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of 2 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1918. RUSH NEGRO TO PENITENTIARY Assailant of Young Orange County Farmer Brought To Raleigh For Safekeeping By JAMES A. ROBINSON, His front teeth are out. How It Occurred. Durham, April 30-John Lewis, a spall, black negro, was this afternoon rushed to Raleigh in an automobile by Deputy Sheriff Sparrow.

of Orange county, to avoid his being taken from the Orange county jail and lynched. He will be held in the State Penitentiary for safe-keeping. Lewis in charged with having day afternoon committed bold and deliberate murderous assault upon Nat Wilson, prominent young tobacco farmer of the Cedar section of Caswell county, The assault was made by Lewis, whose motive was supposed to he the theft of an automobile belonging to Wilson. Wilson is at the Watts Hospital in this city in a critical condition as a result of the assault. He hisa two aljot wounds in his abdomen and euta and bruises about the head.

The Lewis negro for several days had been negotiating with Mr. Wilson for the purchase of an antomobile belonging to the young farmer. Yesterday afternoon they agreed upon a price, The negro told Mr. Wilson that they would ride to his home in the machine and get the money. Near the negro's home and in a seeluded spot, Lewis told Mr.

Wilson to stop. "My father will meet 11.3 here," the negro is said to have told him. The young man brought the machine to a stop and turned to look down the rend. When he turned Lewis drew his pistol and as the white man again turned beKan firing. The Assaalt.

Lewis fired two shat. Both of them entered Mr. Wilson's abdomen. ing the negro was trying to kill him, the white man jumped from the machine and struggled with his assailant. His wounds, however, and loss of blood weakened him.

He dropped to the road. Not satisfied the negro procured a stick and beat him over the head, eutting several deep gashes and abrasions, as well as knocking out his vietim's teeth. Doubtless thinking the young man dead, the negro dragged him along the road and through the woods to a nearby creek. He then threw his hody into the water, and covered it with plank and huge rocks. Cold water stopped the flow of brought fresh life to Mr.

Wilson. He struggled from underneath the improvised cover, and, reached the bank. Hardly able to stand, the young man half walked and half crawled to a farm hone more than a quarter of a mile ngray. He gave the alarm. Brought to Durham.

After Mr. Wilson was given first lie rushed to Durham in alt auto' mohile. Dr. 1., 8. Booker operated upon line last night, and today he is said he improving.

Dr. Booker reported that the young man's condition is encourag ing. It was stated by the surgeon, howover, that the Vietini of the assault ladly injured. Hunt Negro. Armed posses immediately after the glam began the hunt for the negro.

Last night they surrounded him in a strip of woods near the Cedar Grove section. Ito was armed, but outnumbered in force his capture was without bloodshed. The urgro was surprised when informed that the young man had removed himself from the creek. In custody of the steriff, Lewis was taken the Orange connty jail at Hillsboro, where he held pending the fate of the young man ngsaulted. WILL NOT INTERFERE IN VAGRANCY CASE Gov.

Bickett Notified Attorneys For Louise Price That Nothing Else Can Be Done complied with. SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX FAILS TO CARRY IN JOHNSTON. Governor Bickett has notified the attorney for Louise Price, the Raleigh woman sentenced to thirty days in jail for vagrancy, that he will not further interfere with the operation of the court's judgment and the sentenee will antomatically become effective. It was on April 1 that Governor Rickett granted the woman a respite of thirty days, declaring that if she should make arrangements to dispose of her property here and leave town, returning to her children in Meeklenburg county, he would take further steps. This condition has not been (Special, to The News and Observer.) Smithfield, April proposed special school for Johnston county railed to carry in the county today by overwhelming ids.

All the precinets have not been heard from but enough known to make certain the defeat the tax. Small PIll Small Dose Somali Price CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILLS. FOR CONSTIPATION have stood the test of time. Purely vegetable. Wonderfully quick to banish biliousness, headache, indigestion and to clear up a bad complexion.

Cenuine bears signature loot PALE FACES Generally indicate a lack of Iron Blood Carter's Iron Pills WIlt help this condition CANADIAN VISIT WASHINGTON (Continued fro Page One.) should. be given until the publicity President anted." Flower Receives Position. The administration of President son recognized citizen known to North Carolinians the membership of the a Capital Issues Committee in the appointment of Henry C. Flowers, of Mixsouri. Mr.

