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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
FATHER ASSAULTS
HIS own DAUGHTER
Attacked Girl While Recover
ing From Typhoid
Fever.
TAKEN TO DODSON JAIL
When Crime Became Known LaI 90
Crowd Gathers to Lynch Frank
Martin, a White Man OF
Mount Airy.

Mount Airy, August 22.-1here was
an arrest in this city last night that
created intense excitement and will, if
the story told by daughter of Frank
Martin, middle-aged white man, is
true, send him to the electric chair
for the crime is that of outraging his
own daughter.
The alleged crime was committed
night before last while no one was in
the house except the perpetrator and
his victim, and she, girl of about
sixteen, was just recovering from a
spell of typhoid fever and too weak to
scream or offer resistance. When her
grandfather, the parent of Martin,
called yesterday morning the girl told
him the story of her disgrace at the
hands of an inhumane father. He
promptly had the girl removed to his
home for protection and the story
leaked out.
When Martin was arrested and
brought up town a large crowd as
sembled on the streets and there was
considerable indignation, but no
threats of lynching. However, Sheriff
G. H. Haynes decided to send his pris-
oner to the county Jail at Dobson and
not risk him in the city prison. He
will be given hearing as soon as the
young woman is able to testify. While
Martin has borne good reputation in
the past there seems to be no doubt
of his guilt.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
TOPEKA AKIDNAPPERS ARE
CAUGHT IN MISSOURI

Kansas City, Mo-, August 22.-Little
Marion Bleakely, the st. Louis Worlds
Fair incubator baby, who was kidnap-
ped at Topeka yesterday, was taken
from her captors by the police here
late last night. Mrs. Edith Barclay
and John Gentry, who had the child
in charge, were arrested at the Bur-
lington Railroad bridge in this city
The man, woman, and child were
passengers on a Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy train, which they had
boarded at Atchison, Kan. When the
police boarded the train at the bridge
Mrs. Barclay held the child clasped
to her breast.
"Are we in Missouri" she asked of
the detective who told her she was
under arrest.
"Yes, you are in Missouri" was the
reply.
"Then we are safe. They can't take
the child from me- said the woman.
At police Headquarters neither Gen
try nor the woman would admit who
their alleged accomp1ices were.
Mrs. Barclay was until November
1907, the legal foster mother of the
child and entitled to it's custody in the
state. Her claim that the child can
not be taken from her in Missouri is
based on the contention that the adop
tion papers, drawn at st. Louis il
1904, have never been annulled by
Missouri court.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
THE SOUTH'S GREAT
AUTO RACE TRACK
Speed of One HunCfed and
Fifty Miles Will Be
Possible.
RACES HELD N NOVEMBER
Atlanta AuttmebiIe Association to
Draw Large CroWds to South.
land By CONSTRUCTION
of Track.

Atlanta, Ca, August 23.-Building
a two-mile race track, where the pom
derous machines can fairly hy
through space, and where a speed OF
;5J miles an ;.cur is made possible,
is not an ordinary undertaking by any
means Thousands of men, hundreds
Of teams, and many giant steam SHOW
els, are required to remove the dirt
FOR the formation of this great track.
Seating capacity for thousands of
spectators, and other things for their
accommodation, are necessary. f4ous-
es nave been built for the storing of
IL, achines, grandstands have to be
erected, and railroad facilities have
to be looked after, in order to handle
the vast crowds going to such places.
All of these things are being done
by the Atlanta Automobile Assocfa-
ton, a company composed Of business
men and sportsmen, that is now build
ing ''the fastest automobile race track
in the world" The work will be fin
ished earlyin October, and the first
race meet will begin on November 9,
continuing for five days.
The Atlanta Automobile Association
is composed of enterprising men, who
have put 100000 into the enterprise,
for the purpose of giving the South
the biggest automobile racing plant in
the United States. There is not a dol
lars worth of stock either owned or
controlled by any one in any way-con-
nected with the automobile business.
The entry list for the November
meet will be one of the largest in the
history of automobile racing. The
weather conditions that usually exist
in the South during November, and
even later in the winter, are particu-
larly favorable for automobile racing.
Besides bringing thousands to view
the races, the big track will also be
the cause of scores of. automobile
tourists coming to Georgia and the
South.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
LESLIE MILLER SEVERELY
STABBED SATURDAY NIGHT
Attacked by John Henry Sutton, Col
ored, at Coles Store Physician
Dressed Wounds of Victim.

