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HTTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C., JULY 12, 1911.
NO. 48.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN EPITOMIZED FORM
THE LATEST HAPPENINGS OF IM
PORTANCE TERSELY
TOLD.
EVENTS THROUGHOUT WORLD
Newt of Greatest Interest From AH
Parts of the World Related
In Paragraphs.
Southern.
The oldest white woman in South
Carolina, Mrs. Sarah Loftls, died in
Greenville county, South Carolina, at
the age of 105 years. She was born
and raised among' the mountains,
where she died. She was the mother
of six children, three of whom sur
vive her. A girl of six years when
the war of 1812 was fought, she was
able to recall many interesting events
of the colonial history of America.
If any verdict has been reached by
ihe jury in the case of Rodney W.
Diegle, sergeant-at-arms of the state
senate, charged with abetting in the
alleged bribery of Senator L. R. An
Irews, that fact could not become
inown, as Judge Kinkead, upon leav
ing the bench, ordered the jury to re
main out The jury has been delib
srating on a verdict since last Fri
day, and is generally believed to be
hopelessly deadlocked. The case con
eerns the Ohio state senate bribery
charges.
As a result of a meeting of the rail
road men held recently in Spartaji
burg, S. C, definite arrangements
have been made whereby the Carolina
and Clinchfield and Ohio railway will
be leased by the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Seaboard Air Line. This
means through trains from Chicago,
Cleveland, Pittsburg and intermediate
points of the middle west, via the
Chesapeake and Ohio, Carolina
Clinchfield and Ohio and the Seaboard
Air Line, to points on the south
through to the gulf.
General.
Thirteen deaths from the celebra
tion of the fourth of July was the to
tal reported in the United States, ac
cording to figures compiled by the
Chicago Tribune. The nation-wide
spread of the sane fourth movement
brought fruit in the smallest number
of celebration casualties ever re
corded. Before President Taft took his seat
in the reviewing stand in front of the
soldiers' monument at Indianapolis,
Ind., what is believed by the police
to be a spent bullet hit Mrs. Mary G.
Tutewiler, the wife of a prominent
citizen who was sitting near the pres
ident's box, in the thigh. The bullet
came from a 3S-caliber revolver and
penertated about three-eighths of an
inch. Mrs. Tutewiler left her seat for
a half hour, had the wound dressed
and returned.
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounced that applications from depos
itors to purchase postal savings bonds
on July 1 aggregated $42,000. Oi
this sum more than $35,000 wortb
were applied for in the registered
form, indicating the intention of de
positors to retain the bonds a3 an
investment. Fifty additional second
class officers were designated by the
postmaster general as postal deposito
ries. They will be ready to receive
deposits on July 29.
A lynching was narrowly averted in
Norcross, Ga., when Harry Rogers,
the negro slayer of Cleve Wofford, a
white farmer, was rushed from Nor
cross to Atlanta for safekeeping. A
big touring car containing the negro
covered up and lying down in the ton
neau, drove swiftly through a mob
of 100 incensed citizens of Norcross,
Ga., and the surrounding vicinity, who
were never aware that their intended
victim was being carried away. When
It was authentically learned that the
black was 19 miles from Norcross,
the mob quietly dispersed.
About 100 members of the North
Side mission of the Broadway Baptist
church, New York city, celebrated the
fourth of July by erecting a house oi
worship in which Na service was held
the same night. The material was
assembled on the ground the day be.
fore the fourth, and on the morning
of the fourth the members began the
construction at 5:30 o'clock. At t
o'clock the building was completed,
and the electric lights were turned
on at 7:30 o'clock. The building will
.seat 300 people.
A cutter which has just arrivet
here from Rolspehaven, Hamerfest,
Norway, reports that the Norwegian
steamer Eclipse has foundered off Ice
land. The steamer had fifty-six per
sons on board.
Eight persons were drowned in
Michigan waters seking relief from
the heat
Two persons were prostrated by the
excessive heat at Toledo, Ohio. The
mercury reached 97 at three o'clock,
the highest point of the year. Many
street thermometers registered 105 de
grees.
Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff, who has
developed a penchant for aeroplaning,
0 flew again with Aviator Sop with, this
kime over Mineola and Westbury ai
an altitude of 1,500 feet.
