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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16

The trial of Foster Parsons
came to a close on Friday after
noon Of last week at seven
o'clock with the verdict of the
jury that he is insane. He was
an hour or so later carried by
auto to Aberdeen where the mid
night train for Raleigh was
boarded, and Sheriff Mcdonald
placed him in the department for
the criminal insane at the State
Asylum a few hours later.
And so has ended what is
probably the biggest criminal
trail ever held in Richmond
county. Every bit of testimony
and every inch of ground was
stubbornly contested by the
State and the defense.
When the Post Dispatch went
to press last Thursday after
noon, the evidence was all in and
three speeches had been deliv-
cred. On Friday morning Mr..
Gibbons and Solicitor Brock
..a
spoke for the State, and the case
was concluded by the speech of
A. M. Stack for the defense.
Court then recessed for dinner.
Reconvening at 2::30 the jurors
were given the charge and in
structions by Judge Stacy, and
this 25-minute presentation of
the facts was very clear and
forcible. 1t was taken down in
shorthand by Mr.. Jones, the
Court stenographer, and we are
publishing this in full elsewhere
in this issue.
The jury took the case at
1855, with the following issue
submitted to them:
'Is the defendant, Foster L.
Parsons, by reason of his insan-
ity at the present time, incapaci-
tated to plead to the indictment
and stand trial?"
Shortly after four o'clock they
reported they stood Z to 5. AT
six o'clock they filed into the
Court room again and requested
Judge Stacy to inform them as
to what would happen to Par
sons were they to find him in
sane and he later should regain
his sanity. The Judge told them
that if they find he is insane, he
would be committed to the State
Insane Asylum; that if later he
should regain his sanity, nc
would be brought back to the
county and be placed on trial fol
the two murders with which he
is charged. One of the jurors
Mr.. John w. Stubbs, then asked
His Honor if a shorter and sim.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
BlOckader in Montgomery.

-
J. C. Rush, a white man living
three miles from Norman, just
over in Montgomery county,
gave $500 bond at Rockingham
last Friday night for his appear
ance at the December 1st term
of Federal court at Greensboro,
to answer to the charge of
blockading. On Friday after
noon deputy collectors Shores,
Tolbert and Drye broke up a So
gallon copper still within rs
yards of Rush's house; 700 gal
Ions of beer and four of brandy
were among the spoils.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
Attention, Woodmen!

State manager E. B. Lewis, of
Kinston, will speak to the Wood
men in the courthouse Friday
night. All Woodmen in the
county are invited. District
deputy J. M. Todd, of Charlotte,
will also be present.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16

Several weeks ago the Hamlet high
school football team trounced the
Monroe team 1870. Last Saturday
the Hamlet boys went to Monroe and
went down to defeat by 60 score.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
List of Jurors.

The list of jurors FOR the GRIM
inal term of court that convenes
Nov. 3rd is as follows:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
Back from Michigan.

J. T. West, Jim, Jr., and DR.. P. M.
Abernethy returned last Friday from
Flint, Michigan, driving home three
Studebakers.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
Install Lights.

The Parson-Brown Lalley Light Co.
have just finished installing a Lalley
lighting system, and waterworks, in
the home of j. H. McRae at Ellerbe.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16
der charge at the PRESENT
TIME.
Review of Parsons Trial.