Flower who has frequently visited the Tar Heel State, married Mine Lida Carr, danghter of General Carr, of Durham. Mr. Flower is a banker of recognized ability of young, Middle West and has been in Washington for sometime in connection with the Liberty Lot.n bonds as a trusted advisor of Secretary Wm. C. MeAdoo.

The new Capital Issues Committee will not have power forbid issuance of seenritien not approved by it, bet under the system built up by the Fedoral Reserve Board it is impossible for corporations, States or counties to float bond Issues withont first obtaining the consent of the Capital Issues Mr. Flower a4 a member mittee will draw a salary of $7,500 3 year. Baker To Address Tar Heels, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker today notified Representative John I. Small that he would deliver fun address before the North Carolina Society in Washington on the night of May 10.

Representative, extended Small, the as president invitation to Secretary Baker some days ago, but his neceptance was not made until this ernoon. The occasion will be one that widely advertised among Tar Heels at the National Capital. Heflin At Lexington. Representative Tom Heflin, of Alabama, today definitely accepted the invitation of Representative Lee Robinson to make an address at Lexington on May 4. The occasion will be patriotic rally and the eloquent orator will be introduced by Robinson, who will accompany him to Lexington.

Hon. Thomas D. Warren, of New Bern, chairman of the Demoeratie Executive Committee, was visitor to Washington today. He will return 10- night to be present tomorrow night at a meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee in Raleigh. committee will be reorganized for the work of the campaign of 1918.

His friends in Washington are certain that Mr. Warren will be unanimously re-elerted to the office of chairmanship of the exeentive committee, despite some paper gossip, to the contrary. Naval Service. Douglas D. Ellington, son of the late Sheriff John T.

Ellington, of Johnston county, was in Washington today conferring with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels relatice to enlisting in the naval reserve. The Smithfield boy is now identified with the Carnegie Institute of Technology of Pittsburgh. He has had a remarkable career since graduating from the Clayton high school in 1904. Ile graduated from the UniVersity of Pennsylcania and later won the Paris prize in arebitecture from New York society. Award Shoe Contracts.

The following statement is authorized by the War Department: The Quartermaster General's Department has awarded contracts for the manufacture of 3,500,000 pairs of metallie faste.ed field shoes for overseas use. The average price of the fut bidders was approximately $7.75 per pair. Contraets have also been awarded for the manufacture of 2,000,000 pairs of field welt shoes for United States and overseas service, the average price being approximately $6.50, Examination for Postmaster. The Civil Service Commission nounced today that the examination for the selection of a postmaster at Smith field would be held at Dunn on June 19. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Postmaster Alf M.

Saunders, who resigned on account of ill health. The postmaster gets $1,800 salary, with $600 allowed for clerk hire. Royall D. Jones, Mrs. Bradford Me, Rae, widow of the late Samuel Me Rae, and Mrs.

Joseph Underwood are among the applicants mentioned in Washington as candidates for the postmastership at Fayetteville. Mr. Jones is assistant postmaster has has filed a big bunch of signed names in his petition to Repre- sentative Godwin. Returns to Oxford. R.

W. Lassiter, formerly private seeretary to Commissioner of Internal Revenne W. 11. Osborne, has resigned his position with the Internal Revenue Department and returned to his home in Oxford. Since the retirement of Col.

Osborne, Mr. Lassiter has been identified with the department and connected with revenue work in Baltimore. Col. Osborne and Mrs. Osborne are to return to Greensboro to make their home.

The uptown ticket office at Asheville may be closed by the government Railroad Administration. The general policy of the Direetor General is to solidate ticket offices wherever practicable. Representative Zebulon Weaver has taken the matter up with the Railroad Administration with the hope of having the Asheville office remain open to aecommodate its vast tourist trade. F. L.

Seeley, manager of the Grove Park Inn Hotel, has registered A protest in behalf of Asheville. Rev. Locke White Named Chaplain. The appointment of Rev. Locke White 18 first lieutenant (chaplain) in the national guard in the service of the United States is announced.

He will proceed to Camp Greene, Charlotte, and upon arrival report in person to the commanding general for temporary duty. Upon completion of this temporary duty he will proceed from Camp Greene, Charlotte, to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. and report in person to the commanding general, provisional depot, for corps and army troops, for assignment to duty. To Speak for Liberty Loan. Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.

dels will leave town tomorrow evening will make two addresses in the interest of the Liberty Loan, and on Thursday they will go to Norfolk. The Secretary will also speak in New York. They are expected back Washington on Friday. That C. B.

