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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

Do not Smoke
Rem ember the Iroquois Fire.
Which led one of his friends to nut
up in the theatre the next day another
sign which read:
Do Not Spit
Remember the Johnstown Flood.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

Let your humor always be good
humor in both senses. If it comes Of
nad humor it is pretty sure to belle
its parentage,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

If girls hair is naturally curely she
lust hates to wear a nat when she
goes downtown.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
MAN STARVES FAMILY
As Well as Beast--Too Lazy to Work,
Sent to the Reads for Months as
lraining--Lived Oh Black
berrIeS---HerSe Dies.

David Matthews, white. was eiver
a tour months road sentence in Re
corders court Friday for vagrancy
and cruelty to animals and incident.
ally brings to light the life of a saw.
age rather than one created just a
little lower than the angels"
David Matthews, wife and little
boy resided on Redding street in a
small house with very little if any
thing by the name of furnishings
within. A poor old blind horse and
a badly worn plow were the other
belongings of this household. The
man occasionally plowed a little
when the strength of the horse
would permit, and during black
berry time the family picked the
seedy fruit for a living. The wife
and mother was in poor health and
there was not enough to eat in the
house to feed a Cat one meal, much
less three people, and less for the
horse which had died the Sunday
before in the woods from starvation
The neighbors had tried to get Mat
theWs to work and provide for fam
lily and beast but he was of a worth
less nature and refused to do so.
Judge Dalton told the wife to return
to her mother where she would be
better off and in the meantime he
would give her husband course of
training during the summer months
on the roads of Guilford and proba-
bly, he would do something for a
livelihood when he returned. 1t is
hard TO think of such case exist
ing in a civilized community.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
LADKILLED
Child Knocks Shotgun From Rack.
Striking Floor ExpIodes, the Load
Taking Effect in Neck Of
PLAYMATE

A most distressing accident oc.
CURED Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock
near Trinity at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Jordan when Robert
Shelby Welborn, 10 year old son of
K. l.. Welborn of this city, met a
terrible death.
The lad was on a visit to his un-
Gle and aunt and was playing with
two other young boys ina room, in
which was bed and hanging over
the bed was shot gun. The hoys
spied it and one of them reached
for it while Shelby Welborn, the
victim, and another boy were on
the floor. The gun fell and as it
struck the floor discharged its load,
striking young Welborn in the neck,
severing the jueuIar vein and car
told arteries. Death resulted in
stantly. Drs. |. I. Mann and Claude
L. Reitzel were called but found
the boy dead. Their attention was
directed, however, to Mrs. Jordan
who was Frustrated with grief and
for an hour efforts were made to
quiet her. The dead boy was a spe-
cial favorite of his aunt whom he
often visited. The father of Shelby
lives at 1918 South Main.
The accident cast gloom over the
entire community. The funeral
services were conducted at Hope
we'll church Monday afternoon by
Rev, H. n. Robbins of South Main
Street M. E. Church, this city, and
Rev. E. N CroWder, of Trinity and
the remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
WITH THE PEOPLE WHO HELF
MAKE A NEWSPAPER

Your attention is called to the ad
of the Busy Bee Cafe in this issue,
which solicits your patronage. Mr..
C. S. Carroll, the popular police Off
Ger, is interested in this cafe and
the people can be assured of a we'll
kept, sanitary eating house.
BRADY says the groceries must
slide away" in a well worded ad in
todays paper of Hobbs & Brady
the popular Green street grocery
men.
Thacker has liberal space with US
this week, informing the public that
all straw hats and Oxford shoes are
being sold at a great sacrifice and
incidentally calling your attention to
his splendid line of shirts, neckWear,
tailored suits, etc.
H A. Moffit has liberal space this
week announcing his clearance
sale. You'll find the ad on last
page.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
GIimer Bros. Loom End Sale