are not familiar with the trial as
given therein, we here briefly
outline the case:
On August 1st Foster L. Par
sons, a white man aged %, of
Richmond county, hired a negro
jitney driver at Hamlet to take
him toward Hoffman. Before
reaching that place Parsons shot
the man through the head, hid
the body in the woods, and car
ried the car to Durham where he
sold it for $3.50. Three weeks
later, on August Goth, he again
came to Hamlet, spent night at
Terminal hotel, next morning
drove in a car to near Entwistle
mill, where he bought So worth
of gin, returning to Hamlet, hir-
ed a negro jitney driver, Joe
Wilson, to take him towards
Aberdeen and when near Keyser
he shot the man through the
head, and hid the body, as in the
first case, in the woods. Buz-
yards later ate all the flesh from
the bone excepting a bit in one
shoe. He then went to Durham,
got his wife and wife's sister,
and on Saturday started for
Rockingham. At Sanford late
Saturday afternoon he was ar
rested by Chief Braswell. He
was lodged in Jail at Rocking
ham, and upon being confronted
with the facts, confessed to
Braswell to the two murders.
A special term of court was
ordered by the Governor for the
purpose of trying him. 1t con-
vened Monday of last week, Oc-
tober 9Th, Judge w. P. Stacy, of
Wilmington, presiding, and So
licitor w. E. Brock, of Wades-
boro, prosecuting. Appearing
for the defendant was w. R.
Jones and Thomas & Phillips, of
Rockingham, and A. M. Stack,
of Monroe. Assisting the State
were L. P. Gibbons, of Hamlet,
and H. F. Seawell, of Carthage.
The Grand Jury, with G. H.
league foreman, returned a true
bill against him Monday after
noon, and then the Solicitor be-
gan the trial by ordering Par
sons to stand up and plead to the
bill of indictment. At once his
attorneys arose and requested
the Court to grant a preliminary
hearing as to the defendants
sanity, alleging their client was
insane and therefore mentally
incapable of conducting a de-
fense. And so on this question
was the hearing conducted, not
as a trial for murder, but to find
out whether he is insane AT
THE PRESENT TIME.
Forty-four men were examin-
ed and excused from the jury
box before a jury was finally
selected; this was completed
Tuesday morning, and about
noon the defense opened the tes-
timony by putting the mother
of the man, Mrs. Allen Parsons,
on the stand. She testified that
when a baby he fell on his head
and later had subsequent falls.
She always thought him feeble
minded.
Others then testified as to his
queer actions, and inability to
conduct a profitable business.
The star witness was DR.. J. X.
Hall, of Westbrook Sanatorium,
Richmond, who testified that he
spent two days in Jail with Par
sons, examined him, read up his
family history that showed in
sanitay in his family, and after
all this gave it as his expert
opinion that the man had DE-
MENTIA PRAECOX, and is in
sane at the present time.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-16

W N Everett Jr DL Coppedge
c L Wentz CD Parrish
D T Hicks ia McInnis
P A Parsons IA Bryant
M H Fowlkes is Gay Sr
J R Diggs BF Steene
T R Helms Will o Ellerbe
Ralph Benoy JIM Lowe
] S Matheson J Gus Covington
Leo Warburton VIC Lowry
w E Thomas GH Cockman
WI Mcqueen Claude Polk
F N Colinger SW Watkins
w E Covington W N Watson
Davis Haywood TIC Crawford
T F Boyd M W McRae
w P Harris VIM A. Green
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
U. s. RAILROAD MEN HAVE WORK
 IN NO. RUSSIA

Irkutsk, Siberia, March 20-(Cor- respondence of the Associated Press) American railroad engineers who will doubtless come to Siberia in large numbers in connection with the re-
 organization of the frans-Siberian rail- way will have much to do with the
 region of the famous Lake Baikal which Is skirted on the south and southeast by the great Russian rail-
 road. It is possible in the winter
 months to cross the lake on sleds.
 thus varying the monotony of the
 long journey. and in summer by em
 barking on a steamer. But the build
 CTS of the railroad found it desira ble
 to have a safe all-rail passage to
 Vladivostok. so the way was hewed through ranges of hills. The tunnels are now guarded by Japanese troops.
 Baikal, which is one of the Iarg-
 est fresh water lakes in the world, is
 called '"The Holy Sea" by the Rus
 sians who live in it's vicinity. It is
 only exceeded in size by the American lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron and by Lake Nyanza in Africa. In contour it resembles the human heart. It attains at certain points the great depth of 3,1S5 feet.
 A number of islands may be seen ss one crosses the water in the nayi- gable season. The Buriats, descend ants of the Mongolians. who are found rumerously in the Baikal region. have a superstitious reverence for the is land of Olkhon as being the residence of the internal divinity. Begdozy, who is supposed to have under his care the souls of the damned. The scientist. Gheorghli. who visited tine island In 1772, declared that at no place in the then known world were so many sacrifices made a on this island. Ac- cnrding to another Mongolian tradi- ton. Olkhon was the domain and
 home of the ancient hero, Genghis- Khan.
 Americans who have seen the rocky
 human profile in the White Mountains
 of New Hampshire would be interest ed in the spectacle on the eastern
 shore of the lake, to the north of
 Cape Holy, where the summit of a perpendicular column of jagged rock resembles the colossal hea of a man.
 with a long nose, and with the eyes represented by profound and sombre cavities. In the crevasse which makes the mouth flocks of cormorants build their nests. .sssag EEa sta ssa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
FARMERS TO SAVE
 OVER S1.5O0,000