President Taft put the parting
touch on his part in the celebration
of this city's "safe and sane' fourth
in a speech on Canadian reciprocity
at the Marion club1" banquet at Indian
apolis, Ind. The president made his
answer to the argument of other Re
publicans that reciprocity, as he has
proposed it, is not good Republican
doctrine, but Democratic doctrine. He
showed that reciprocity, as present
ed to congress by him differed, if
at all, only slightly from recirpocity
as advocated by James G. Blaine and
former President McKinley. 'He de
clared that the contention of the oppo
nents of his reciprocity plan that the
doctrine is un-Republican because it
affects articles that are competitive
and not merely non-competitive arti
cles as not sound. "The sound Re
publican doctrine," said the president,
"has become the imposition of duties
only where the conditions are natural
ly unequal and where duties are nec
essary in order to enable our manu
facturers and other producers to meet
on a level the competition of foreign
producers. The Canadian reciprocity
agreement which has been made,
squares exactly with this doctrine."
Pope Pius X, in an autograph let
ter received by the apostolic dele
gate to Washington, applauds the lead
taken by the United States in the
world-wide campaign for international
peace. Although the pontiff does not
mention President Taft specifically b
name, a copy of the letter was for
warded to the white house. It is ex
pected that the president, because of
his well-known peace views, will re
ply to the cordial sentiments of the
ruler of the church.
While running thirty-five miles an
hour an automobile crashed into a
tree on the White Bluff road three
miles from Savannah, seriously injur
ing J. O. Harris, who was driving the
car and slightly hurting Perry Keller
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wagner.
Harris suffered a broken collarbone,
was badly cut about the headx -and
face, and is believed to have been
injured internaly. The other three
were badly cut and bruised, but are
not badly hurt. The car was wrecked.
Gen. Clement A. Evans, former com
mander of the United Confederate
Veterans, and member of the prison
sommission of Georgia, died at four
forty o'clock Sunday afternoon at his
residence, 167 Capitol avenue, in At
lanta. His end was a quiet and peace
ful one, with the members of his fam
ily at his bedside. Although his con
dition had been desperate for some
time, his passing comes as a chock to
hundreds, for his brave fight for life
had aroused high hopes of a possible
recovery. General Evans had been
in poor health for several years, re
sulting from a severe attack of the
?rip in 1909. Much of the time, since
:hat sicknes he had been unable to
leave his home. Governor Smith will
issue an order on the death of Gen
sral Evans, closing the capitol for the
funeral.
Approximately 900,000,000 envelopes
will be required to supply the govern
ment during the coming four years,
and Postmaster General Hitchcock
awarded the contracts for them, the
cost being $630,822, a saving of $156,
32S, as compared with the contract
prices of the past four years. The
contracts are exclusive of those re
cently made for the postal service on
which a saving of $25,000 was made.
Washington.
The fortifications guarding the clt
ies of New York and other important
centers of population on the seaboard
are considered invincible by Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
United States army. He believes the
great guns of the fortifications-could
destroy any fleets that might be sent
against them. His views have been
submitted to the house committee of
expenditures in the war department.
In th eevent of an invasion General
Wood believes the largest cities
would the the scene of fighting.
That the Insurgent Republican sen
ators will not be satisfied with the
passage of only the wool revision and
free list bill, after the final disposi
tion of the Canadian reciprocity bill,
but will demand other tariff legisla
tion, was indicated in a statement by
Senator Bristow of Kansas. Mr. Bris
tow has had a number of conferences
with other Insurgents regarding their
program. He said he would never
consent to the adjournment of con
gress until duties are reduced on
"trust" controlled products.,
It is the belief of Benton McMillan
of Tennessee, for twenty years a lead
er among the Democrats in congress,
that the party will sweep the nation
next year and take possession of ev
ery branch of the Federal government.
Mr. McMillan has been in Washing
ton for the past week, and has con
ferred with Democratic leaders in both
the senate and house. . "I was an elec
tor of the Tilden ticket," said Gov
ernor McMillan, "and I have partici
pated in every campaign from then till
now but the party has not been in
better shape for a great many years."
According to dispatches from Wash
ington, Father G. S. Rapier, now pres
ident of Marist, college in Atlanta, has
been appointed to succeed Father
John E- Gunn, appointed bishop of
Natchez," as pastor of the Sacred
Heart church. Likewise that Father
John E Guinan, formerly of Atlanta,
and now president of the Marist dol
leee at Salt Lake City, had been nam
ed as his assistant Father Rapier,
however, has himself stated publicly
that the report is by no means cer
tain In his opinion Father Guinan
will" be appointed next pastor.
SITE HAS BEEN
DEEDED TO STATE
THE PURCHASE OF GROUNDS
FOR THE NEW STATE BUILD
ING COMPLETED.
TITLE ABSTRACT FURNISHED
Price Paid is $45,000 Size and Situa
tion of the Building Architects to
Report Full Details and Blue-Prints
in Sixty Days.
Raleigh. Mr. Ashley Home, chair
man of the North Carolina State
Building Commission, and Mr. B. R.