Leslie Miller, whose trial for assault
with deadly weapon was called for
today, was seriously stabbed by ne
gro, John Henry Sutton, Saturday
night about twelve o'clock in front of
Coles store in Webbtown. DR.. T. L.
CHM was at once summoned, but be-
fore the physician arrived, Miller
nearly bled to death as the result of
i severed artery.
Ihere seems to be two versions as
to the cause of the attack. one is that
Miller threw water upon the negro
and the other that he pulled his gun
ON the negro Sutton threw his pen
knife at Miller and ran. The knife
struck Miller just below the right ear.
cutting deep cash and severing the
artery.
Miller's condition was serious to-
day, as the result of loss of so much
blood. Sutton escaped and has eluded
capture so far.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
CHRIST DOMINATES
IN MODERN LIFE
Rev. Davis Delivered Strong
Sermon Sunday
Morning.
MASTER OF LITERATURE.
Shakespeare Omitted From Five
Feet of Books Will Survive All
New Theories Ia Ages
To Come.

Before an unusually large congre-
CATION at ST. Paul Methodist Church
Sunday morning, Rev. E. H. Davis de-
livered a powerful sermon on "The
Dominance of Christ in Modern
Thought and Life Rev. Davis based
his theme upon the text fonud in Dan
iel 7:13, Ia.
cit matters little what the beasts in
Daniel's vision may have meant. Most
scholars agree, however, that Baby
lonian, Persian, Greek and Roman
governments were indicated. They
are merely referred to to impress the
transitory nature things then may
have been. in, compared with present
circumstances of power. In the
midst of all the turmoil of the vastest
earth powers indicated by the strife
of the winds in face of the deep, there
arises the one who alone is to have
permanent dominion-the Son of Man
Christ. He had it while here in
flesh over the body, self and Satan as
never another had. He showed it in
his temptation. Not bread, not the
improper use of power already His,
nor power of any sort improperly OBJ
tanned, could swerve Him from His
purpose. Those who are called His
are not rightly so-called except as
they show the same spirit.
.But the dominion, and glory and
power of Daniel's vision are only
foreshadowed by these. In much
vaster sense has he that dominion to-
day-vaster still the sense He is to
have it in the days that are to follow
See his dominance in the literature OF
today. Shakespeare is master
though he may have been left out OF
the five feet of essential books named
by one who calls for a new religion
He will continue master when those
who thus leave him out will not be &
memory. The most orthodox of Chris
tians today could scarcely be more Sc
in the fundamentals of their religion
than was this master mind. To thu
same effect Goethe, Carlisle, Tenny
son, Whittier, John Wesley and Phil
| lips Brooks were quoted.
Christ has glory in this day, toe
| The time spoken Of by the Apostl
when, every knee should bow to Hin
and every tongue confess Him ma
not have come yet-still in most quar-
| ters of the globe His name is alread
| above every other. The church pen
nant, blue cross on white back
ground, Is the only flag that goe
above the admiral's; the Secretary c
the Navy and the Presidents. But
dominion that is only indicated by
flag while there is the utmost loose
ness Of morals by those who display
is not grateful to Christ and is not tn
sort that He wants and is to have
rather the tribute of lives to who1
His Word is supreme"
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
JUDGE ". R. ALLEN IN ABLE
CHARGE SCORES GAMBLING !,
And TAME BLIND TIGERS
Heavy Docket To Be Disposed of At
This Term of Court Which
Began Monday,

In an able and impartial charge at
the beginning of the August term of
superior Court here Monday Judge w.
Il. Allen scored gambling and blind
tigers. He told of the DUTY each in
ulVldual owed to the community.
State and nation and that each mem
per OF the jury should see that the
laws were obeyed. Judge Allen en-
larged upon this duty, after which he
stated that it was also a duty of every
cltlzen, whether prohibition or anti
pronlbltlonlst, to see that the State
law was not violated by the existence
OF blind tigers"
In speaking of gambling, Judge Al
len stated that there was two classes
the open gambling by negroes on the
streets, and the secret gambling. His
Honor added that the latter was the
most difficult to apprehend. but that
ne would not be as severe in punish
ing the former as the latter.
The grand jury is composed of the
following: ]. A. Westbrook, foreman;
Daniel Jones, Allen Wooten, G. B.
Cuddington, c. L. Gurley, ]. B. Gran
tham, John D. Davis, H. J, Smith. J.
wv Hosea, ]. w. Pipkin, M. T. Best,
}. Il. Hunt, j. A. Howell, c. w. Best,
}. W. Saddler, G. P. Britt, C. H. Nor
Ten, F. P. Becton.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
ENTERTAINED IN HONOR OF
MISS LUMLY OF GOLDSBORO

