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J. F. OEADEREGK
SHOT AND KILLED
LEXINGTON BANK CASHIER IS
SLAIN BY J. GRAHAM HEGE OF
LEXINGTON.
Ill DEFENSE OF
Gives Up Self to Sheriff; Says He Shot
to Kill and That His Story Will Vin
dicate Him.
Lexington. J. Franklin Deaderick,
cashier of the Commercial and Savings
Bank, of this place, was shot and kill
ed by J. Graham' Hege. The shooting
occurred in the sitting roomj of Hero's
home. Five snots n all are said to
have been fired by Hege, twa of
which pierced Deaderick's body, enter
ing the right side and going entirely
through the body. Deaderick rushed
from the room and fell from the front
porch to the yard and died almost in
stantly. Hege immediately telephon
ed the sheriff's office and requested
that an officer be sent for him. appris
ing him of the deed. He refused 10
make a statement giving the details
of the shooting, further than to say
that he shot in defense of the honor of
his home and said: "I did what any
other man would have done."
The slayer said further that he had
formerly held the dead man to be th i
best friend he had in the world and
after being placed under arrest said:
"Boys, don't ever have good friends.
You can't trust them too far."
From facts gathered after the shoot
ing it appears that shortly nfter Hega
arrived home from his work as man
ager of the Southern Upholstery Com
pany, Deaderick also arrived at the
Hege home. Words were passed and
the firing began, to cease only when
the pistol was emptied. J. T. Hedrick
of the bank of which the dead man
was cashier, issued a statement this
afternoon saying that Kege had in
Tited Deaderick to his home. Hege
denies that he had asked Deaderick to
ome to his home, though saying that
an interview was in mind.
Mrs. Hege when interviewed declin
ed to make a statement as to the ex
act nature of the trouble that led up
-to the shooting, further than to say
'that it was of a domestic nature and
had occurred at a date previous to the
shooting.
Refuses Her Children.
Gastonia. In the midst of the tes
timony which was being taken in a
habeas corpus proceeding in superior
court in which the mother and an un
cle were contending for the possession
of two children, Vernie Pennington,
aged 13, and Lee Pennington', aged 11.
Judge B. F. Long stopped the proceed
ings and placed the children in thR
hands of the sheriff to remain in his
custody until provision could be made
to send them to an orphanage or some
Other institution. Judge Long is in
communication with one of the lead
ing orphanages of the state now mak
ing an effort to get them placed.
Pitts Boys Found "Not Guilty."
Morganton. After deliberating an
hour the jury in the trial of Garfield
and Aaron Pitts for killing Dr. Hen
nessee rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
The entire day was caRen up by
powerful speeches by Spainhour for
the defense and Solicitor Huffman for
the prosecution and by Judge Cline's
charge.
It ha3 been generally belived the
last day or so that the verdict would
he "not guilty." but no one seemed to
expect a verdict to be rendered so
quickly in a case with so many com
plications. ' Seaboard Flagman Killed.
Raleigh. John M. Pipkin, Seaboard
Air Line fiazman of this city, was kill
ed and his body mangled into bits near
Moncure, 31 miles south of Raleigh,
hut it was not until the freight train,
upon which he r,ode had reached John
ston Street yards that he was found
missing. Te exact manner in which
he met his death probably will never
be known.
Major Peterson Is Acquitted.
Raleigh. "Not guilty" was the yer-
dict of the jury in the case of Major
George L. Peterson in his trial for em-
bezzlement of $7,600 of North Caro
lina national guard funs while serving
as property and disbursing officer.
The jury took the case at noon and
was out something more than an hour.
Major, Peterson was accompanied by
Mrs. Peterson in the courtroom when
the verdict was rendered. Members of
his counsel and other friends shook
hands with him and Mrs. Peterson.
Killed by Train No. 46.