Lacy, State Treasurer, turned over to
Mr. William B. Grimes, president of
the Grimes Realty Company, the
$45,000, purchase price of the lot
bought by the Commission, for the
State Administration building. The
Commission approved and received
the deed for the lot, which deed had
been heretofore prepared by Mr.
Ernest Haywood, attorney for the
realty company, and deposited with
Mr. Joseph G. Brown, who has filed
the same at the court house for re
cord. Attorney-General Bickett has
furnished the Building Commission
With an abstract of the title.
Chairman Ashley Home, of the
Building Commission, said that the
new Administration building will be
67 feet wide aid 190 feet long. There
will be a grass plot 10 feet deep in
front of the building, on Fayetteville
street, and another grass plot, also
10 feet deep, at the rear, on Salis
bury street. There will be a 7-foot
alley to the south of the building,
with a gate. The building wili oc
cupy, as Is generally known, the en
tire north end of a block just south
from the Capitol grounds. It will be
bounded by Fayetteville street on the
east, by Morgan street on the north,
by Salisbury street on the west, and
by an alley-way on the south.
It was announced some time ago
that while the architect had made
his plans on the expectation that there
would be a five-story building, the
State Building Commission had de
cided to have four floors. When this
was decided, after full discussion, it
was necessary to give the architect
more time. In sixty days or not much
longer than that, the architect will
report to the Commission full details
and blue prints.
When these are reported, the Com
mission will advertise thirty days for
the construction of the building.
To Select Successor to H. C. Brown,
The question of selecting a. succes
sor to Henry Clay Brown as Corpora
tion Commissioner is the overshadow
ing topic here now. Governor Kitchin,.
it is thought, will name the suc
cessor to Mr. Brown speedily, as the
commission is just now in the midst
of the arduous task of general as
sessment of all the public service
corporations and corporations gen
erally for taxation, this in addition
to the work of the commission as a
state tax commission in supervising
tax assessments the state over.
No one seems to have any clear
idea of just who will be in the race
for the place or available for .it. It
is expected that former Speaker of
the House A. W. Graham of Oxford
will be in line. He was a formidable
candidate against Commissioner Lee
in the last State Democratic con
vention. But his brother-in-law is
a candidate against the Governor for
United States Senator.
Some speak of Capt. T.. W Mason
of Northampton county as probably
an especially desirable and available
man for the place, some close friends
of Governor Kitchin hinting Irs this
direction.
Former Corporation Commissioner
F. C. Beddingfield of this county is
being mentioned as an especially
well-equipped man to step into this
work at this time, if he can be per
suaded to leave his farm for official
duties again. Mr. Beddingfield's
health was poor at the time he re
tired from office and was succeeded
by B. F. Aycock, the predecessor of
Mr. Btowbl
Becomes Second Class Postoffice.
Notice was received by Postmaster
Charles M. Hoover that from July
1st, 1911, the postoffice here will be
raised from a third to a second class
office, thus putting Thomasville in the
same class of offices as High Point,
Salisbury and Lexington. The clerks
in this office will hereafter be under
civil service rules and there will be
an increase in their salaries, also one
clerk has been added to the force,
which will in the future be three in
stead of two. Miss Mabel Hoover is
the third clerk.
GOVERNOR-ISSUES A PARDON
Revenue Officers Are Active.
That the revenue officers in this
section are just about as active as
the "moonshiners" is" evidenced by
the frequent reports to Revenue
Agent Sims' office of the capture and
destruction of illicit distilleries. Re
ports were received at the office tell
ing of the destruction of a still near
,Morganton by Deputy Collector "Har
,kins and Special Employe Kanipe and
'also the seizure and -destruction of
a still in Jackson county and one
in Haywood county by the same officers.
Convicted at Age of Sixteen and Par
" doned After He Had Served a
Year Many Sign Petition.
Raleigh. One pardon was issued at
the Governor's office as follows:
Ralph Bolick, of Catawba county,
sentenced at the July term, 1910, for
the crime of assault with deadly
weapon and sentenced to 18 months
on roads, pardoned conditionally, the
reasons for pardon assigned by the
Governor being:
"Pisoner was sixteen years old at
the time the offense was committed.
A great many citizens, including all
the county officials, ask for his par
don. The solicitor thinks that the
twelve months service he has already
endured is sufficient, for his offense
and recommends a conditional pardon
on account of his youth. Believing
that a conditional pardon will have a
restraining effect upon this young
man, I pardon him on condition that
he remain law abiding and of good
behavior."
Ask Appropriation For Good Roads.
