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Plea of Guilt Accepted.

the crime.
Plea of Guilt Accepted.
The plea of guilty entered by John
Lewis Rollins was accepted by the
court, the prisoner being advised of his
rights to be represented by counsel. ana
assured of an opportunity to have his
witnesses heard. He insisted that ne
was guilty, however, and willingly told
of his cousins connection with the
affair.
1t was while Rollins was testifyins
and telling of the ladder incident that
Matthews interrupted with the state
ment: ct didn't suggest the LADDER you
did it" His interruption was ms h
admission of connection with the ar
fair, and a heated colloquy between the
prisoners brought out the whole story
of their guilt. IT.;
Matthews made statement IN ms
own behalf. He blamed his cousin ~,
getting them into the trouble, while
the latter told the court that the nrst
suggestion had come from Matthew >:
He said he begged John to ieave tne
house when he saw the trouple ne va
having in breaking into the house. Ihe
latter he said. persuaded him to re-
main, and he did so. Matthew's toio oa
what happened in the mouse, sald nc
left Immediately after he nad nsen
elected from the room. ana oehieu '.
bricks that were hurled through the
windows. His cousin, he said, did not
reach his house until nearly gay VI n
Judge Chichester cleared the court"
room of spectators when Mrs. Soieia
was called to the witness stand, ana she
recited the details of the affair TO smaii
assemblase. She told the court and jury
that she and her daughte: We're AFRAID
their house would be burned after tney
had succeeded in getting their assailahts
from their room.
Commonwealth's Attorney Ennis said
the state had made out so PLAIN case
against Matthews that he deemed an
argument unnecessary. He dld want 10
ask the jury to fix the penalty at aeath.
however he said. as such penalty is the
only thing that will safeguard the COM
munty.
and there are times" he said. when
the women are left alone at home
Death the Only Adequate Penalty.
Death" said Judge Chichester. "is the
only adequate penalty in such case as
this" and sentenced the men to die Au-
gust 20.
Not wanting to detain the prisoners
here overnight. Sheriff Gill had fast
train stopped late in the afternoon and
hurried them off to state prison.
81 suppose this will be the last time
you'll see Caroline county, remarked
bystander while the men were quenchfng |
their thirst at the town pump.
I've got home to go to- said Mat |
tews land I'm going to that home. This
is what bad company does for a man
Matthews has wife and four children |,
Rollins is unmarried.
Sheriff Gill returned from Richmond last
night. He reported having turned the !,
prisoners over to the penitentiary authori- |
ties, and they will spend their time in
the death house until they pay the ex-
IRENE penalty of the law. T. H. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
Mound 200 Feet in Height.

The mound is 200 feet high, composed
of earth taken from the surrounding
fields. The bronze lion at the summit
weighs twenty-eight tons. and was cast
from the metal of captured French can
non. 1t is related that in 1882 French
soldiers, marching across the field Of
Waterloo on their way to Antwerp,
hacked off part of the lions tail to in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

James W. Jones. jr.. was killed and
two persons injured, one seriously,
when the formers motor cycle crashed
into the rear of a wagon belonging to
Henry Volland. a farmer of Elkridge,
Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
AFTER EVERY BUSINESS MAN.
Seventh Street Merchants Associa-
ton Expects 300 to Join.

In line with the boost 18th street"
campaign, the Seventh Street Mer-
chants Association has set out to en-
roll every business man on the thor
oughfare between Pennsylvania avenue
and Florida avenue, and 300 new mem
bers are expected to Join. A campaign
of publicity will be inaugurated within
a short time. as Harry A. Hahn, chair
man of the publicity committee. has
prepared a report with recommends
lions. These must be acted upon by
the organization before the plan is
actually put into effect. Harry King is
the chairman in charge of the COM
mittee to increase the membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

Edgar Merrman, son of J. W. Merri-
man of Brunswick, Md, jumped from a
boat into the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal yesterday and was drowned. The
body was recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
Ipecial STAFF Correspondent.

