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THE FARMER AND MECHANIC.
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ELECTROCUTIQW GOOD HMY IN
FDR MRS. WARREN EXTENSION WORK
Christy, Convicted Jointly With Reports To Yearly Meetings
Woman, Also Receives Show Friends Are Steadily
Death Sentence Gaininer in State
EXECUTION DATE SEP. 24
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(Stv-ial to Tlx- Newi arid Ot.stvrrV
"umnni i.onee. .up. . i ne re
port of the committee on evangelism
and church extension work as matlf
to the Friends yearly meeting this
ITtnrninP CVP nil .nr.ii-i rinr r.nt-
The Fact, Was Sentenced To
look compared with the meagre be-
nestreet, Found Guilty of
Being an Accessory After
LAKERS ARGUE BERTIE FARMERS'
AflPORTANT CASE
Affairs Grandin Lumber Co,
and Watauga Railroad Be
fore Judge Boyd
ALLIANCE MEETS
Annual Address Delivered By
Judjie Winston and Fine Pic
nic Dinner Served
Three
Prison
Given
Years
Notice
in
of
State's
Appeal
(SiMiial U) The News aiul Obserrer).
Winston-Salem, Aur. 7. At 11:30
nl'-rk tonight Judge E. B. Cline, of
tie Superior Court, having received
ti, verdict of the jury, murder in the
f.ist degree, condemned Mrs. Ida Ball
Warren and Samuel Preston Christy
t. ileath in the electric chair Friday,
Si mhcr 24, for the murder of G. J.
Warren, husband of Mrs. Warren.
I'lifton Stonestreet, being found guilty
f l.-ing an accessory after the fact,
w.s sentenced to three years in State's
.1 'I isoll.
An appeal was taken, filed for the
1 f. tul.uit a.s paupers.
Mrs. Warren stood erect until the
w.-nls fixing the date were uttered,
U,m,. with a quick, nervous jerk, sank
ii.to her chair, drooping for a minute
jr. if en resuming apparent calm
i -.
lii the event Mrs. Warren is elec
tr. .4 -uted she will be the first woman to
go t the cliair in this State and, it
is said, the second woman ever to pay
ll.e death penalty in North Carolina.
History of the Case.
was missed from his home
Warren
ere utter A u trust. IS nf iMt vav nn.l
bis body was found in Muddy Creek,
Forsyth county, last April. Christy
during the interim had gone back to
Texas, where he had lived for years
with Mrs. Warren and whence the
woman, then posing as the wife of
Christy, alius Kearns, eloped with
Warren.
Mrs. Warren, arrested after the dis
covery of the body, according to the
police, made a confession implicating
Christy, who was extradited. Christy
is then said to have made a confession
In which he told of a plot by him and
Mrs. Warren to kill her husband.
ginning a third of a century afro.
Five hundred professed conversions
and 283 additions to the church were
noted. Rev. Louis W. McFarland,
former pastor of the High Point
Friends church will take the field as
superintendent of evangelistic work,
it was announced.
Marked gratitude and thanks were
expressed to High Point for surren
dering their beloved pastor to this
wider field of service and they were
congratulated on securing an efficient
successor.
Miss Ieana Wright of Wilmington.
Ohio, presented her credentials as a
member and Christian worker of the
church. She was cordially received
and is to be engaged in Christian
work at Itich Square. Northampton
county.
It is the practice to read some of
the important paragraphs from the
epistles from other yearly meetings.
These were read, showing that in all
the yearly meetings in the world there
has been consideration given to all
subjects common to Friends.
Prohibition of the liquor traffic
shows increased interest, specially in
England according to the epistles.
The evangelistic work appears to be
growing in interest as does that on
mission work.
The usually interesting report of the
trustees of Guilford College shows
that institution up to the standard- It
indicated that Dr. I-. L. Hobbs had
three or four years ago told the trus
tees that when they could find a suit
able person to succeed him, they
should do so. They think they have
found the man in the person of Thorn-I
as Newlin, D.D., LL D., as president
and so have elected him to that posi
tion while Dr. L. L. Hobbs is retain
ed in the service of the college as
President Emeritus.
