The Greensboro patriot [January 25, 1912]

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Remnants, remnants, remnants.
Our remnant sale comes off next
Tuesday, January 30. Don't miss it
macker & Brockmann.
With the largest stock to choose
•>m and the lowest prices ever of-
, red, you don't have to wonder why
ivc sell more vehicles and machin-ery
than any dealer in this part of
e moral vineyard. Townsend Bug-y
Company. 4"*1-
LOCAL NEW8 IN BRIEF FORM,
of
Now is the time to take advant-ge
of the offer of The Patriot and
.c Progressive Farmer one year for
>i.65.
Class tumblers are selling at 2
puts each at the Guilford Bargain
louse, 536 South Elm street.
Now, if you anticipate buying a
iggy, our entire stock is at your
: .ercy. Don't miss a golden oppor-lunlty.
See them before they are
picked over. Townsend Buggy Com-pany.
4-4t.
I have a farm near Summerfield
depot for sale at a bargain. 133
.ires on good county road. On this
tarm is c six-room house, new feed
barn one tobacco barn and other
outbuildings; also fine well of wa-ter.
Thirty-five acres cleared, bal-ance
to pine and oak wood. This
place is well watered and has enough
cnrdwood to pay tor the place, and
onlv a half mire to haul. For further
information write T. B. Ogburn, Lock
!'.ox 804, Greensboro, N. C.
FOIt SALE—Grade German Coach
stallion. Will be three years old in
>he spring. Weighs nearly 1,200
vounds. Address C. H. Kirkman,
Pleasant Garden. N. C. 4-2t.
Spring is coming and you had bet-ter
get "ready for plowing. That plow
is at the Townsend Buggy Company s
and you run no risk, for it is guar-anteed.
Soda at 3 cents per pound pack-age
at the Guilford Bargain House.
r>36 South Elm street.
YOr TAKE NO RISK—Try the
Vulcan plow. It is guaranteed to do
,ur work and with less draft than
-.-v plow on the market. You try
e plow and be your own judge.
Towns-end Buggy Company.
What's wrong with this as a o«'
'..ins proposition? The Patriot and
:I,P Progressive Farmer both one
year for $1.65. provided the subscrip-tion
is paid in advance- ^___
.", la»go assortment of disc har-ms
,l the best breeds at the
Townsend Buggy Company.
Galvanised wash tubs and galvan-
'7-ed water buckets at 10 to 00 cents
each at the Guilford Bargain House,
'",f> South Elm street.
Bad weather has gotten us so im-vatie
thaf we do not parley with
a customer about prices. The goods
:ire here and must go, so come and
ret >onr share. Townsend Buggy
oir.pany.
If yon want good young mares and
mule's, see C. R. Fields, Pleasant
Garden, N. C. i-2t.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership which existed between
L. V Butner and D. H. Blair, under
the name of Carolina Tile Company,
was dissolved January 2, 1M*\**
V. Butner assuming all responsibili-ti6S-
D. H. BLAIR.
L. v. BUTNER,
Valuable Farm For Sale.
In Now Market township. Randolph
eounty, on west side of Deep riyer,
nne mile from Guilford county line.
Contains 355 acres; one-half in cul-tivation;
rest well timbered. Soil
rich land, gently rolling, well water-ed,
well improved. Eight room house,
^ood barn and other necessary build-ings.
Two orchards. Soil adapted to
every kind of grain crop and cot-ton.
Will sell as a whole or divide
into smaller farms to suit the con-venience
of buyers. Correspondence
olieited. Address J. R. Coltrane,
Randleman R. F. D. No. 1, orE J.
Coltrane, Jamestown, N. C. 3-3t.
Superior Court Last Week.
The civil term of Guilford Super-conrt
was adjourned last Friday
afternoon, although Judge Cooke re-raained
over in the city Saturday
1') sign orders and hear severa
natters in chambers. The next civil
term of court will convene February
-• and continue for two weeks. IX
.« 11 be followed by a weeks term
"i (rirninal court. .
A number of cases were "l8P°°fa
>t last week, despite the fact of the
•xtreine cold weather the first two
days, and other matters coming m
i" be heard in chambers. The last
case of importance tried was a su".
•■f Hullard against the Cape Fear
Manufacturing Company. The plain-tiff
claimed $3,000 damages for in_
luries while using an alleged defec-tive
machine while working for the
< -mipany. The Jury gave him $400.