The Specially Store has a full
page ad in this issue announcing a
Loom End Sale, beginning tomor-
row and continuing only ten days
during which time you can secure
very big bargains. The store with
the yellow front, Gilmer Bros, on
South Main Street. is the home of
real values every day in the year
and when these special sales are put
on it means greater values. Friend
Hauser is right on the job and is in
teresting himself in giving High
Point buyers the greatest values OBJ
tainable for their money-in fact
that's his hobby. You will be
pleased with your purchases there.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
PERSONAL INFLUENCE
Continued from last page

Continued from last page
she would seek him out and appeal
to him to withdraw the order of
execution, trusting, we can easily
believe, much to her personal influ-
ence over him, through the great
love which he bore for her. He
loved her with tenderness born of
the sensual of his untamed nature
and guarding her favor with a jeal-
Gus care. Of this love the queen
must have been conscious of, for
had the king not chosen her as the
fairest of all the maidens brought
before him and one who had pleased
him the most.
This is now a momentouS time
in the life of Queen Esther as she
comes into the august presence of
the king. How her very heart
must have almost stopped beating
as she tremblingly event into the
presence of the king as he sat upon
his royal throne" And when the
king saw Esther the queen standing
in the court that she obtained favor
in his sight; and the king held out
the golden sceptre that was in his
hand" Then said the king unto
her, what wilt thou Queen Esther
and what is the request? 1t shall
be even given thee to the half of
the kingdom" ~
With what JOY and gladness Es-
ther hears the words that within
them salvation to her friends and
people! How quickly has the sky
cleared of its threatening storm and
brought the sunshine of peace and
hope Love asserts itself, influence
prevails and the Jews are saved.
-IZDUBAR.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
ANSWERS THE INEVITABLE
SUMMONS
Lee Aldridge Falls On Sleep After Many
Weary Days of Confinement Fraught
with Hope as Well as DiSap-
p0intment.

The editor records the death of
Lee Aldridge with no little feeling of
regret. 1t has been our duty as a
newspaper man to chronicle the
deaths of many thousands during
the rs years we have been lin the
harness. Some whom we did not
know, either personally or by repu-
tation, but many of them whom we
did know and had the kindliest
feelings for, those whom we had
been in close touch with, those
whom we had learned to love and
admire and feel more than a passing
interest in.
We have known Lee Aldridge for
the past 25 years and in that time
we have learned something of his
rugged upright character. He was
a man who did not make any pre-
tentionS at prominence nor display
in the social or business world, but
beneath the work shirt of content
ed farmer beat heart full of affec-
ton for friends and loved ones, char
ity for the weak and erring and sim
cerity towards mankind, a kind
father, gentle husband and consid-
crate fellow being. Some men ac-
complish their life's work heralded
in pomp and splendor, and others
do just as good service in the quiet
walks of life-such was the case of
Of our friend, Lee Aldridge who
died early Friday morning at his
home five miles south of this city,
death being due to Bright's disease.
Mr.. Aldridge was 81 years of age
and is survived by wife and nine
children: Mesdames Ed. Welch, E.
C. Sechrest; R. c., Jack and Will
Mi SeS Alice, Minnie, Lin
ME and Lemma Aldridge. Three
brothers also survive, Messrs. Den
mis- c. AIdridge, of Greensboro; Geo.
of Fortress Monroe, Va;
aud Samuel Aldrfdges Of Randolph
county; two sisters, Mrs. G. w. Ha-
worth and Mrs Julius Taylor
The funeral services were con-
Quoted from Fairfield church Satur-
day, conducted by Rev. Geo. Welker
and attended by large number of
sorrowing friends.
The sympathy of The Review is ex-
tended the grief-stricken family and
relatives.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20

Miss Annie Jones, eldest daugh-
ter of Sheriff and Mrs. B. A. Jones,
of Greensboro, died in a Charlotte
hospital Sunday, following a crimi-
nal operation.
It's a great pity thatthat the devil
who ruins girl and then causes
her death. can't be made to give
his life also.
Henry Gilmore, (alias Black Dia-
mond) was given a 6O-day road
sentence by Judge Peacock Tuesday
morning for an assault upon Julia
Terry, colored. Julia also paid SIS 90
aud costs for drunkenness. Will
Brown was taxed $500 and costs
for assaulting Ed. Hector with a
rock. S. T. Woods, State witness
was made to pay $500 and costs
for failure to attend court.
Judge Dalton and family were
marooned at North Wilkesboro on
their way to visit the brother of
Judge Dalton in the country near
there.
Main Street M. P. Sunday School
is on it's annual picnic today to the
M. P. Children's Home.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
THINGS PERSONAL AND
OF A GENERAL NATURE