The Twin City Sentinel of Winston
Salem, gives the following account of
an entertainment in honor of Miss
Lumley:
AT the home of Mrs. Cornelius, ON
Spring street, last evening Miss Mary
Powell entertained delightfully."- at a
watermelon party in honor of Miss
Susie Lumley, of Goldsboro The con-
test OF the evening was "Courtship
in the Vegetable Kingdom" Miss
Lumley won the first prize and Mr.. A.
c. Perry carried off the BOBBY. Dur
ing the evening Miss Inez Day rem
dered several beautiful instrumental
and vocal solos,"
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
PROGRESS ON THE INLAND
WATERWAY COAST ROUTE
Engineer Stephen Harriss VIII Begin
Surveys Within the Next
Few Days.

That progress is being made on the
inland waterways project is evidenced
by the arrival at Southport last
Wednesday of Mr.. Stephen Harriss, of
Philadelphia, Pa, United States engi-
neer, who is looking over the terri
tory between that point and Little
river, near Georgetown, 8. c., and will,
it is understood, begin within few
lays with a party of fifteen a survey
from Southport to Little river.
AS is known to the people of this
section, the idea is to have an inland
waterway from Beaufort, N. c., down
the coast and to a point in Texas. Ac-
cording to the present plans the route
will be by Wilmington, down the
Northeast river for number of miles
and on to Southport, and from that
point to Georgetown down Elizabeth
| creek. At one time it was proposed to
cross the Northeast river just above
Wilmington and out to Lake Wacca-
NAV, but this route is said to be i'm
grade at Livingston creek, where it
| would require an excavation of seven
ty feet. The fact that Wilmington viii
| be on the route will add materially te
the Importance of this city as port.
The survey of the route from South
port to Georgetown will require, it i.
stated, about seven or eight months
tt is understood that the survey will
be commenced about September
The party desires to rent gasolen
launch for use during the surve
which will require about six months
to Little River, S. C.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
BRIBES OF MILLION FAIL
TO TEMPT JUDGE LINDSEY
Although at Times His Friends Have
Deserted Him, Yet He Has Won
Fight.

Judge Lindsey is known to the
world at large for his work in the
Juvenile Court of Denver; and, to his
little court room there, come Chill
dren's Society agents from all parts
of the states, visitors from England,
officers from Germany, and govern
ment officials sent from Sweden, Aus
tria, France and Japan, to study his
laws and learn his methods.
But to himself, to Denver, to his
friends, and-most of ALTO his enc
mics, his famous juvenile court is only
s1t incident, side issue, a small detail
IN the mans amazing career. For
years he has been engaged in fight
Of which the founding of his Juvenile
court was only the merest skirmish.
1t is a fight that has carried him
into politics to find both political par
ties against him 1t has been carried
on without the consistent support OF
any newspaper, and with now one,
now the other, and at times all the
party organs in Denver cartooning
and attacking him The thieves, the
gamblers, the saloon-keepers and the
prostitutes have been cheered on
against him There have been times
when even the churches have been
afraid to aid him. Men of wealth-the
heads of street railways, the telephone
company, the gas and electric COM
pany, the water company and most of
the other Denver corporations and
combinations of finance-have made it
their particular ambition and person
al aim to beat him down and crush
him out of public life. He has fought
aione-at times absolutely alone. And
he is still fighting!
He has been offered bribes that
might buy millionaire He has been
promised career in politics, a for
| tune in law. He has been given hope
of worldly preferments that might Sc
duce the highest ambition.
When these have failed to win him
| he has been threatened with all the
| puGishments that the most unscrupu
| Ious power and bitterest hate coul(
conceive. To destroy his reputation
false affidavits have been sworn ou
| by fallen women accusing him of tn,
lowest forms of vice. Attempts hav,
| made to lure him to houses of ill
| repute where men were lying in wal
CO expose him. The vilest storie
about him have been circulated, il
yenomous whispers from man to mai
and woman to woman. Friends hav
been frightened or bought or driver
from him. His life has been threat
ened. Special laws have been intro
duced at the State Capitol agains
him! The Denver Chamber of Com
nerce has publicly branded him a.
!, enemy of the state. At times the yer
: lights in his rooms at the Court Hous
have been cut off-as the last an
smallest annoyance of spite-and h
| has had to go to the corner drug stor
| at night and buy himself candles
continue his work! - HARVEY ,
O'Higgins, in September Everybody
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
EXPRESS MESSENGER ARRESTED.
George p. Turner Charged With Theft
of Something Like $4,000.