Washington, April 1O-More than $1,50O,O0O will be saved by the farm CTS this year as a result of the action of the government in making availa- bIe at reduced prices large quantities of nitrate for fertilizer. After the armistice was signed the war depart ment released to the department of agriculture 111,OOO tons of nitrate produced during the war in explo- sives To this quantity is added 4O,- 900 tons received from Chile by the a agricultural department too late fol distribution last year. Under author ity of the food control act the nitrate | is to be sold at cost and already say! l a statement today by the department | farmers have taken up the full 151. !.
 900 tons in orders ranging from 20(
 pounds 10 300 tons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18

The idolatrous Buriat priests and the Lama priests regard the subma- the refuge of the 'unvincipIe White rine rock situated near the point where the mighty Angara river finds its source in Lake BaikaI as being es- pecialIy sacred. They hold it to be God" and offer up many sacrifices
 The water is pure and transparent The climate is rigorous. The summer is short and the nights for the most part are cold. In winter the temper- .ature falls to 40 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit Violent winds driving from the Arctic region produce short. lperpendtcuIar waves, which, during storms, reach a height of seven feet. Fish are abundant and a welcome food to the people.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
BIG INCOME TAX
 FOR |, {, CITIZENS
 NOW IN ENGLAND

London, April 1S-(By The Asso- ciated Press D-That a man should pay more money for income tax than the total of his income seems the limit of taxation. This is said to be the plight of a well known British peer who was born an American and became naturalized in England some years ago His property is in the United States. Being a British sub ject he is compelled by British law to pay income tax on all his retinues from all sources, and the American law compels payment of income tax on all his income from American property. Being a multi-millionaire, his income is subject to heavy super tax by both governments. and the two taxes are said to amount to more than TOO per cent. of the income. Thus the unfortunate nobleman must pay out all of his receipts and dip into his capital to defray current taxes, and, after defrayinE this first charge, use more of the capital for living eX- penses.
 The double income tax of the war period has hit weIl-to-do Americans who live in Great Britain. In former days few of the large number in the rolOny of American business men liv- ing in Britain ever gave uD their American citizenship. But many of them have found this draft on their patriotism too heavy and have reluCt- antly changed their allegiance and taken out naturalization paperE.
 As for those Americans who lived here because they found the social atmosphere of England more conRen- 1al, and the scope for spending money on pleasures greater than at home, most of them seem to have disappeared
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
CANNOT GET FARM WORKERS This Despite Surplus of Labor in Coun-
 try.

Washington. April 18.---Despite the surplus of labor reported in many sections of the country, efforts of. the United States Employment Service to secure labor for work on the farms has met with little success, says a statement made public today by the department of labor.
 Concerning the labor situation, the statement says telegraphic reports re- ceived by the employment service for the week ending April 12 from 59 cities indicate an improvement is un- employment conditions. Reports from these cities show 26 having surplus of labor in representative industries az gregating 97, 300 as compared to a sur plus over the previous week of 123,600. Seven cities show shortage aEgre- gating 3.150, or 800 less than the pre- vious week, while 16 show an equality of labor supply and demand. Of 36 cities reporting sulpluses, it is nOtice- able, says the statement, that 14 showed decreases and none show a material increase. Summarizing con- ditions, the statement continues:
 Labor supply and demand in Con- nectiCut shows q marked improve ment Curing the week Of 364 firms in the F cities, employing 190 GOO en- ployes all report industrial relations good except New Haven, which re- ports 5000 unemployed with some strikes. Labor supply and demand in Vermont indicate an equality.
 While q large surplus is known to exist in New York city proper, no es- timate of the number of Unemployed is available.
 New Jersey cities still report con siderab ble surpluses occasioned largely by industrial strikes.
 Accurate information as to the un- employed in Pennsylvania is not available"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18