Special STAFF Correspondent.
BOWLING GREEN, Va. July 10
Having been speedily tried. convicted
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair in the state prison at Richmond
August 20 for their inhuman treatment
of Mrs. Burnley Coleman and her
daughter Miss Eulalia Coleman of
Washington, D. C.. at the summer cot
tage near Rappahannock Academy
early Monday morning. John Lewis
Rollins and George Matthews. alias
Rollins. first cousins. were taken to
! Richmond on late train yesterday.
/ The cooperation of Judge r. H. L.
Chichester Commemorative Attorney
! W E. Ennis and Sheriff T. B. Gill made
1T possible to have the speedy trial
and satisfy the Iaw-abiding people of
Caroline county to such an extent that
they were willing to let the law take
it's course. 1t is admitted, however,
that the Infatuated people Of the Rap
pahannock river section of the county
probably would have resorted to mob
law Monday night had they been GER
tain of the guilt of the prisoners.
!. Change in Law Proposed.
( Some residents of this town last
night discussed the method of punish
ment in the state prison, and declared
II to be their belief that the infliction
of the punishment outside the county
does not have the desired effect.
+ When the legislature meets" said
one resident of the town, II think a
bill will be introduced to provide for
a return to the old method of hang
Ing, the penalty to be paid in the
county where the crime is committed.
It's strictly a matter of example to
Others that such punishment is inflicted,
he said. land when prisoners such as
the two men in court today are sent away
to Richmond the affair soon is forgotten.
Have public hanging. he said, land
the sight will make others hesitate a
long while before committing an ofense
Of this kind"
Shows Rare Presence of Mind.
1t probably is due to the rare presence
Of mind OF Mrs. Burnley Coleman that
the prisoners were brought to justice so
speedily, when on the witness stand in
court yesterday she told Of how she had
torn a piece from the shirt Of John Lewis
Rollins, and officers were ready to show
how the piece fitted the shirt he was
wearing at the time Of his arrest, but
his plea Of guilty made such testimony
unnecessary.
II recalled that had read of pieces of
clothing furnishing clue to guilty per-
sons, Mrs. Coleman explained to the
court and jury, land when 1 had freed
myself from my assailant and went to my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

Dr. Lewis H. Adler. a native of Mary
land, died at a hospital in Philadelphia.
aged seventy-four years. He was born
in Baltimore July Is, 1S41.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
Authentic and Reliable

In the automobile columns Of the
Classified Pages of The Star. EVERY
DAY, are to be found the best that IS
ever offered in used cars. Also Cars for
Hire and announcements of Reba;rers,
Painters and Dealers IN SUPPLIES and
Accessories.
These advertisers are reliable and
what they sag about the goods they offer
may be defended UPON.
If your announcement rs not there
bhone Classified DEPARTMENT. The Star,
Main 244O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16
LINE OF INQUIRY FIXED
BY TRADE COMMISSION
Investigation at Chicago During
Conference With National Lum-
Der Manufacturers.

Lines of investigation to be followed
by the federal trade commission in its
conference with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association at Chicago
July 10 and 20 were announced today by
the commission. The conference will be
the first Of a series to be held by the
commissioners on a six-week tour Of the
country.
Some Of the questions that probably
will be discussed at the conference" said
the commissioners in statement, "are the
volume of production. the cost Of manu-
facture, the selling price, carrying
charges. and the quantity Of standing
timber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

timony involved in the confession of
his cousin, although his feet had fitted
tracks in a cornf1eld near the scene of
the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

The meat consumption of England is
119 pounds per capita annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

A hot weather luncheon
Bowl of 'fhalf-and-half''
half cream, half milk
apinch ofsalt and Uneeda
Biscuit. Can you think
of anything better on a
hot day7 So cooling, so
delightful, so satisfying.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-01-19
ooDyrssh. ,aiA b, Loud. Ja..Da v..o.