Salisbury, N. c., August 23.-George
P. Turner, messenger for the South
ern Express Company. running be-
tween this city and Asheville, was ar
rested here at an early hour yesterday
morning on warrant sworn out by
an official of the company charging
him with the theft of certain parcels
of money from one of the company's s
cars. Those interested decline to talk
concerning the case, but it is under
stood that the amount Turner is
charged with lifting is something like
5000.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
REV, F .SWINDELL LOVE
APPOINTED TO PASTORATE
Succeeds Late DIR. F. d. SwindelI as
Pastor of KinstOn Methodist.
Church.

Bishop Gambler, who has charge of
the North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
has appointed Rev. F. Swindell Love
by the death of Rev. F, D. Swindell re-
Gently. The appointment was made
upon the suggestion of DR.. r. F. Bum
pas, presiding elder of the New Bern
district. The pastor occupied his pull
pit on Sunday, morning and evening.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
Honor Paid Chief Pickard.

Durham, N. c., August pa, spe-
cial train from Chapel today met the
body at University Station of Walter
Pickard, who died last night at a
Richmond hospital The young man
was chief of the Chapel Hill fire de-
partment. owned one of the Durham
Chanpel Hill automobile lines, and
was partner in the Piekard Hotel.
He was twenty-five years old and is
survived by his parents and three sis
ters. He was taken six weeks ago to
Richmond for treatment for chronic
heart trouble.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25

To the Editor: The friends of Mr.
sent his name for nomination for Con-
gress to the Democratic voters of the
Third Congressional District.
No one who meets and knows
George Hood, of Goldsboro, will for
get him. He has a genial frankness
of manner and sympathetic cordiality
of speech that can not fail to attract
His look inspires confidence, just as
his hand-grip awakens friendship.
His whole bearing is instinct with
kindly courtesy and good fellowship.
And yet, he is not merely a good fell
1ow." With his kindly disposition and
magnetic personality is allied activity
of mind and strength of character
such as stamp him man of personal
force. In fact, he has courage "a
plenty.
He had the courage, when but
mere strip of a boy, to undertake to
"hoe his own row. in 1ife-frst as
farmer lad, then as a factory hand.
messenger boy, telegraph operator
and railroad employe. In every one
OF these capacities his work was
marked with the most painstakins
thoroughness and by absolute loyalty
to duty. These qualities, quite as
much as his personal popularity, are
responsible for the success he has at
tained in life and the high esteem in
which his fellow men hold him.
What George Hood is today he has
become by virtue of his own efforts,
in great measure. In youth he lack
ed many of the advantages given those
more fortunately situated, but he
made up by enthusiastic toll, inces-
SAINT labor and close application what
fortune and circumstances had with
held. Employed by day in furniture
factory, he devoted goodly part O.
his nights to books; as a messenger
boy, he studied telegraphy; as tele-
graph operator he put his spare mo-
ments studying law.
Courage and determination of this
sort was encouraged by those who
knew what the boy was doing. SooI
after he became of age, he got his Law
license and opened an Office in his
home town. Is it any wonder tha
success was assured him from thu
start? Within the year he was elect
ed county treasurer. Hardly had hi
term of Office as treasurer expired
when his people chose him to repre-
sent them in the Legislature From
khn ho1 hn mi n fh
mayors chair-a position to which h
has thrice been elected.
And yet, witha1, George Hood
without egotism. The honcrs tha
have come to him thus early in Hf
have not turned his head. He's jus
as cordial and as frank and a
s.home-folksy" as he was when as
messenger boy he took telegram
around the town, or as an operator b
sent them over the wires. He's 1o'
none of the charm of simplicity. E
the same token that North Carolir
knows her former Governor as "Cha
lie'' Aycock, so Goldsboro knows h
ex-mayor and Wayne county its fo
mer treasurer and legislator
George Hood.
His private life is just such o.
as you would expect such man
live. He was raised on the strict
lines by a mother who still lives a
watches with pride the career 81 s
eboy.'' From his earliest eniidhe
he was taught to be rigorous II nle
.ality and strict In his church rel
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
Mrs. willis Peele Dead.