At the close of President Hobbs' re
port, Mrs. Hobbs reviewed from the
beginning 26 years ago, the history of
the Girls' Aid Fund, which through
these years has so increased that now
New (I:: -den Hall at a cost of twenty
odd thousand dollars aids 40 girls a
year to education. The best mathe
matician in the college is one of these
girls-
CONDITION CKIT1CAU
SWEDEN'S ARMY IN
NORTH IS MOBILIZED
Irvin Smith Was Very Seriously Hurt
in Train-Auto Smash.
Rocky Mount, Aug. 7. An after
math l the accident occurring at a
railroad crossing at Robersonville re
cently when a passenger train crashed
into the automobile of Mr. R. L.
Smith, of Bethel, was contained in a
message to a friend of the Smith fam
ily here, and it indicates that Irvin
Smith, the son of the owner of the
car, remains in a very critical condi
tion, while the break in the left arm
of Mr. Gib Rarnhill may compel the
imputation of the injured limb. Mr.
Irvin Smith, fifteen years old, was
the most seriously injured of the three
lassengers who were in the car at the
time that it was struck by the Atlantic-
Coast Line train, and for eighteen
hours following the accident he was
in a state of unconsciousness and it
is feared at this time that his injuries
may prove fatal. Mr. Barnhill, who
was thrown from the car with great
force, when it was knocked twenty
feet from the crossing by the oncom
ing engine, is suffering severe pain
both from the broken arm and from
Iruises and gashes about the body,
while physicians have expressed a be
lief that it may be necessary to ampu
tate the arm so general and serious is
the break.
Allies
Sweden
Activities Cause Concern To
Minister at Ijondon Says
Will Itemain Neutral.
(By the Associated Tress).
L.ondon, Aug. 7. The London
Morning Post declares the attitude of
Sweden toward Russia and the latter's
allies for some time past has revealeo
elements of a disquieting character.
"Emboldened by recent German suc
cesses," the paper says, "the latent
hostility of Sweden which has never
forgiven the loss of Finland, has be
come strongly developed. Considera
ble preparations for warlike contin
gencies have been made in North Swe
den and the Swedish army is fully
mobilized. If Sweden persists in her
unfriendly attitude toward Russia she
may rapidly drift into a war which
would inevitably be a great obstacle
to her future progress."
.y
oweuen s decision to remain neu
tral is as firm as ever, said the Swe
dish Minister in London, Count Wran-
gel, in reply to the rumors. He said
there was no foundation for them,
(S;"cial to Tt- Nr and o'werv r.
Asheville. Aug. 7. .Tudue J.mes i;
Boyd, of Greensboro, presiding at t re
present term of tht- Timed Stat s ;
District Court here yesterday, heard
the arguments of attorneys interest
ed in the motion fcr an order direct
ing that the receiver of the Grardin
Lumber Company and the Watauga
and Yadkin River Railway Company
sell the property of those concerns.
The motion is being strongly opposed
by the attorneys for the receiver. W.
J. Grandin. the latter claiming that
financial conditions are such at the
present time that the property could
not be sold for its full value, the
placing of the holdings on the market
at the present time l.ecssitating the
disposition of the holdings at a great
sacrifice. The Central Trust Com
pany, of Illinois, and others, contend
that the receiver is unable to pay the
indebtedness due by the two com
panies unless the property is sold,
and they maintain that now is a good
time to turn the holdings into cash.
Judge Boyd has taken the matter
under advisement. He probably will
render a decision at the present term
of the United States District court, t
The Watauga and Yadkin River
Railroad Company starts at North
Wilkesboro and runs west to the town
of Grandin up the Yadkin valley and
also to Darby.
The Grandin Lumber Company
owns many thousand acres of tim
bered land and millions of feet of
timber near the head of the rail
road. Many of the bonds of the railroad,
together with accrued interest, fell
due in the winter of 1914 and were
I unpaid. A receivership soon follow
ed and the railroad has been operat
ed by a receiver since that date.
The chief bondholders are Poole
and Company, of Chicago, who also
advanced nearly $200,000 to the Gran
din Lumber Company in the spring
of last year to pay accrued interest
on its bonds and to pay off the judg
ment creditors.