Mattara of Interest to Readers
The Patriot Far and Near.
Mayor Murphy left Monday for his
old home in Sampson county on bus-iness.
.
Mr. w. S. Friddle, of Julian, gave
The Patriot the pleasure of a call a
few days ago.
Mr. F. E. Harllee, of Meyer's de-partment
store, is in New York on
a business trip.
Mr. Emerson L. Wyrlck, of Madi-son
township, was a caller at The
Patriot office yesterday afternoon.
Mr. E. L. Kennedy, of Thomasville,
favored The Patriot office with a
call while in the city a few days
ago.
Mr. A. C. Brower, of Staley, vis-ited
relatives and friends in Gre9ns-boro
and High Point during the past
week.
Mr. C. Clifford Frazler, of the
Greensboro bar, lectured before the
student body of the A. and M. Col-lege
la;t night.
Mr. J. M. Millikan, clerk of the
United States District court, return-ed
last night from a visit to his
office in Asheville.
On account of the illness of the
pastor. Rev. Melton Clark will preach
at Bethel Presbyterian church Sun-day
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr. S. M. Bumpass, of the Town-send
Buggy Company, returned last
night from a business trip to the
eastern part of the state.
Thacker & Brockmann's big mid-winter
remnant sale begins next
Tuesday, January 30. Read what
they say about it on last page.
Mr. William Canada, one of The
Patriot's good friends at Summer-field,
was in the city Tuesday on
business and gave us the pleasure
of a call.
The painters and decorators have
had charge of the office of Regis-ter
of Deeds Rankin for several
days and have greatly improved its
appearance.
Mr. E. G. SherriU and Mrs. S. L.
Alderman, are in Raleigh at the bed-sldo
of their father, Capt. M. O.
Sherrill, who la seriously ill as the
result of injuries received in a fall
recently.
Sergeant J. R. Barnes has return-ed
from Clayton, where he was call-ed
by the illness of a brother, Mr.
Needham Barnes, who died Satur-day
afternoon. The. deceased was
45 years old and unmarried.
Mrs. J. J. Hill, the mother of Mr.
R. It. Hill, of th's city, died at her
home in Asheville Monday morning.
Shi- was 76 years old and had been
ill Tor some time, having suffered a
stroke of paralysis a few months ago.
Dr. G. Floyd Ross, the county su-perintendent
of health, left Tuesday
for Louisville, Ky., to deliver an ad-dress
before the National Child La-bor
Committee on "The Extension of
Medical Examination From Schools
to Mills."
Mr. Harry Brockmann, a son of
Mr. anil Mrs. J. L. Brockmann, un-derwent
an operation for appendicitis
at St. Leos hospital Monday after-noon.
He stood the operation well
and his condition is regarded as
very favorable.
Mr. J. T. Matthews, manager of
th? Zinzendorf hotel, in Wlnston-Sa-lem,
was in Greensboro on business
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Matthews
was engaged in the hotel business
in this city a number of years ago
and has many friends here.
The greatest catarrh doctor in the
world is Hyomei. Just breathe it.
Fariss-Klutz Drug Company and the
Greensboro Drug Company guarantee
it for catarrh, asthma, croup, coughs,
colds and catarrhal deafness. Outfit
$1. Separate bottle SO cents.
A servant's house at the home of
Mrs. Julia Mebane, on South Ashe
street, was destroyed by fire be-tween
2 and 3 o'clock Monday- morn-ing,
entailing a loss of several hun-dred
dollars. It is thought that the
fire was caused by*a defective flue.
The city commissioners are consid-ering
the question of installing wa-ter
meters for the use of all consum-ers.
At present water is paid for on
a flat rate basis, and it is claimed
that a change to the meter system
would result in a big saving to the
city.
The residence of Mr. Albert Col-trane,
who resides near Center,
Sumner township, was destroyed by
fire Monday night. The origin of the
fire Is unknown, but It is supposed
to have been caused by a defective
flue. The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
Mr. R. T. Scott, one of Gullford's
oldest and best citizens, died at his
home in the Brown Summit secfon
Monday. He was over 80 years of
age and was highly esteemed by
his friends and neighbors. He leaves
a large number of relatives and
friends to mourn his departure.
Mrs. G. W. Clapp died yesterday
morning at her home in the Ala-mance
church neighborhood, death
being due to the infirmities of age.