Ambrose, the former secret service agent, has gone to Concord face the State warrant calling for his arrest there is asserted by friends of the detecti evhere. Ambrose is sought the charge of misrepresenting himself as a Department of Justice man at the trial of Gaston B. Means for the killing of Mrs. Maude A. King.

Irvy O. Wallace has been appointed postmaster at Kapps Mills, Surry coun- MUST ENCOURAGE ARMY IN FRANCE, Says Prof. Hanford in Lecture Before Local Extension Center J. H. Hanford, of the English Department at the University of North Carolina, speaking before the Raleigh Extension Center last night, warned the people of America against discouraging the United States Army in France by pessimism and urged a stronger operation and hacking to prevent the destruction of the forces "over there." He pointed out that the United States Army is in France and can not get out until there iv victory; if this army in not encouraged and backed to a man, great dangers may result.

The leeture was the last of the Spring series condueted by the University Extension Service and the enthusiasm shown in the series of talks WEN revealed in a letter the center sent to 1 the University expressing profound apprecintion for the instruction received the lectures on France, The center bow is planning to continue the lectures in the Fall. Prof. Hanford's subject last night was "France, the 'Nation in Arms." He analyzed the essential national qualities the French 89 revealed in the present war showing by quotation from hoke written in the decade before the war how far the usual conception of Freneit character is from reality, He spoke especially of that idea of French decadenee fostered by German propaganda. He described the various phases of the French accomplishments in the present war and showed the temper of the French Army by extracts from letters of soldiers, He discussed the French expectatious from America's help. Telling the audience that Arserica's Army is at stake in France and should be backed to man by the purchase of Liberty Bonds, War Savings Stamps and strong display of patriotism, he emphasized the extreme need of not discouraging the army by pessimism and pointed out that the United States con not withdraw its huge army from French soil in case of allied defeat.

MR. A. J. MARTIN DIES IN YADKIN COUNTY Mr. Santford Martin, private seeretary to Governor Bickett, yesterday received news of the death of his father, Mr.

A. J. Martin, at the age of fifty. three years, in Yadkin county. Mr.

Martin had been teacher for thirty years and for ten years WIN superintendent of the Yadkin county schools. He was a staunch Democrat, an interested participant in polities, a loyal Baptist and an earnest Church worker. With the incoming of the Wilson administration Mr. Martin was appointed deputy collector in the revenue department and since that time had worked his territory, including about six connties. Mr.

Santford Martin and Mrs. Martin left last night for Hamptonville to attend the funeral which will be held Thursday. Commencement of the Bailey Graded School. Bailey, April commencement of the Bailey graded school exercises, Thursday night. May 2, at 8:30 o'clock.

At that hour the music class will give its annual recital. On Friday, May 3, at 3:30, the Junior Red Cross Society, in regalia, will meet Hon. J. Bryan Grimes at the station and march through town to the school auditorium, where Mr. Grimes will deliver the annual commencement address at 4 p.

m. Friday evening at 8:30 the graduating class will hold its exercises. ty, to succeed John C. Kapp. Garth A.

L. MeKinney has been designated 39 acting postmaster at Estatoe, N. C. The Civil Service Commission has ordered examinations for these postmasters. Stop Pensions to Disloyal.

The House Judiciary Committee, of which Representative Yates Webb, of North Carolina, chairman, reported out bill today designed to forbid the payment of pensions to any persons convicted court of record of disloyalty to United States. "the Tar Heels in Washington. of Andrews: P. R. Hines, of Ayden, ing in Among the Washington North are: G.

Carolinians W. Coves, risit- Pitt county; Thomas J. Harkins, a lawyer of Asheville; Dr. J. W.

Jones, of Boone; H. D. Baldwin, of Rockingham; H. L. Guthrie, of Rockingham: H.

B. Varner, of Lexington: T. B. King, of Carthage; Mr. and Mrs.

Hayden Clements, of Salisbury; C. U. Bradham, of New Bern: Geo. C. Royal, of Goldsboro: James C.

Harris, of Memphis, a brother-in-law Hugh Chatham, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. W. J. Ferrell and her brother, M. H.

Ferrell, of Raleigh; W. H. Bagley, of Fort Worth, Texas, former business of the News and Observer, now president of the Fort Worth Publishing Dr. Charles Lee Smith, of Raleigh. Mrs.

R. D. Gilmer, of Waynesville, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward E.

Britton. Mrs. Frank B. Simpson, of Raleigh, and Miss May King, of Fayetteville, have returned to their respective homes after visiting Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. Britton. Representative John H. Small and Representative R.