Kings Mountain. W. O. War, one
of the oldest and best known citizens
of this section, was struck and in
stantly killed by Southern passenger
train No. 46 here. Mr. Ware had fin
ished dinner and started to his farm
last south of town and met the train
as it was coming into the yard from
the south, and he, being very hard of
tearing and dim of vision, did not de
tect the uresence of the train in time'
NEVILLE PAYS WITH HIS LIFE
Started ic Say Something As t Power,
ful Shock Was Turned On
Denied Guilt Till Last.
Raleigh. Earle Neville has paid
the penalty with his life for a criminal
assault upon Mrs. Sybil Celey, of this
city, at her home in the Glenwood
section in September of last year.
Maintaining his innocence of the
crime of which a jury of his peers said
he was guilty, the verdict being up
held by the highest tribunal in the
State, Neville was electrocuted in the
death , chamber of the State Prison
and was pronounced dead by Dr. A.
W. Knox after four powerful currents
of electricity had been sent into his
body by Warden Samuel J. Busbee.
"You all got me here but I'm not
guilty."
These were the words Neville utter
ed shortly after taking his seat in the
chair at exactly 10:30 o'clock. He
entered the death chamber directly be
hind two colored ministers, Rev. J. K.
Satterwhite and Rev. M. F. Jones, and
wajs accompanied by a prison attend
ant. He appeared calm and seeming
ly maintained his nerve until the end.
After he took his seat in the chair he
glanced around the small octagonal
room, appeared to recognize Mr. Celey-,
husband of the woman he assault
ed, and then spoke his words of inno
cence.
He remained quiet while the attend
ants adjusted the straps and head
gear but just as Warden Busbee was
given the sign to throw on the switch
he managed to say "I ain't." The
shock cut off What additional words
he wanted to- say.
Neville spent his last night in sound
sleep and ate a hearty breakfast the
following morning.
Durham Tobacco Workers Strike.
Durham. Operators of machines
fltlrt fllpfr n sciatn nta in tha maHnir Ho.
partment of the Bull factory plant
of the American Tobacco Company
. j- A , ,T
LVF.umg lj uKuciai manager in. ju.
Green, was the result of the discharge
of one machine operator, who had
neglected his work. The operator i
a member of the proposed Tobaccoi
Workers TTrTon. now under organitfa
tion here, Mr. Green said.
Following the strike the employes
of making denartment gathered under
the shed to the ice plant, opposite the
factory, and for several hours made a
demonstration. The temper of the em
ployes was good humored, no efforts
beine: made toward an angry demon
stration. They sang numerous songs
pnri "oi'od t0 fintory employes who
remained at work, through the win
dows.
Mr. Green stated that there was 'no
effort on the part of the company to
argue with th emnloves who walked
out. "They will be paid off as soon as
the payroll can he arranfld." he s?id
The general manatrp.r of the factory
emphatically denied that the operator
discharged was allowed to sro on ac
count of being a member of the pro
posed union. "He was negleftins: hie
work, and consemienHv we found if
necessary to discharge him." Mr.
Green said. Mr. Green further stated
that it is immaterial to the company
what a man belongs to so long as it
does not interfere with the discharge
of h?? duties as an employe of the
company.
Damn the Uniform, Says He.
Asneville. Charged with offering
an Insult to the uniform of the United
States army, Harry N. Taylor, of this
city, is being held for a hearing before
representatives of the department of
justice.
It is stated that on Sunday after
noon Taylor, who was in good spirits,
ran into a soldier from Camp Wads-
wortn and upon being asked to
"watch his step" by the soldier, pro
posed to fight. The soldier is said to
have instructed Taylor that if he
wanted to fight he should get into
uniform and fight the Germans,
Avherpupon he replied "G -d the uni
form." The soldier then proceeded to
collar the speaker and carried him be
fore Commissioner of Public Safety
D. Hiden Ramsey, who, after hearing
the evidence turned Taylor over to the
United States marshal. Taylor will
be given a hearing before United
States Commissioner Vonno L. Gudger
in the near future.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
Governor Bickett has pardoned Wal
ter Jones of Wake county, convicted
in February, 1914, of second degree
murder and sentenced to nine years'
imprisonment. He has " served four
years of his term and has made a good
prison record.