She was 80 years old and is sur-vived
by her husband and three
children. The funeral and interment
will take place at Alamance today.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Nuckels died
Tuesday night at the residence or
her son-in-law, Mr. R. H. Dickerson,
Mrs. Eugene T. Robeson has sold
to Mrs. Frank Hodgin, of Roanoke,
Va., her residence at 500 Arlington
street, which was the home'place of
the late General James D. Glenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robeson now make
their home in Faye-tevllle, where
Mr. Robeson is engaged in business.
Mr. T. A. Armstrong has purchas-ed
two handsome lots on the corner
of West Market street and College
Place. The lots adjoin each other
and afford an excellent site for a
handsome home. One of the lots
was purchased from Mr. E. Colwell
for $4,100 and the other from Rev.
T. J. Ogburn for $2,250.
Mr. John R. Hancock, of Dallas,
Tex., has been desperately ill of min-ingitis
for over a week, and a tele-gram
received here by a relative
yesterday afternoon stated that it
was feared he was developing a
case of pneumonia. His friends In
Mr. Hancocck's native county w.ll
hope for him a speedy reeovery.
Dr. D. A. Walters, of Madison,
known to baseball fans as "Tony
Walters, who recently received his
license to practice dentistry, has de-cided
to locate in Greensboro and
will open an office here about Feb-ruary
1. He will receive a cordial
welcome at the hands of his numer-ous
friends In the city and county.
Messrs. J. R. Donnell and F- W.
Moore yesterday afternoon purchas-ed
the entire stock of the Spearman
Shoe Company, which recently went
into bankruptcy, and will conduct a
special sale at the store at 216 South
Elm street until all the shoes are
disposed of. Everything in the store
is new, having been bought only
al ou. three months ago.
A report is current to the effect
that Hon. Thomas Settle, formerly
of Greensboro, but who has made
hlo home in Asheville for a num-ber
of years, is to be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor of North Carolina this year.
Mr. Settle represented the fifth
district in Congress for several years,
being defeated by Hon. W. W. Kitch-in
in 1896.
His friends are pleased to note
the success of Mr. J. Preston Scott,
who grew tired of city life a few
years ago and bought a farm a few
miles southwest of the city, on the
High Point road. He has a good place
and is devoting himself Industriously
to its improvement. Mr. Scott has
lost none of the industry and perse-verance
that marked him as a youth
and young man^ln Greensboro.
Mr. James E.*Mann, one of Greens-boro's
best known and most popular
young men, has been appointed trav-eling
inspector for the Southern
Weighing and Inspection Bureau,
with headquarters in Charlotte, and
will enter upon his new duties in
a few days. He has represented the
company In Greensboro for the p:ist
ei^-ht or ten years and prior to that
time held a position in the local
freight office of the Southern Rail-way.
Rev. D. C. Cox. the new pastor
of the Mt. Hope and Brick churches,
gave The Patriot the pleasure of a
tall 1 uesday. He came to his new
wark from Concord and is well pleas-ed
with his location and surround-
\uzi. Mr. Cox is serving two fine
conprc-gations, embracing some of the
bes' people in this section of the
country, and it is not surprising that
both pastor and people are pleased
with the relationship existing be-tween
them.
President Dudley, of the A. and
M. College for the colored race has
arranged for a "farmers' week' for
colored farmers at the college for
the week beginning February 12. Free
entertainment will be provided for
those who may desire to attend and
receive' practical instruction in mod-ern
farm work. Doubtless a large
number of colored farmers from all
sections of the state will take ad-vantage
of this opportunity. .
S. Glenn Hudson was yesterday
appointed receiver for the Petty-
Reld Company, the appointment
coming from Judge Cooke, after hear-ing
a petition from the Sharpless
Separator Company, of West Ches-ter,
Pa. In the petition it was al-leged
that the defendant company is
Indebted to the plaintiff In the sum
or. $202.34, and that Indebtedness to
various other creditors aggregates a
total of $3,000, with assets of $1,600.
Mr. L. M. Clymer, of the Clymer
Machine Company, has taken the
agency for the Economy gas ma-chine,
which appears to bear its
proper name. The machine furnish-es
a fine quality of gas for heat,
light and fuel at a very low cost.
It can be Installed in any building,
either in city or country, and op-erates
itself automatically.
SHERIFF JONES RETIRES.
Will Not Seek Another Nomination
For Office He Now Holds.
Interest In county politics has
been heightened by the announce-ment
of Sheriff Jones that he will
not be a candidate In the Demo-cratic
primaries for a renomination.