The death of Mrs Willis Peele.
aged sixty years, occurred Wednesday
on the old Atkinson plantation in
Hood Swamp township and the inter-
ment was made yesterday in the
Peele burial ground.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
Held for Setting Fire to Stable.

Durham. N. c., August 2s.-For set
ting fire to a livery stable Sunday
morning Frank Allen, colored. was ar
rested. The fire department stopped
the blaze before any real damage was
done,
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
Chicago Provision Market.

Chicago, August 23. Saturdays de-
cIines were reflected in the early ca
b1es, showing declines of from IL to
2. The opening in wheat was: Sep
tember, 80 Ia; corn, May, So; oats,
September, 81 pork, September,
2230; lard, 1882; ribs, September,
11.75.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25

The more a man denies himself the
more lie will receive from heaven.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
THE WEATHER.
forecast for Goldsboro and Vicin-
tty.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-25
ToDAY,s COTTON MARKET.
New York Futures.

zeal spots, 12A.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-26
A Novel Method of Advertising.

A storekeeper in a small out of the
way town many years ago hit upon a
novel method of advertising his store.
He conceived the idea of buying up
the stock of stamps at the postoffice
across the way. The postmaster OBJ
jected to be denuded of all his stock.
but his mysterious customer demanded
the stamps over the counter, sheet aft
er sheet, as an ordinary member of
the public until he had bought every
stamp to be had. Then he took the
stock over to his store across the road
and plastered his windows with no.
tees that postage stamps were only
to be had at his store, and to his NOR
LITIGATION the postmaster had to send
across to the store over the
way for any stamps they needed until
some days after he once more got in
stock from headquarters.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-26
Resculna a Camel.

The camel has been called the "ship
OF the desert" Like the ship, he may
be capsized, and in that predicament
he is helpless. His manner of lying
down to rest is TO fold his legs be-
meath his body. If he happens to roll
upon his side he cannot recover his
feet again. This infrmity Of the ami
NAL is mentioned by the Count de Les
dain in the account of his journey,
From Pekin to Sikkim:'
"The caravan was made up of cam
els. 1 had brought some new ones
and had no idea of taking any other
animals into country largely com
posed of loose sand. An amusing in
cident marked the beginning of our
march. One, camel, awkward as they
all are managed to tumble into a
ditch of thick mud between the road
and wheatfield. When once fallen
camel can only get up again if 1t
can arrange it's feet conveniently un.
der it and if the ground is nearly fat.
''In this case it was not So The ami
NAL lay with all four feet in the air,
perfectly resigned and incapable of a
single movement to help itself. To
draw it out took more than half an
hour and required the united efforts
of many men with cords passed under
the camel's back"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-26
Welcoming the Traveller.

l have always had good opinion OF
the enterprise of the life insurance
agent. 1t has seemed to me that the
busy bee is lazy ne'erdowell com
pared with him. Recently this Opin
ion has been strengthened.
An old coIored servant living in a
neighboring family made his first trip
away from home and visited relatives
in New York
On his return to Louisiana he was
asked what he did while in the north.
"Well, 'mong uddah things done TUX
out life insurance policy fO' f. hun'ed
dollahs."
"Why, what on earth do you want
with life insurance policy? You have
no wife or children
"Dat's what I done toll him, but
had t. take it, all de same. De agent
man, he met me at de boat landin', an
he said I'd haf t. have one or he'd SEN
me back home. He warn't gwine fo' t.
low me t. land if | didn't buy one. Dey
don't low no one in New Yawk less
dey has 'suhance policyr'-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-26
Economy of Costly Foods.

The economy of expensive foods is
explained by the fact that digestion,
at least in man, is dependent upon
f1avors, without which it is so defec-
tive that we do not obtain the good Of
the food we swallow. AS far as ex-
periments go, they substantiate these
assertions, for the sight and smell of
pleasing food start the flow of di-
gestive fluids, while disagreeable odors
and sight stop it. Delicatessen, then,
would seem to be staples, for they are
necessary. The talk Of being able to
subsist on few cents day is simply
nonsense and leads to deterioration Of
health. What seems to be extrava-
gance in food purchases may be
wholesome instinct. The high cost of
living is partly due to the cost Of the
fiavors we need We commend these
ideas to our worthy dietetic econo-
mists. Laymen may not be so foolish
as the psychologists themselves. =
American Medicine.