The per cent of slackers in North
Carolina in the first draft as compar
ed with adjoining states is as follows:
North Carolina 4 per cent; South Car
olina 6 per cent; Georgia 7 per cent;
Virginia 8 per cent.
Representatives of Gude & Com
pany, of Atlanta, were the successful
bidders for the construction of the
Azalea hospital buildings, which will
cost when completed at least $2,500.
000. Twenty-four buildings are to be
erected at Asheville constructed in
such a manner that glass inclosed
passage-ways will permit patients to
go from one building to another with
out exposure to the weather.
One million Red1 Cross seals were
!d in the state. Greensboro headed
the list with 210,871 seals sold, whilr
Italeigh- i second with 111.760 seals.
FAMOUS OPERA STAR
IN PATRIOTIC ROLE
i qqqqoOOOOOOO'K)
Geraldine Farrur, one of the most
prominent American operatic stars, is
a patriotic war worker. She is a mem
ber of the Stag Women's War Relief
Society and she can be found at head
quarters practically every day working
for the soldiers and sailors, who are
fighting democracy's battles. She is
shown in this photograph operating a
sewing machine, and she is an adept
on this machine and turns out excel-
len$ - Tfiis wonderful star is only
uue Ui
of their time to war work.
RED CROSS THRIVES
' UPON EMERGENCIES
Wonderful EfficiencygShown by
Organization in Handling
Work in France.
Emergencies are what the American
Red Cross thrives upon. The proof of
this assertion, says Captain Ednyfed
H. Williams of Chicago, who is back
from France, is found In the way the
Red Cross is meeting the shortage of
shipping.
Captain Williams' work over there
was in t4e purchasing department of
the Red Cross. As the space on ships
became less and less available for tho
transportation of Red Cross supplies,
it was necessary to buy as much ma
terial in Europe as possible.
"The Red Cross buys supplies in
France, England, and Italy, and will
do so in Spain when negotiations are
completed, because our government
needs every Inch of space on ships to
transport troops and munitions," he
explained. "Everything is bought on
a strictly business basis by men spe
cially trained in American industries,
working generally without pay.
"Our ability to give relief to Italy
when the Austro-Germans suddenly
swooped down upon them last autumn
Is accounted for in this policy of keep
ing our warehouses in France stocked
up. Had we sat down ana waited for
the time when enough ships would
have been available to get all our
goods from America the Italians would
have suffered immeasurably and pos
sibly would not have rallied as they
did following our relief work.
"Every ton of supplies we buy In
Europe makes one more ton of space
available for the shipment from Amer
ica of army supplies, or surgical dress
ings and other Red Cross supplies
made by American women."
Captain Williams confirms the re
ports of all other officers who have
been to France, that the Red Cross
has sustained the French people and
army wonderfully and that they are
ready for the trying days ahead.
LUMBERJACKS SAVE FOOD
They Observe All the Rules in
Their Eating.
Patriotic lumberjacks are willingly
observing meatless and- wheatless
days, and doing without sugar and
milk twice a day, Secretary J. A. Vye
of Ike Minnesota state food adminis
tration told timber operators at the
close of a state timber sale at the
capitol.
The operators pledged co-operation
to the food conservation movement in
every possible way.
In one big camp, Secretary Vye said,
the Hoover plans are resulting in a
saving of 6,000 pounds of sugar weeklj
and other food conservation.
And all that, he said, should prompt
city people to give greater co-operation.
The Faithful Dog.
A large collie dog led a group of
citizens of the town of Northeast, N.
1, to the frozen body of his master, a
hermit, who had lived in seclusion for
many years at the top of Mt. Rinta.
It is believed the aged man lost his
footing in the snow and succumbed be
fore help could reach hia.