| overtaken and warned-no easy mat
| ter. since the machine which bore
them was. II anything. faster than
Alan's. just as the racing automobile
| was faster than either
Alan kept his gaze steadfast to the
road before them. daring not once 10
look up and round or back.
So sinuous and meandering was its
course. indeed that Alan seldom could
see a hundred yards of it ahead, but
must pelt on in panic flight. hoping
for the best-that Judith and Barcus
would soon show up in front, that
something might happen to hinder the
pursuit-never knowing whether the
latter lost or gained.
And thus catastrophe befell
Round the swelling bosom Of wood.
ed nstantainside the motorcycle swep,
like hunted hare, and without the
least warning came upon Barcus and
judith. dismounted. Barcus bending
over his cycle and tinkering with its
motor.
FOR one horripilating instant COLI
sion seemed unavoidable. Barcus and
Judith and the motorcycle occupied
most OF the width Of the road: there
was little room between them and the
decnvity, less between them and the
forest. To try to pass them on the
latter side would be only to dash his
Drains out against the trees while to
make the attempt on the outside would
be to risk leaving the road altogether
and dashing Off into space
And 1t was impossible to stop the
cycie-so brief was all his warning.
In desperation Alan chose the outside
or the road: and for the space of a
single heartbeat thought that he might
possibly make 1t, but with the next
reallzed that he would not-seeing the
front wheel swing off over the lip of
the slope
AT this he acted sharply and upon
sheer instinct. AS the cycle left the
road altogether he risked broken
Knee by releasing his grasp of the
handlebars and Strengthening out his
leg and driving it down forcibly
against the roadbed. The effect Of this
was to lift him bodily from the sad
die: the machine shot from beneath
H.i' iiNS SoIle strange DTOJeCtlle
hurled from the bore of a great gun;
and Rose crashed against him in the
Seme fraction OF a second.
iea4ong they plunged Is one down
the hillside, struck it's shelving sur
face good twenty feet from the brink
of the road, and flying apart tumbled
their separate ways down the re-
mainder of the drop and into the
friendly shelter of the underbrush
Something nearly miraculous saved
them whole. Beyond few scratches
and bruises and a severe shaking up.
they escaped unharmed. And they
were picking themselves up and re-
gaining their breath and re-collecting
their scattered wits when, with inl-
petus no less terrific than their own
had been. the pursuing motor car
swung round the bend and hurled it
self directly at the two who remained
upon the road above.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-01-19
CHAPTER XIX.
Sacrifice.

But Tom Barcus hadn't failed to
profit by the warning implicit in Alan's
accident.
would never have run his cycle at so
foolhardy a pace without good rea-
son; and under the circumstances good
reason was synonymous solely with
pursuit.
He was therefore on the alert quick
to see the racing automobile when it
came burtling round the bend, and in
the very nick Of time grasped Judith's
arm and swung her bodily with him
back out of harms way, amid the
trees that bordered the inside of the
road.
OF necessity his motorcycle suffered.
Abandoned in the middle OF the road,
it was struck by the buffers of the
motor car and flung aside as II it had
been nothing more ponderable than a
truss of straw-landing halfway down
the embankment. a hopeless tangle OF
shattered tubing and twisted wire.
At first blush the circumstance
seemed surprising. that the car did
not stop. But then BarcuS reminded
himself that Marrophat and Jimmy
could not possibly have witnessed the
/ accident involving Alan and Rose. who,
| together with the wreck of their ma
| chino, remained well-cloaked by the
! underbrush at the bottom of the can
! yon. In all probability, then. the as
sassins had assumed that Alan hao
! hurried on and since their own first
business was concerned exclusively
with them, they had done likewise,
I reasoning that they could return and
deal with his unfortunate friend at
their convenience after overhauling
their quarry, whose life they most
coveted.
As for Rose and Alan-heaven alone
knew what had happened to them. So
Barcus set himself to find out what
ever Providence knew without more
delay. The racing car was barely out
of sight when he sprang from the
sheltering trees and. Judith al his
heels, pelted headlong down the slope
to the spot where the others had van
ished.
To find them not only alive but
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
RED: GLARE
Early Morning Fire