D.F. Staley attended the Jewel
er's Convention in Greensboro last
week and reports a pleasant time.
Walter S. Royal has resigned the
.secretaryShip of theMerchant's 'sASso,
to take effect August 1, much to
the regret of the members. His
successor will be named at early
date.
T. A. Cubit, of the Standard Mir
ror Co., left on No. 36 Monday for
New York on a business trip. He
will stop at Philadelphia before re-
turning to see his people. Mr. Cubit
reports recent good business in
North Carolina and Virginia and of
course the company gets its share
of business from the old North
State.
The First Baptist Sunday School
went on picnic to Abbott's Creek
today.
The friends of Miss Mary White
of this city we're surprised to learn
of her marriage in Baltimore to
Nose Woodward, of Raleigh. Miss
White was visiting Mrs. Woolsley in
Baltimore at the time The bride is
the attractive daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. White of Lindsay street
and quite a.favorite with the junior
social set. Congratulations and
best wishes are extended by friends.
William Zeigler, New York mil
lionaire, will build a lodge in Ran
dolph county near the DR.. Bulla
place and contractor D. H. Baker
will erect the buildings which will
cost $4,000.
Rev. James A. Clark, pastor of
Winter Park Baptist church in Will
minaton has accepted the call to the
First Baptist church Of this city and
will take charge August Is.
MANAGER Wagner of the Broadway
is attending the Convention of the
motion picture men at Durham this
week. He will make bid for High
Point for the next Convention.
The people of Durham certainly
treated the editors in a royal man
ner last week and everyone is say
ing something nice for the Bull
City. The Chamber of Commerce
was the power behind the throne in
the entertainment and the Daily
Bulletin it issued was unique and
very interesting Hats off toDurham
Powell Miller a 25-year-old negro, |
was thrown to the ground and pain
fully injured in trying to catch No.
IL here Saturday. The negro was
drunk. DR.. Stanton attended him.
Dr.H. w. Mccain is taking a course
in X-ray and obstetrics at Philadel-
phia. He later goes to New York
to study infantile paralysis.
The big T. P. A. banquet will be
given here July 26th.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Piokens and
Mrs. Frank Armfeld visited the
family of j. L. Armfeld at Green's
boro last week.
Married, in New York, j Kauff-
man, of High Point to Miss Ida
Sulkan. The couple arrived Sun
day to make their home here.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
DROP AROUND THE CORNER

while out trading and see if my pri-
ces are not lower On the same goods
than you will find elsewhere, al
wavs sell at "a low margin of profit
but have extra values for the next
ten days on shoes, hats, clothing,
and mems and ladies accessories.
Don't fail to come to see me
SOL LOMON ROBONOW1TZ
The store around the corner OF
Harris Bros. on East Washington st.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
CITY COUNCIL ITEMS

After a,wrangle of some minutes
City Council Tuesday night gave the
Parkway people $1,000 for the sew
erage line and the city thus takes it
over. Over $500 was asked by
the parties
Homer Wheeler made the Council
a proposition to sell the city the va
cant lot, corner Main and Church
streets for Is, 1000 and take over the
city (Wheeler) park at $500.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
- HIgh F0int w. c., 7hu5qay Luly 20 1916
What ''Old Citizen" Thinks
About the Proposed
Bond Issue.
To The Editor:

lhe discussions on the necessity
of street improvements in our CITY
are all very well and good and the
splendid gentleman brought up from
Greensboro to discuss streets made
a clever talk. But any man who
knows anything about High Point
and its people knows there is no
need to talk to High Point people
about streets. The issue is not
streets at all and the recent vote
against bonds was not an expression
of sentiment against streets and
bonds. No one needs to talk about
our bad streets for the purpose of
convincing High Point citizens that
the streets need improving. Mr..
Murphy made no discovery when
he found poor streets here. High
Point people are not a lot of Mex
lean poems or Russian serfs, even if
living under an administration fur
nished us ready made from Green's
boro and Raleigh. Several years ago
it may have been necessary to deny
the black districts of Eastern North
Carolina the right of local self-eov-
eminent, but the people of High
Point sterniy resent the imputation
that they are incaple of attending
to their own affairs. We do not need
Greensboro people to urge us to
build streets. The very suggestion
that this is missionary field need
ing outside persuasion to get street
improvements, shows that the one
who makes the suggestion does not
understand High Point people Do
not try to muddy the waters. Keep
the issues clear cut. The ancestors
of many voters of this city staked
their lives and their fortunes against
Great Britain upon the issue Of rep
resentative government. And we
see every day about our streets a
few of those noble fellows who fol-
lowed Lee as long as the thin Gray
line could live upon the bark and I
leaves of trees, in desperate effort
to maintain In this land States
Rights. Do, notztakr tons Of needed
street improvement! Show us how
we can be true TO our ancestors and !
to our fathers and act like decent |
free born American citizens and
without protest relinQuish our right
to vote? When again We may vote
does any one think we ought to
vote more taxes and raise other
funds for a Raleigh made city gov
ernment to spend? If there is moth
ing in devotion and principle then
we may lay aside our resentment
and accept the much needed street
improvements. But what do you
think Of Benedict Arnold? He for
got to devote himself to ideals and
ceased to resent English tyrany
when the much needed English gold
was offered him. What High Point,
ers think of that sort of action has
been plainly indicated in ONE So
called bond election and in ONE
democratic primary.
Before we vote for more money
for cur Russianized city government
% spend let's destroy the history of
he Revolution or cease to honor
he men who followed Lee. And !
could we do this?
AN OLD CITIZEN.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20

announcement is made Of the
q THlea9ement of Miss Verta Idol to
" " ); 5. Coe of this city, the we'd
oL6 being set for Sept. 28th. Both
olg we'll and favorabIy known.
Fred N. Tate returned Tuesday
nn mSnt alter being marooned at Con-
ny neny Springs for three days. He
sdlu "a an extravagant fee to reach
w. mS' doIly by auto, crossed the Ca
u CMl"9ii On a small boat and reached
n tHbnafIctte in a friends auto and
stS u'en came straight home. He had
''dfted to Chicago.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
FLOOD=SWEPT CAROLINAS
hmman Life and Millions Of Property
Exacted by the Flood King---Western
North Carolina the Hardest fit
Other Sections Suffer

North Carolina experienced tn
greatest food in its history the frs
of the week. A property loss O
S15,O00,0O0 is reported. The wors
conditions were in the western par
of the state where nine lives wer'
sacrificed. Lower Asheville anC
Biltmore were submerged in water
the depots at each place being undel
8 feet of water. Houses and bridges
were swept away. Between Ashe
vile railroad and road bridges were
demolished and scores of houses
were destroyed. For three days
Asheville was cut off from the out
side world. Similar conditions pre-
vailed along the water courses in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Upwards of thirty lives lost are re-
ported.
The Yadkin river was the highest
on record, doing much damage from
Wilkesboro to High Rock. The
reader will find more news about
the great flood in another part of
this paper.
THE RESCUE AT HIGH ROCK
Several visitors and members of
the Sunset Park Co. at High Rock
were marooned Sunday night on the
island. Monday morning the water
got dangerously near the houses and
by eleven o'clock had covered prac-
tically all of the island
The boats of the company were
destroyed and parties in the the
town of High Rock hurriedly con-
structed rough, square boat and
went to the rescue, James H. Alex
ander, wife and three children and
Mrs. L. B. Hornady and baby all of
Lexington were on the island at the
time. The houses while flooded
and considerably damaged re-
mained practically intact.
LITTLE BOY IN KNEE PANTS
FLOATS SEAWARD. 81
Passengers on No. 36 yesterday
report seeing horrible sight at the
bridge over the Yadkin river at
Spencer. Floating by among some
was small boy in knee
pants and shirt, who was drowned in
the recent floods somewhere above
there. 1t is sad thine-this Incl
dent. Here was some mothers boy,
perhaps snatched from her embrace
as the waters surrounded and de-
luged them, and sent to Watery
grave and now there the corpse
goes, bruised and beaten by the an
cry waters and mo one to rescue,
perhaps to find its way into the sea
where cruel sharks or other great
monsters of the deep will devour-
and the mother never know the fl
nal disposition of her flesh and
bone. But >such is life-terrible
things occur every day and how
thankful we should be (those that
enjoy life and security) that our lot
n life has been cast among more
pleasant surroundings.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
He'll Kettles DESTROYED