As was exclusively said in this col umn last week, Jack Flynn, mana ager of the New London and Lawrence Eastern league team and a crack first baseman, will pilot the Waterbury team this son. Jack was down in New York the other day seeking the services of three players whom Man a ger McGraw believes need more sea sCning. Jack will probably land these men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
CERTIFTClTE OF DISSOLUTION

"A preliminary certificate of dissoIu- tion was filed by the Bridgeport Bread Company of Bridgeport by the direct ors. E. l.. Marsh, L. I. Gilbert and w T. Travis.
 certificate of incorporation was filed by the Bridgeport Rolling Mills of Stratford. The capital stock Iz S150,000. and is comprised of 1.500 shares of common stock at par value of $100. The incorporators are James c. Mackey of Stamford. Oliver C. Ma han of Milford and Carl Foster of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
CAT BILL TURNED
 DOWN BY HOUSE.

By a. viva voce vo;e, the House yes terday rejected bill providing for the licensing of cats. This bill was adopted in the Senate. The bill now go back to the Senate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18

ferred to are One Round" Davis of Buffalo and Tom Cowler, whom James J. Jefferies once believed would be a worlds champion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18

A couple of old timers, who should , have been sheIved months ago will bore the boxing fraternity of Buffalo on next Tuesday night. The men re-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18

nodel-a regular s30 to S32.5 50 value. Three but ton coat, flap pockets-an up-to-date though not ex- treme model. Fine quality blue serges and all-wool fany mixtures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
PROTEST is FILED
AGAINST LEDGER'S
PICK OF CHAMPION

The sporting editor of The Age-Herald
is in receipt of the following letter from
Richard r. Lussier. investment broker
and former sporting editor of The Age
Herald:
Dear Bob: Anent the weil-known and
Justly famous southern football cham
pion ship tangle, ! notice that Jack
sBethea has come forward with the state
ment that Auburn, by virtue of her VIC
tory over Tech, has acquired undlsputed
title to Dixie's premiere honors. Now.
to crown any of several southern colleges
with the championship honors under
existing conflicting conditions would call
for a superabundance of ego In my opin-
ion but to allude to the title as being
'uncontested is going too far beyond
the limit in this dry year of Our Lord.
sUncontested,' by Auburn and Bethea,
perhaps But Alabama contests it and
Vanderbilt contests it, and Center col
ieee of Kentucky is in a position to con-
test 1t With q yen like a Connanche In
dian.
Far Be It from me to endeavor to nm
tie the gridiron knot Further, be 1t from
me to whack said knot with Bethea
reckless abandon. But when the latter
sets out to say that the title before the
Thanksgiving games lay between AUBURN
and Tech and Vanderbilt, and ends by
deducting that Auburis victory slips Ala
hama from fourth place to above both
zach and vandy, my hair stands upon
end like the proverbial quilts of the ret
full porcupine Upon what meat Bethea
has fed that he has grown so great as
to watt aside the honest opinions OF
bultitude of football opponents and class
his view as one 'uncontested' Is beyond
comprehension
after all, 1t doesn't matter. We all
are entitled to our private and personal
viewpoints; and he who endeavors TO
impose his own conclusions upon the
nuhlic and make it unanimous is merely
Juggling with words and producing an
airv nothingness Very truly yours.
ORCHARD F.LUSSIER-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
PREP CHAMPIONSHIP
IS IN BIG MIDDLE
Six COntenders-FOur Have
Good Claims-NO Way
to Decide
Nv MARVIN mcARrHY