This morning about five o'clock
an alarm of fire was turned in from
Box 43, the location of the fire be-
ing at the Solomon Robinowitz store,
a Hebrew merchant on East Wash
ington street. AS luck would have
it the fire was discovered before
getting much headway and coupled
with the fact that the fire companies
responded quickly the flames were
soon extinguished. Considerable
damage, however, resulted from fire,
smoke and water to the stock which
was insured with the companies rep
resented by the High Point Savings
and Trust Co., to- the amount of
So, 900. The damage to the build
ing which is owned by Harris Bros. is
slight, probably 500. due to the
broken lights and smoke.
1t was an early hour for fire to
start. AS far as known no one was
n the building, since the evening
before. Mr.. Emerson Alfred first
Jaw the fire and turned in the alarm.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
People 1T will Pay You to
PatrOnize

Land sale tomorrow near the XII
-yett truck farm. See ad.
Mann Drug Co., is talking toilet
articles, medicines etc, today.
D: r: Raper, the to mbstone man
announces a reduction for 60 days.
Woods Dry Goods Co.. requests a
visit to the busy little store.
Aliens is after your business. in a
we'll directed ad each week.
High Point M M)tor Co., tells you of
the well-known Studebaker car.
Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Co.,
is strong on ladies and misses coats
and suits.
Hart Drug Co.. uses the Buster
Brown ads to good advantage.
Remember the great serial THE
Broken Coin" appears each Thurs
day in The Review and shown each
Saturday at The Broadway.
We call att ention to the half page
ad of AL. Mohtt. Furnishing store on
last page. 1t will pay you to read
it.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
Aged Citizen Dead

Willis L. Brewer. aged rs years,
died Friday morning at his home
on High street.
Deceased was born in. Randolph
county and migrated to High Point
nearly half a century ago, and after
staying awhile left, returning Is
years ago to make this his perman-
ent home. For a number of years
he conducted the Brewer. house
where now stands the magnificent
postof1ce building. One son Ed
ward Brewer. merchant. survives.
Mr. Brewer served the Last Cause"
and gave meritorious service. He
was highly respected citizens and
a christian gentleman.
The funeral Obsequies> were con-
Quoted from the residence Saturday
afternoon by Rev. A. G.. Dixon of
the M. P. church of which deceased
was a consistent member and the
interment was made in tie local
cemetery alongside of his wife who
preceded him to the grave about IA
months.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
WEAK. AILlNG CHILD
Made Strong By Delicious Vino

Made Strong By Delicious Vlnoi
Lakeport, N. Hour little girl
years Of age was in debilitated, run.
down condition and had a STUBBORN
cough so she was weak and ailing an
the time. Nothing helped her untu
we tried Vinol. Then her apReClt9
increased and she is strong and we'll anu
| wish other parents of weak, delcate
children would try Vinol. "-dEo. A.
COLLINS. :,
This is because Vinol contains tne
tissue building, strengthening cod nvsr
elements and the tonic iron which weak
and rundown system needs.
Nation Drug Co., High Point, n. Z.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
FREE UNTIL 1916

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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
CIRCUS DAY NEAR