Sunday night a raid was made on
two stills of 20 and so gallon capac-
tiles, three miles from High Point
near the Providence church. In the
party were chief Gray, Deputy
James and officers Welch and Car
oil, and they had no trouble in find
ing the hell kettles, on the late
James Johnson place, due to pre-
vious tip" Part of the stills are
now on exhibition at the police sta
ton. The names of the operators
are known but they were not at
home" last night when the officers
called. Deputy James in cutting
up the stills let his instrument OF
destruction slip and cut bad cash
on Chief Gray's hand.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
THE FIREMEN.

The firemen left on the early
Monday morning train for the tour
nament at Raleigh and from all re-
ports they had great time. Raj
filled them to overfiowing with the
good things to drink (?) and eat, so
the papers say. Here's to you, boys,
glad you had such jolly time.
You deserve it and more.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20

Miss Juanita Hammer returned
Yesterday from Atlanta where she
attended the Christian Endeavor
Convention, after having to travel
around by Columbia, Selma, Raj
eigh anh Greensboro to get home on
account of the foods She left At
lanta Tuesday morning and arrived
home Wednesday afternoon at 1 80
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Clapp of
Greensboro visited Mr.. and Mrs. II.
C. Secherst Tuesday.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
AGED CITIZEN DEAD

Aunt Sallie" Hayworth, aged 83
years, died Tuesday night at her
home in the Sprinfield neighbor-
hood. The funeral occurs this morn
ing at Friendship, conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Welker. Deceased was
well known and liked by all and
was prominently connected here
and in Guilford and Randolph coun-
ties.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
Branch of El=Ree=SO Here

Mr.. Rees, principal owner EI-Ree-
So Cigar Co. at Greensboro, makes
the statement that his company
will establish a branch plant here
at an early date and that IS or
more hands will be employed. The
weekly pay roll will amount to
ST 900.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20
Noted Speaker Coming

Uncle Joe Cannon will be the star
attraction at Greensboro Saturday,
July 18th. at 8 P. NJ. when he will
address the people of the 5th Dis
trict and state. You should hear
him.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-20

An embargo has been placed on
all freight west of Salisbury by the
Southern Railway which will proba-
bly, hold good for a week or ten
days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-05
Confessions ofaWife

book, that Mollie should have de-
scribed him to Jim just as I do to
myself?
Il also liked him." said Chad
wick, and then all at once 1t came
to me that Chadwick Hatton and
Malcolm Stuart were very much
alike.
Temperamental, imaginative
and poeticsl, Malcolm Stuart is
the kind of man women always
like and men seldom. was
dreaming a little about him and
trying to place his character,
when Jim inquired:
Where Is Dick?"
II don't know whether or not
he is home. Ring the bell and we
will ask" / said.
or course, little book, ex-
pected to find him out, but to my
surprise the maid said "Mr. wav.
erly is dressing. He will be here
In q minute"
''Goodness." calculated Jim
Does Dick put on his open-faced
waistcoat when he calls on you
after dinner, Mragiel l shall fee
impelled to apologize for my last
years business suit and make m,
adieus as quickly as possible"
Cant you ever be serious
Jim?" asked,
Why should II" he answered