Fayette County High school has put IN
it's claim to the state prep football cham
pionship, based on the fact that this team
has played fve of the strongest teams
in the state ana has emerged victorious
in each encounter.
This new contender brings the total
number of claimants up to SIX
namely Bessemer, Central, Ensley
Morgan County, Albertville Angles ana
Fayette. Despite the fact that they de-
feated the Bessemer eleven, one of the
strongest teams in tn state. the JEFFERSON
County team does not claim the cham
pionship.
Fayette seems to be the only contender
who has not suffered defeat this year. but
on the other hand. this team has played
but one game in common with some OF
the other claimants. Fayette defeated
Hamilton Aggies and so did Albertvile-
Albertville was defeated by Wills High
according to reliable authorities There
was considerable argument over thus
game. but affidavits viii be furnished by
Wills officials that AIbertville was de-
IGaI6Q. morgan SOunty 0SLCntICu 49,
High, Central defeated Morgan County,
EnsIey defeated Central and was in turn
debated by Bessemer. This process OF
elimination would leave the argument De-
teween Bessemer and Fayette, but Cen
p trail tied Bessemer, and team which she
defeated. Jefferson, conquered Besseiner.
This would place Central in the running.
Ensley also seems to have claim, as
she defeated Central.
Morgan County's claim seems to be
based on wrong idea Upon the Nsuppo-
sition that Besamer beat Central, Central
beat Morgan County, Morgan County beat
Jefferson, and jefferson beat Bessemer,
she claims the championship. This claim
was made even before Central played
Besssmer. and as Central and Bessemer
tied. it can DO seen that Morgan's claim
is unfounded-
The only possible way to decide
championship at all seem to be in the
playing, of three post season games
namely, between Central and Ensley, be-
tween Bessemer and Fayette and between
the winners Of the first two games. How
ever, the championship race is in such
muddie that tho real title will never be
decided decisively this year. Opposition TO
post season games will prevent the play
ing of such, and so it Is safe to say that
there are no 1913 prep champions of Ala
bama- However, II it were possible to de-
eide the championship of Alabama, the
winner would be southeastern champion.
as by defeating Tech High of Atlanta
Central won the prep titles Of Atlanta,
Tennessee and South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
GREAT BELIEVER
IN BLACK-DRAUCHT
Oklahoma Lady Tells How
Her Husband Believes in
Black Draught and
/ Uses 1t for Many
m Ailments

Ncwata, okla.-Mrs. W. B. Dawson.
4 resident of this place. says: My hus-
band 10 . great believer in Black
Drausht and thinks it cures about ev-
erything.
II ID splendid for headache.
constipation (which usually causes
headache), indigestion. or any kind of
stomach trouble. and we just keep 1t fec
these troubles. 1 don't know when we
haven't used it. and we always find it
satisfactory.
know It has done US both lots Of
GOOD and saved us many dollars- use
~ an teaspoon doses at first and follow
with small doses. and it sure DOES mako
= person feel like new.
II cisanses the liver better than any
other liver tonic have ever used. and
after taking q. thorough course nature
asserts itself and you are not left in a
eonstipated condition that follows . lot
Of other active medicines This ia ono
thing like especially about it."
For over 70 years Thedford's Black
Draught has been in use for many SIM
pie. ailments and today il a recognized
standard remedy in thousands of family
medicine chests. 1t viii pay you to ke4p
Black Draught in the house fer uss
when needed.
Your druggist sells jt-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29

Lafayette Cook Pell City
Mrs. c. M. McCloud, Montgomery, Request
Campbell & Wright, Tuskegee and Roanoke
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-31
rHE sTATE OF TEXAs

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Lubbock County In Commissioners Court Jul! le'm l'l''
Before Clerk Of the County Court IN and Tor sad
County personally appeared Members Of che Commissioner Court
subscribed who their oats do say That the
rents Chapter Title XIV Of the Revised Statutes Of
he ste of Texas of the Twenfh
Legislature fully wita and that the cash
and the made 70 and filed IN THIS
Court Mary Treasurer Of said County fer the quarter
ending the 10Th Of for said County
inspected counted by them at this Term Of said Court
and other assets in the hands OF said Treas
urer follows to-wit:
Total cash in the various Funds belonging TO the
County Twenty Hundred non and iiOo Dollars
actual the credit OF
Of County Twentyon Two Hundred Egyour and 7oo
Dollars s2i.2S473)
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-31
An Opportunity to Buy now the Things You
Need at Prices Considerably Under
the Present Market Values

Owing to the upward trend of the wholesale market prices at
ter Saturday August End will give the reduction on al
stape that prevailed throughout the sale But
will continue the present reduction all summer merchandise We
cannot well deal description of the bargains we have to
offer You all know what Coneys Sale We to
take advantage remaining days of this biggest and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-31

H. MOORE
County Judge. Lubbock County
NJ. y MERRILL.
County Commissioner, Lubbock Co
H. TALLEY.
County Commissioner Lubbock c.
o. EuRFORD.
County Commissioner Lubbock Co
Won ROSENBERG
County Commissioner lubhock Co
- 49, SAM r. DAVIS,