than she could hardly have been and the bereaved family have the deepest sympathy of thousands, Her husband is one of the best known men in Davidson county, having for many years been register of deeds. Still Waiting for Reply. The following editorial from Saturday's Salisbury Post will be of interest to many in Davidson who are raising the same question: "In the Spencer News of this week is printed a letter to the candidates for county commissioners signed by Mayor Burton of Spencer, in which the candidates are asked about the free bridge across the Yadkin connecting Rowan and Davidson. "While this is all right and proper, we may as well realize once and for all that the problem lies across the river. It the Rowan side of the committee had been aided by the Davidson commissioners the work would have been well under way.

"The Davidson commissioners have acted very arbitrarily in this matter. They have taken the matter in their own hands and even refused to reply to letters written from this county's officials asking for a conference. Petty politics and selfish interests seem to have guided in the matter. The trouble is not in Rowan but in Davidson. Some way must be tound to get bearing in Davidson county.

"The commissioners now acting in Davidson might at least be courteous enough to reply to a courteous letter from a neighborly official." -One of the most angry looking clouds seen here for many months overhung the city for a few minutes yesterday afternoon. The cloud was very low and the wind was carrying portions of the strata in different sections. It became almost dark enough for street lights for a few minutes, then came a dash of rain and the sunshine broke through again. Mr. Frank Hill, who la located in Virginia, spent several days here last week with Dr.

David J. Hiil and other relatives. The readers of The Dispatch and citizens of Davidson county in general few months campaigns, but have been hearing, much for the past here comes a campaign that should have a more urgent appeal than any that has yet been brought to the people. Dr. E.

F. Long, whole time counhealth officer, has moved to Lexington and this week begins the advertising of the county-wide free antityphoid vaccination. Dr. Long has made out a schedule of dates and places for the dispensaries to be established. The state of North Carolina and county of Davidson furnish free of charge to every citizen within the county the vaccine and the doctor to administer it.

Among the great boons of the ages anti-typhoid vaccine takes very high rank. It is has been given to millions and has saved thousands of lives since it was discovered. It drove typhoid out of the United States army, after this disease had killed more in the same time than did Spanish bullets in Cuba. Typhoid has been almost unknown in Europe during this, the. greatest war of all the ages.

Millions of men have been quartered close together, in camps, prison camps or in trenches with mud and water, still there have been very few cases of typhoid. And all because practically all the men of all the armies were given the very same treatment offered free to Davidson county people before they went to the front. The anti-typhoid treatment causes no open sore, little discomfort and no loss of time. It is safe, convenient and given FREE by the county health officer. Three treatments are requirEr ed, so you must either begin the treatment on first or second date your nearest dispensary point, or finish at another dispensary point or at the Health Officer's office in Lexington.

Every family. and person in Davidson county will be welcomed the dispensaries and all are urged to take advantage of this opportunity. Places and dates: Clifton School House June 23, 20, 27, July 4, 10 to 12 a. m. Wallburg-June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2 to 4 p.

m. Healing Springs--June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 10 to 12 a. m. Southmont-June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 2 to 4 p. m.

Yadkin College--June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 10 to 12 a. m. Reeds--June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 2 to 4 p. m. Mt.

Pleasant School House July 11, 18, August 1, 10 to 12 a. m. Bethany- July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2 to 4 p. m. Silver Hill -July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10 to 12 a.

m. Cotton Grove -July 13, 20, 27, August 4 p. m. Hampton--July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 10 to 12 a. m.

Henry Mize Residence- July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2 to 4 p. m. -August 8, 15, 22, 29, 10 to 12 a. m. Denton-August.

8, 15, 22, 29 2 to 1 p. m. BETHESDA-August 10, 17, 24, 31, 10 to 12 a. m. Eller-August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2 to 4 p.

m. Welcome -August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 10 to 12 a. m. Arcadia -August 11, 18, 25, September 1, 2 to p. m.

Jackson -September 5, 12, 19, 26, 10 to 12 a. m. Newsom -September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2 to 4 p. m. Tyro -September 7, 14, 21, 28 10 to 12 a.

m. Churchland-September 7 14, 21, 28, 2 to 4 p. m. Gordontown, -September 8, 15, 22, 29, 10 to 12 Linwood -September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2 to 4 a. Holly "Grove School House- July 10, 17, 24, 31, 10 to 12 a.m.

-Peacock Bowers office, every Monday 2 to 4 p. m. from June 12 to July 31st. Lexington-At my office, every Saturday 2 to 4 p. m.

Mr. Goelz's Brother Drowned. Mr. E. H.

Goelz received a telegram last week that his youngest brother, Amiel Goelz, a young man of twentytwo years, had been drowned on Ascension Day while in bathing at a bay at Brooklyn, N. Y. Up until yesterday the body had not yet been recovered. LORD KITCHENER KILLED. Report Says That War Lord of England and Whole Staff Lost When Cruiser Blown Up.

According to a "grape vine" report reaching here yesterday just before press time Lord Earl Kitchener, chief in command of all the British armies, and his entire stair lost their lives yesterday, when a big battle cruiser with mine or them was on board torpedoed elther by a struck German submarine, The information at hand does not definitely locate the great disaster, but it seems to have been just off the coast of England and probably in the English Channel. Coming as this does upon the heels of the great losses in the recent naval battle, this strikes a blow at the very heart of England. Kitchener WAS regarded the greatest soldier of his. time. He first came into prominence in India and later won undying fame at Khartoum, Egypt.

He was sent to the Boer War to take command, after the burghers had repeatedly defeated British troops, and his decisive action 8000 brought the war to a close. Shortly after the outbreak of the great European War Great Britain again called upon him in bar hour of greatest need and be has been the factor in recruiting the British armies..