Sheriff Jones says he appreciates the
support the people of the county
have given him, and while he has
be^i requested by many friends to
stand for another term, he feels
that he should make way for an-other.
The voluntary retirement of Sher-iff
Jones from the race for the
nomination leaves the field open to
Deputy Sheriff George P. Crutch-field,
who has made public announce-ment
of his candidacy; Deputy Sher-iff
Qaorge Lane, who is understood
to be' in the running; Mr. D. B.
Stafford, of Oak Ridge, who has
nevei*stopped running since he came
so near winning the nomination in
the primaries two years ago; Mr.
Charles F. Neelley, of Pleasant Gar-den,
formerly chief of police of
Greensboro, and any others who
may care to enter the contest.
Both Register of Deeds Rankin and
Treasurer McKinney are to have
opposition. Mr. D. E. Hammer, of
High Point, has announced his in-tention
of running for register ' of
deoJs, and Mr. John Barker, of Sum-merfield,
at present a deputy sher-iff,
will contest for the office of
treasurer.
Very little talk has been heard
of toe legislative ticket, though it
i3 presumed there will be no scar-city
of candidates. Guilford will
elect four members of the genercl
assembly this year—a senator and
three) representatives. Senator Hob-good
will be a candidate to succeed
himself, but it is not known whether
Representatives nil lard and Kirk-man
will bo candidates again or not.
Dr. Dred Peacock, of High Point, for-merly
president of Greensboro Fe-male
College, has been mentioned
29 a probable cand'date for (fed sen-ate,
but In a conversation with a
friends a few days ago he stated
that he Would not enter the race.
Mocsrs. T. C. Hoyle and A. Waylaad
Cooke, two of the ablest young mem-bers
of the Greensboro bar, have
been mentioned as suitable candi-dates
for the house of representa-tives,
but both gentlemen decline to
entertain the proposition. It is very
probable that Hon. E. J. Justice, ex-speaker
of the house, will seek to
represent Guilford In the lower
branch of the general assembly.
So far practically no talk has been
hetiuft. as to candidates for county
commissioners. The present mem-bers
of the board may be candidates'
to succeed themselves, and that
there will be others in the field
goes without saying.
CHURCH MEN MEET.
Elders and Deacons Held Conference
in Greensboro.
A conference of elders and dea-cons
of Orange Presbytery was held
In the First Presbyterian church
Tuesday and yeslerday, the sessions
being attended by about 100 repre-sentative
men of the church. The
meeting was called to order at 2.30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
Dr. E. C. Murray, who was elected
chairman. Mr. C. C. McLean, of this
city, was chosen as secretary. Ad-dresses
on the following subjects
were delivered during the afternoon:
"The Laymen's Convention at Chat-tanooga,''
Rev. J. F. Preston.
"The Session's Responsibility fsr
the Church . Support and Beneficent
Work," W. F. Carter.
"Duties of the Deacon and What
He Means to the Whole System of
Church Finances,'' Dr. Neal L. An-derson.
"Detects of the Old Methods of
Church Support and Beneficence,''
Rev. S. M. Rankin.
"The Men and Religion Move-ment,'"
Rev. Melton Clark.
At the night session the chairman
appointed E. J. Davis, A. M. Scales,
G. W. Montcastle. S. Strudlwick. Mc-
Brlde Holt, A. T. Whltsett and ».
A. Hendrix a committee on resolu-tions.
"The Assembly's New Plan, His-torically
and Practically Considered,''
was the subject of a powerful ad-dress
by Dr. W. J. Martin, and In
his remarks he showed the great
advantage of the new plan of an
"every member canvass."
"The Every Member Canvass; Im-portance
and How Conducted," was
discussed by C. C. McLean and J.
V. Pomroy.
At the closing session yesterday
morning the following subjects were
discussed:
"Importance and Method of the
Weekly Offering Through Envel-ope!,''
Rev. W. T. Thompson and S.
Clay Williams.
"The Plan Necessary and Applica-ble
to the Country Church," E. L.
Anderson.
"The Two Treasurers, Especially
the Treasurer for Beneficence," Dr.
W. J. Martin.
"Should Foreign Missions Be In-cluded
In the General Beneficence
Budget?" E. J. Davis.
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Branch: South Greetisbara
Mr. J. A. Odell Retires From Active
Bu'iness.
Announcement is made of a change
In the management of the Odell
Hardware Company, whereby Mr. J.