16,000 PRISO
IRS
TAKEN BY
BRITISH LINE NOWHERE BROKEN
ON CAMBRAI SALIENT WHERE
FIGHTING IS HOTTEST.
KAISER IS ON THE SCENE
About 400,000 German Troops Engaged
in the Fight Try to Retake Part
of Line Captured by Byng.
London. Sixteen thousand prisoners
and 200 guns have been captured by
the Gerans, according to a German of
ficial communication received by wire
less. The text of the communication
follows :
"The successes in the fighting be
tween Arras and La Fere were extend
ed in the continuation of our attack.
. "Sixteen thousand prisoners and 200
guns have so far been reported cap
tured. Before Verdun the artillery
duel continued. From other theaters
of the war there is nothing new to re
port." Withstanding Ferocious Onslaught.
In a battle that has rivalled in fe
rocity any that has preceded it dur
ing three and a half years of warfare,
the British, on a 50-mile front, have
withstood the great German offensive
in Its initial stages. At some points
the British line has been bent back,
but not as much as had been expected
by military experts acquainted with
the force the Germans had brought
up and the power of the. guns they
had upon and behind the line.
As the result of the struggle on that
part of the front just west of Cambrai,
where the fighting was apparently hot
test, the British line has nowhere been
broken and Field Marshal Haig's men
have inflicted frightful casualties on
the enemy.
The first reports of infantry fighting
were indicative of an attempt on the
part of the Germans to drive wedges
into both sides of the Cambrai salient,
isolate the British troops farther east
and regain the Hindenburg line, from
which they were driven on Novem
ber 22, 1917, by General Byng's sud
den blow. Subsequent dispatches
have proved that this was, indeed, the
plan of the German general staff. The
fighting on the rest of the 50 mile
front was but a side issue to the ter
rific onslaught aimed at Gauche wood
and Lagnicourt, the south and north
bases of the salient.
BRITISH AIRCRAFT PLAYS
AN IMPORTANT PART
Kills and Wounds Many Germans
With Machine Guns.
London British aircraft during the
fighting along the front in France aid
ed materially the infantry forces be
low, killing or wounding many Ger
mans with the machine guns while fly
ing at low altitudes, according to a
British official communication issued
dealing with aviation.
In addition British aircraft bombed
important military positions behind
the line and aviators accounted for
numerous German airmen in battles
in the air. The text of the communi
cation follows:
"The mist over the whole front
cleared, but at most places the weath
er was unsuitable for low flying. The
enemy's attacking troops and rein
forcements on the battle front offered
excellent targets to the pilots of our
low flying machines, which poured
many thousands of rounds into them,
causing innumerable casualties.
"Our bombing machines also at
lacKea mese targets, in addition to
bombing important railway stations
on the battle front, over 100 bombs be
ing dropped.
"A great deal of fighting occurred
at low altitudes, in which 16 hostile
machines were downed and sfx driven
down out of control. A hostile balloon
was destroyed by one of our pilots.
One of the enemy's low-flying air
planes was shot down in our lines by
infantry. Three of our machines are
missing." -
TURKISH WOMEN TO
SERVE IN THE
ARM V
New York. A Wolff bureau dispatch
from Costantinople. published in Ger
man newspapers rereive hpe. sav;
the Osmanli Asso-'ation for Woman'.?
Service has published an anneal to all
Turkish women between the asres of
IS and 30 to enroll in the women's bat
talion. The Vakit points out that
Turkish women having alrf-iy beei
admitted to the field of commerce and
public offices, are now enabled to
enter the armv.
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
FOR CAMP IMPROVEMENTS
Washington, D. C. At last plans
are completed and the machinery
ready to nut Camp Greene in first
class condition for all sorts of weath
er conditions. Major General March,
chief of staff, told Senators Overman
and Simmons that Camp Greene would
be put in ship-shape; that $500,000
would be expended in improvements
at the Charlotte post, audt hat sewer
age system and first cla s roads would
"e part of the program.
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