L. Doughton are visiting frends in their respective congressional districts. Pride goeth before a fall, but we'll have to have a little spring and summer first. When Itching Stops There is one safe, dependable treatment that relieves itching torture and skin irri tation almost instantly and that cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask any druggist for a 35c or $1 bottle of zemo and apply it as directed.

Soon you will find that irritations, pimples, blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm and similar skin troubles will disappear. A little zemo, the penetrating, satisfy. 1 ng liquid, is all that is needed, for it banishes most skin eruptions and makes the skin soft, smooth and healthy. The E. W.

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Pace will be presented again for a vote. According to Mayor Johnson's amendment, some action must be taken today, although the amendment provided that action could have been taken any day not later than May 1. Representatives of the Raleigh terial Association yesterday appeared before the commissioners and urged them to close the places of business, heartily endorsing the regolutions of Commissioner Pace. Practically every minister in the city signed a petition in favor of closing the parlors. The pool room question has been one of the most widely disenssed topics in the city lately and arguments for and against the places have been presented at practically every gathering since the introduction of the resolutions.

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WIT WA is MOM MI MOM 9 MI A. R. D. JOHNSON DIES SUDDENLY Was On His Way To Washington When He Was Stricken at Old Point Mr. A.

R. D. Johnson, prominent Raleigh business man, dropped dead at Old Point, yesterday afternoon and the body will be brought to Raleigh this afternoon at 4 o'clock for burial. Mr. Johnson was on his way to Washington, D.

with Mrs. Johnson, and had stopped over in Norfolk. He was taken sick on the train but death came to him at the station, almost without warning. While Mr. Johnson had considered himself in perfect health, Monday night before leaving Raleigh he had complained of pains about the heart.

News of his sudden death startled Raleigh yesterday afternoon. He was prominent in business circles and had taken an active intrest in all matters affecting the interest of the city of Raleigh. Mr. Johnson was president of Johnson and Johnson president the Cherokee Brick Company, president of the Standard Tee Company, director of the Commercial National Bank, director of the Wake County Savings Bank, a trustee of Rex Hospital and a member of the Raleigh Club. He was forty-five old and is surRotary, vived by a wife and four children: Mr.

James F. Johnson, a student of the Massachusetts School of Technology; Mr. Arthur T. Johhson, a student of the University, of Johnson North and Mr. Carolina: Frank John- Miss son.

The funeral arrangements will be nounced later. Rerised version in Washington: "All roads lead to rum." Machine Company designating the products of this MINIM MOM SHIPYARD OUTPUT SHOWS INCREASE For Month April New ping Amounted To 240 Thousand Tons (By The Associated Press.) Washington, April total output of 240,000 tons of new shipping for the month of April was reported the Shipping Board today by Commissioner of Navigation Chamberlain. Twothirds of the tonnage was constructed in the last half of the month. At that rate the output for the year would approach three million tons, but shipping board officials are looking forward to much higher monthly totals as building gets under way. The best previous month's construction was in June of year, when 228,154 tons were built.

The total in March was 166,700 tons. A Sure Way To End Dandruff There is one sure way that has never failed to remove dandruff at once, and that is to dissolve it, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, just get about four ounces of plain, common liquid arvon from any drug store (this is all you will need), apply it at night when 'retiring; tuse enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning, most if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find all itching and digging of the scalp will stop, instantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft.

and look and feel a died times Company only, Hearst Acquires Chicago Herald. Chicago, April Chicago Herald, it was announced today, has been sold to the Illinois Printing and Publishing Company and will be consolidated with the Examiner. The transfer is to place tomorrow night. name the paper will be the take, iterald and Examiner, and Arthur Brisbane is to be editor. The Illinois Publishing has published the Chicago Company iner, one of Wm.

R. Heart's papers for a number of years. COMB SAGE TEA. INTO GRAY HAIR Ladies! Try this! Darkens beautifully and nobody tell--Brings back its gloss and youthfulness. Common garden sage brewed into tea, with sulphur and alcohol added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuriant.

Mixing the Sage Tea Sulphur recipe at, home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get the ready to use preparation improved by the addition of other ingredients a large bottle, at little cost, at drug stores, known as "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound," thus avoiding 8 lot of muss. While gray, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell, because it does it so naturally, SO evenly. You just dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared.

After another application or two your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant and you appear years younger. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is a delightful toilet requisite. It is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease.adv. WI 2.