A Odell retires as president of the
corporation and is succeeded by Mr.
Charles H. Ireland- Mr. Ireland In
tnrn is succeeded as secretary by
Mr. J. Norman Wills. Mr. R. H.
Brooks, who has been connected
wi'h the firm for a number of years,
becomes vice president. Mr. Odell
retains a portion of his holdings in
the corporation and will be chair-man
of the board of directors.
The stockholders also voted to sell
to Mr. Odell, for $60,000 the real
estate and buildings now occupied by
the wholesale and retail departments
of the establishment. The corpora-tion,
however, takes a ten-year lease
on the property for $3,600 annually,
with the privilege of renewing the
lease for another ten years at the
same rental and re-purchasing the
property at any time during the life
of the lease at the price paid by
Mr. Odell.
Mr. Odell has been identified with
the mercantile life of Greensboro
for over 36 years, and his retire-ment
from active business is a mat-ter
of more than passing interest.
Deaf Mutes ito Meet Here.
Clymer would be pleased to have any
one interested in the matter call on
him and see the machine in opera-tion.
Jim Bass, colored, was given a
hearing before Squire Collins Mon-day
afternoon on the charge of shoot-ing
John Allen, colored, at the home
of the former, about eight miles
north of the city, Sunday. He was
held for Superior court under a
bond of $200, which he gave. The
quarrel preceding the shooting arose
One of the conventions to be held
'n Greensboro this summer that will
doubtless prove more interesting
than any of the others Is that of
the North Carolina Deaf Mutes As-sociation,
of which Mr. Robert S.
Taylor, of Mount Olive, is president.
The convention will be in session
three days, including August 22, 23
and 24. Mayor Murphy will welcome
the delegates and his remarks will
, be interpreted to the assembly of
Mr. deaf mutes by some person famil-nnv
;i«ar- wIi*tIh_ t*hi.e« ">s'.iugnn klannpgiuisacgpe.''' TThheerree
will be several deaf mute ministers
here attending the convention and
special services will be held In the
city churches for the mutes. It is
expected that the attendance will be
probably more than two hundred.
Prizes For Boys' Corn Contest.
The Guilford County Agricultural
Association has announced that the
quw-rei preceuu,8 ^ auv-v-e . ■ following prizes will be *™fded »"
over a revolver which Allen owned [the boys' corn-growing contest Una
and had pawned several weeks be- Fear: First Prize $25 "township
fore to a third party. He had ask- j third. $10 In,/^d'"°n'at„T each
el Bass to redeem the weapon from prize of $5 will be »*ardefl in each
pawn; he had done so and the dU- of the_.18 townships. The^inner^of
pute was concerning how much Al
len would have to pay to recover h!s
gun. When the argument grew suf-
«n* th« Rntti« Ground road. Mrs. ficiently heated Bass was 25 feet or. the luivtmimmm « ^ ^^ ^ ^^ from tw. d,stance
her death was hastened by a fall He claimed later that Allen had
Nuckels
a county prize will not be eligible
to receive a township prize. No
prize will be awarded for a produc-tion
of less than 50 bushels of corn
to the acre. .
All boys who desire to enter the
contest this year are requested to
send their names at once to Fror.
Thomas R. Foust, of Greensboro, sec-retary
of the association.
How Corn Beats "Kirnj" Cotton.
Speaking before the North Carolina
Berkshire Association at a meeting
in Charrlotte a few days ago, Maj.
W. A. Graham, commissioner of agri-culture,
told his audience of the
value of breeding good hog meat;
.lecli>rei that cotton h-.d never been
king, and said that no product woulJ
ever be king when to produce It the
farmer had to go In debt. The real
king in North Carolina, he said, is
corn. He compared the figures of
corn production in North Carolina,
and the western states and showed
how North Carolina was forging
ahead. ,,
"The department of agriculture,
said Major Graham, "is receiving let-ters
every day from western farm-ers
who desire to take advantage of
the fine soils in th's state,'' and he
prophesied that a new era was dawn-ing.
The department of agriculture
is bending Its energies to make an
acre produce more.
Major Graham preached the hog
and hominy religion. Incidentally, he
told his audience that the Berkshire
hog had never been distanced for
ham and bacon purposes. He did not
think we should altogether abandon
cotton for corn—in which case corn
would sell for less than what It cost
to produce, but he urged diversifica-tion—
many crops, the home supplies
first, and the so-called money crops
afterwards.