The Grandin Lumber Company
gave its note to Poole and Company
for the amount of this loan, and put
up as collateral for the loan, a mort
gage to it by the railroad.
Various interested creditors were
represented at the trial before Judge
Boyd by the firms of Pam & Hurd,
and Winston, Payne, Strawn, and
Shaw, of Chicago, and by Winston &
Biggs, of Raleigh. The railroad and
the Lumber company are represented
by W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro, and
W. B. Council, of Hickory. Mr. James
Horner Winston and Mr. Harry Boyd
Hurd, of Chicago, are representing
their respective firms at the trial of
this important matter, and all of the
North Carolina lawyers appearing in
the case wrere in Asheville Friday.
Vti arvl itwrrt-rl
I. The fourth
Hcrlie Cu'-.ty
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rier. Three
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Rev. W. H. Hollow. -U, ,f K ky
itroduce
the ora
Perry referred t .ludpe
W e r e
Mount Gould, Aug.
annua! picnic of the
Alliance was hold here
banks of the Chowan
thousand people from
i.eignooring counties
. i. i..tK r, r,sq . can
ing to order in a warm ;.d
come. Rev. W. H. Hollow!!,
HiK k. 1 -d in prayer. .1. M. lVrrv. of
Colerame. introduced Hon. Fr.i,et
1). Winston, the orator of the .-a-
sion. Mr.
Winston as "one who goe.s vhor he is
called; talks sense when he t there:
and claims no credit for hi good d d
of charity and kiielr.as. which are
many."
Judge Winston delivered a ry
unique address, tilled with philosophy
and humor, catchy illustrations and
laughter-producing Ftorics.
At these annual picnics but two
speakers are invit-d. the orator of the
day and H. M. Cutis, State Alliance
lecturer. This year Mr. Gates was de
tained by business and could not at
tend. The people missed the usual
ehtsh of wit between Judge Winston
and Mr. Gates.
Dinner was served and every on
present partook.
In the afternoon Joseph H. Ether
itlge, Esq., of this county, delivered
an excellent address on "Moonlight
Schools." Mr. Etheridge is an excel
lent speaker; keeps well posted and
his speech was greatly enjoyed.
The people here intend to build a
large pavilion out over the water. It
will be large enough to seat four thou
sand people, and will be suitable for
holding there all sorts of meet'ngH
and conventions.
The Rocky Hock brass band, com
posed entirely of farmers, gave fine
music.
3 MEXICAN OUTLAWS
KILLED BY POSSE
TWO DEAD, ONE WOUNDED
IN ELECTION RIOT
Less Than Normal Vote Cast
Kentucky's General Primary.
Slightly
In
(By tii Associated PresO.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 7. Reports
from Breathitt county today say that
Grover Blanton, a leading Democratic
politician of the county, was mortally
wounded, while Martin Clemens and
Elihu Allen, Republicans, are dead as
a result of an election day riot.
Brownsville, Texas. Aug. 7.- Fight
ing three against twenty, three Mexi
can outlaws were killed by a posse
last night at a farm house about
thirty miles north of here. One pos.se
man was slightly wounded. The tight
lasted not more than ten minute??.
The posse heard that the gang of
a dozen bandits which raided Sebas
tian yesterday and killed two Ameri
cans, had separated most of them go
ing to their homes on the American
side of the border. The officials were
alter one Mexican wno nad teen rec
ognized among yesterday's raiders and
did not know any confederates were
with him.
The posse, led by State Adjutant
General Henry Hutchings, Sheriff W.
T. Vann, of Cameron county, and Ran
ger Captain Henry Ransom, totalled
20 mounted men.
Since hurt night officers have ar
rested 20 Mexicans, all residents of
the American side of the border, on
suspicion that they were members of
the gangs of bandits which have been
killing, robbing and burning in the
section for three weeks.
QUITS HOME BECAUSE
OF THREAT TO DYNAMITE
NEW JERSEY WOMEN GET
"TORCH OF VICTORY"
COl'IlT UPHOLDS OUSTITR
OF NASHVILLE'S MAYOR.
torch of
Political
carried
formally
(Ry the Associated Press).