Last AdvanceCar of Carl Hagenbeck-
Wallace Circus Arrives
With only few more days re-
naming before the appearance of
the Carl Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus
considerable interest is being mani
tested not only by the younger gene
ration, but some of the older boys
The big American circus is now look
ed upon. as a national institution.
Year after year the big show comes
for its annual visit. Each season
see an improvement until finally it
is believed the limit has been reacl-
led. Yet the Carl Hagenbeck- Wa
lace Circus which comes to High
Point Friday, Nov. S. always affords
new and novel entertainment. 1t
lis true the oldtime circus features
remain. Yet novelties and European
thrills are added each year as fast
as th ~ are discovered.
Foremost among the equestrians
to be seen with the big show this
season is the Cottrell- Powell Family
with their tango horses from the
London Hippodrome; Miss Dallie
Julian, little Australian, who looks
more the part of a debutante than
somersault rider; Free Ledgett, who
comes from the Crystal Palace
Theater, Berlin, Germany, with a
novel tandem act, Mile. Bedini, with
her stable Of high school horses, re-
Gently feature at the Follies Ber-
gere, Paris, France, and Oscar Lo-
wande, the peerless English bare
back rider, who turns a somersault
from the back of one running horse
to another. In the past Lowande
has only appeared in England and
on the Continent. Altogether there
are more than sixty noted eques-
trians with the Carl Hagenbeck-Wal-
lace Circus. In addition to the 400
performers appearing with the show
this season will be seen the famous
Carl Hagenbeck trained wild animals
appearing in mammoth steel
girded arena.
A million-dollar street parade will
be seen-On the downtown streets at
10 a. M, preceding the first exhibit
ton. Doors to the big show will
open at 1 and z p. m. The perform
anees win begin at 2 and 8 p. M
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
The Broken Link
(By w. H. Dugdale]

10y w. n. DuSuoIcJ
Must give up thy friendship,
It's hard and bitter thing;
But mines natnre far too proud,
To bear neglects cold sting;
It's bitter lesson added to those already
Ieaened
The best ambitions of my heart;
Are often rudely spurned.
And yet can not blame you,
The fault iSpartly mine;
| saw thee clad in vestmentS,
Perhaps not truly thine;
thought your heart was noble and tender as
my own,
AllS it was but fancy;
My soul had round you thrown.
Had misfortune fallen on you,
Or the cold world passed you by;
| would have proudly stood the test,
And met each scoInful eye;
Had envy dared to whisper one word
against your name,
/ would have cast the slander back;
s5, To those from whom it came.
It's hard to be forgotten,
Wen We reach thorny place;
We all meet opposition as we struggle III
the race,
We need ADVICE and council;
1t will make our burden light,
AS we travel on life's journey;
If we battle for the right,
It's true and yet believe me,
AS this to you tell;
No thought of bitterness or scorn,
Does in my bosom dwell;
Too proud to be neglected,
will still be true to thee;
And weld the link that fortune forged,
To fetter you to me.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-28
Caught a Coon

Luther T. Smith, Carl Gilbreath,
Emory Modlin went opossum hunt.
ing Thurday night but. wound up
the hunt with different game and
witnessed one of the liveliest fights
you ever, heard about.
1t seems it wasn't a good night
for the "grinny faces" but before
the dogs were out long they struck
q track good and hot and the hunters
very soon decided that no possum
could hit the trail. as fast as the
dogs were going. That's a COON
said Smith and coon it was as was
soon seen. For almost an hour the
dogs kept close on the track and
finally almost exhausted the coon
located in hole of water with its
back to a.bank and here coon and
dogs had it for twenty minutes, the
hunters with lanterns witnessing the
spirited fight. AS fast as the dogs
would close in on Mr.. Coon just so
quickly would they receive turn
over" by the coon and for a while it
looked like coon would get the best
of dogs but not so. The coon was
gettingstired and realizing that his
chances were slim with SO many
dogs he took plunge forward for the
great open but just as he made the
critical plunge a dog was at his
throat and pretty SOON coon was
dead. Mr.. Smith brought away |
part of the coon for a friend of his
to eat and reserved one each of the
fore and hind feet to exhibit to his |
friends. The coon measured three
feet from tip to tip and weighed 201
lbs. He was captured near the
Gould pond in the Fairview neigh
borhood. Very few coons are seen
around this community, and certain
ly not such a fine specimen as Mr..
Smith and his party captured and
it wasn't a good night for coons
said Smith.