Wants ••n Investigation.
Washington, Jan. 23.—Demanding
an investigation into campaign ex-penditures
in 1904 and 1908, Senator
Culberson, of Texas, in the senate to-day
made sweeping charges of cor-ruption
against the Republican com-mittees
for those and other years.
Indirectly he charged that foreign
ambassadorships were bestowed as a
reward for campaign contributions
and inferentially he charged that
former President Roosevelt had con-doned
the use of money in politics.
Mr. Culberson's address was made
In anticipation of an unfavorable re-port
by the committee on contingent
expenses on his resolution providing
for an investigation. He said that
the limitations of the proposed in-quiry
to 1904 should not be con-strued
as a confession that there had
not bean improper practices before
that period. Referring especially to
the campaign of 1908, Mr. Culberson
said that the contributions to the
Democratic fund had been made by
74,000 persons with $5,000 as the
largest, while those of the Republi-can
fund were made by 12,330 per-sons,
with Charles P. Taft, brother
of th Republican presidential can-didate,
at their head, with a donation
of $110 000. Among the contribu-tors
mentioned were Ambassadors
Reid and Kerens and Minister Lars
Anderson.
Mr. R. D. Douglas has just been
reappointed postmaster of Greensboro
for a succeeding term of four years.
There was no active opposition to
Mr. Douglas and his reappointment
came as a matter of course. He has
served the public faithfully and well,
and his friends are glad to know
that he is to occupy the berth for
another term. Mr. Douglas is popu-lar
with all classes of "^people and
has conducted the postetfice in such
a manner as to merit and receive
the commendation of people of all
shades of political opinion.
Jt. 6. VAUGHlt. Pr«S.
J. W. SCOTT. T.-Pr«s.
F. C. B0 YLES, Cashier
F. B. HICH0LS0H, Ant. Csihler
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Report on North Carolina. Manufac-tories.
A summary of the reports of 681
miscellaneous inaiiufat taring plant*
in North Carolina—those not includ-ed
in the chapters on cotton and
woolen, silk and knitting mills and
furniture factories—has been issued
by Commissioner of Labor and Print-ing
M. L. Shipman, showing 34,260
persons employed, of whom 4,256 are
women and 1,484 children, with high
average of wages of males, $2.61, and
women, $1.45, and low average of
men, $1.01, and women, 91 cents.
General Improvement in the condi-tion
and educational standard of the
employes Is reported. About half the
plants report increases in wages
and only one per cent, any decrease
at all. As to power, 394 run with
steam, 146 with electricity, 26 with
water, 29 with both steam and elec-tricity,
and the others with gasoline
and other power. The aggregate cap-ital
reported by 557 of the factories
is $51,787,491, the estimated value of
the plants. $22,858,324, and the out-put,
$53,152,581.
Over 75 Per cent, of these factor-ies
do not employ union labor.
Hard Jolt For South Carolina's Gov-ernor.
Columbia, ' S. C. Jan. 23.—The
friction between the legislature and
Gov. Cole L. Blease tonight reach-ed
Its climax in the decision of the
house to expunge from Its journal all
but the first two paragraphs of the
governor's recent sensational message
on the so-called libel bill. The veto,
which followed a whole day devoted
to argument, was 86 to 26 in favor of
expurgation from the record that por-tion
of the governor's message which
contained a better attack upon the
press of South Carolina. The gov-ernor's
message teemed with hard
words, "He, dirty, cowardly, scurril-ous,"
being among the choice mor-sels.
President Smith Called to Virginia.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president
of Davidson College, was yesterday
unanimously elected president of
Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington, Va. Dr. Smith is a na-tive
of Greensboro, being a son of
the late Rev. Dr. J. Henry Smith.
He is 54 years old and has been
president of Davidson College for the
past 11 years. For 14 years prior
to that time he was a member of
the faculty. It la probable that he
will accept the call to Washington
and Lee.
Mrs. Thomas A. Sharpe, who re-sided
in Greensboro until the death
of her husband about five years
ago, died of tuberculosis Monday at
Saranac Lake, N. Y., where she had
been receiving treatment for ■some
time. The body was sent to t**ii&i;~_
ton S. C, the former hone
deceased, for the funeral
ment. Mrs. Sharpe wasVr
ter of Mrs. F. M. Gaif
city, and is survived byM
As superintendent of f
tlon In Guilford county^
made many friends i
of Mrs. Sharpes death
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