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 7. The Ten
nessee Supreme court today passing
upon petitions for certiorari and su
persedeas in three eases involving the
Nashville city hall scandal, upheld the
suspension of Mayor Hilary E. Howse
and Commissioner Robert Elliot un
der ouster proceedings, pending the
final hearing of the ouster proceed
ings in the separate ouster proceedings
nought against Commissioner J. D.
Alexander it was held that the fiat
joining him from acting was void.
In the case involving a receiver
ship for the city the order granted
by the Court of Appeals superseding
the appointment of a receiver was
allowed to stand.
Chancellor Allison today vacated his
'rder annointintr a receiver for the
tity.
(By the Associated Press).
New York, Aug. 7. "The
victory" which the Women's
Union of New York has
throughout the state was
transferred today to the New Jersey
organization. The transfer of the
symbol was made at midstream from
tugboats in the Hudson river
Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer headed the
New York delegation, which cruised
about the river for half an hour wait
ing for the tug bearing the New Jer
sey women before it was learned the
inspectors had at first refused to al
low the New Jersey women to board
their tutr because itw as not licensed
to carry passengers-
Mrs. C. Van Winkle, head of the
New Jersey organization, accepted the
"torch'' from Mrs. Havemeyer. It will
be sent on an automobile tour in the
suffrage campaign in that State
ThP total strength of the British
nrmv in India exceeds 350,000 men,
and costs $85,000,000 annually.
Nominees in Primary.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 7. Former
Congressman A. O- Stanley, Democrat,
E. P. Morrow, and Fred J. Drexler,
Progressive, were nominated for gov
ernor in tne tate-wiae primary neia
in Kentucky today. Stanley's major
ity is estimated at 20,000, Morrow vir-
Uially had no opposition and Drexler
was unopposed.
Mr. Stanley was nominated over
Lieutenant Governor Edward J. Mc-
Dermott and H. V. McChesney. His
victory is regarded as a virtual de
feat of State-w-ide prohibition. Mr.
McChesney was running on a platform
demanding passage by the legislature
of a bill placing before the voters a
constitutional amendment to substi
tute State-wide protilbition for the
county unit law, or local option- Mc-
Dermott also favored the county unit
law.
PAINTKKS STRIKE ENDED.
(Hy the Awiat
Houston. Texa Aug.
threats to destroy his
dynamite, William
I'r-").
7. Because of
home with
Weatherford,
(Ky the Asso-iaTtl Prt).
rvdeniro. Aue. . A three year
agreement providing for the return to
work Mondav of ten thousand union
painters who have been on strike four
months was signeu toaay. xne paint
ers won their demand for a closed
chnn and will ret an increase in wages
of 2 1-2 cents an hour during ine inira
voqy- of the neriod covered by the
agreement.
The employers gaineu xne insertion
of an arbitration clause providing that
rut ire disagreements shall be settled
without strikes.
treasurer of a
porters, today
his residence
also menaced
today with a
allied armies.
local firm of eotton ex
mo ed his family from
to a hotel. The threat
a ship supposed to sail
load of horses for the
SALIShl ItY VOTES BONDS.
of
lsuo of S:.4MHM t arru'U. nan
Amount for Vat4'r SyM4m.
(Slial U Th News a:ul ttimrrr
Salisbury, Aug. 7. Salisbury today
voted a two hundred thousand dollar
bond issue, the bonds winning by a
substantial majority. Each of the
four wards was carried. Of the
amount voted, $ 12a. 000 is for a new
water system. JaG.OOO for sehools, and
$20,000 for streets and sewers.
QUIET AT PORT A U PRINCE.
(l'.T U.t- A im I I'rwl
Port Au Prince, Aug- 7. Quiet pre
vailed here today following the occu
pation bv the American naal for es
yesterday of the offi e of tho Port and
the national palace for the purpose of
maintaining order and saf (guarding
life and property. The A mcrica iu did
not take possession of the euptoina
house, which the Haitiens still held.
As president of the French Repub
lic M. Poincare receive a salary of
$120,000 per annum.
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