It was "good roads day" with the
board of ccunty commissioners. The
question before them was the grant
ing of the appropriation asked for by
the Central Highway Association, $50
per- mile for the entire length of the
road through Davidson county, a dis
tance of twenty-eight miles. Appear
ing in the interest of the highway
were three automobile loads of good
citizens from Thomasville and vicin
ity, headed by Walter G. Fitzgerald,
ex-county treasurer, J. W. Peacock,
Charles M. Hoover, 'J. W., R. L. and
Frank S. Lambeth and many others;
H. Clay Grubb, W. M. Snider and
John Bailey, of Boone township and
C. P. Carver and others of Tyro
township, Lexington township was
represented by D. F. Conrad, G. W.
Montcastle, W. Lee Harbin, J. Tilden
Hedrick and a dozen others. A num
ber of enthusiastic speeches were
made. Mr. H. Clay Grubb, for Boone
township, told that his people had
voted a special tax that would raise
$1,000 per -year for road work and
that they had raised by private sub
scription $1,000 for the building of the
Central Highway. The township was
also ready to pledge that it would
raise for road work $50 for every $50
that the county appropriated for it
and this lead was followed by Thom
asville and Tyro townships. Lexing
ton township will also fall in line and
there will be $100 available to spend
on every mile of road through the
county, or $2,S0O in all. The commis
sioners voted the money asked for
without a dissenting vote $1,400
and this amount is now available for
immediate work. A telegram was re
ceived from Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt
a few minutes after the appropriation
had been made, stating that Mr. C.
M. Miller, of Salisbury, had been re
tained as engineer for the Central
Highway Association and that he
would be ready to take charge of the
work in Davidson county at once. He
will probably begin work within the
next week and will map out the route
through the county. , ,
A Mountain of Lime is Found.!
An interesting and unique Industry
for this section, about which little
or nothing has been said in the news
papers, is that conducted near Rock
ford,, this county, by the Yadkin Lime
Company. Some time ago what ap
peared to be- a solid mountain of
limestone was discovered about a
mile from Rockford and near the
railroad. The state geologist inves
tigated and expressed the opinion
that the deposit did not exist In pay
ing quantity. However, the promot
ers, Mr. A. F. Messick of Winston
Salem and a Mr: Wellington of Bos
ton, pluckily Installed the necessary
machinery and their faith seems to
be fully justified. They are taking
out the limestone, which is of fine
quality, In paying quantities, and
from all appearances the mountain,
though a small one, fs of solid lime
stone. These gentlemen are incorpor
ated under the name of the Yadkin
Lime Company, and have established
offices and warehouses for shipping
purposes along the railroad. The in
dustry is paying and is rewarding the
faith of the investors. The moun
tain is situated close' to the banks
of the Yadkin river in rather a wild
spot
Board Eelects New Superintendent.
The county board of education met
here and organized by electing Mr.
C. H. Rivers chairman. Prof. J. C.
Crawford was elected county superin
tendent of public instruction for a
term of two years. Professor Craw
ford for several years has been the
principal of Morven high school.
Throughout the county he has the
reputation as an educator to a
great degree. His friends believe he
will make a splendid official. Pro
fessor Crawford will give his full time
to the work.
Worthy -State Official Passes.
Hon. Henry Clay Brown, member
of the Corporation Commission, died
of cancer of the stomach. He was
a successor to the lamented B. F.
Aycock. Mr. Brown was first appoint
ed to the commission May 6, 1910, af
ter serving as secretary of the com
mission since 1891. He was a native
of Randolph county, and was born in
1857. He was a son of John Randolph
and Mary A. Brown. He took a bus
iness course at the Poughkeepsie Bus
iness College. Mr.. Brown was well
thought of. .i
SESSION
IS
CLOSED
PROF. P .S. VANN IS ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT FOR TWO
. YEAR TERM.
HELD JOB FOR FOUR YEARS
He Has 'Secured Seven Local Tax
Districts and Two Public High
Schools During His Term School
Districts Will Consolidate.
Lexington. The Davidson county
board of education closed a two-days'
session here by electing Prof. P. S.
Vann county superintendent of schools
for a term of two years. Professor
Vann has held down the , job for four
years and he ha3 given almost per
fect satisfaction. He has made ene
mies in some quarters, but that was
unavoidable. His work was entirely
pleasing to the board, who re-elected
him by a unanimous vote.
When Mr. Vann took charge of the
school system of the county ae found
not a single local-tax district in the
county. By much labor and keeping
everlastingly at it, he has secured
seven, and elections have been called
in five districts for this month. He
found no high schools in the county
outside of Lexington and Thomas
ville, and there are now two fine pub
lic high schools and the prospect of
the establishment of two others.
During the past year a number of
school districts have agreed to con
solidate, making possible better
school buildings, and two or more
teachers.
One new school building has been
built every month in the past year
and a half dozen , others have been
arranged for and will be built this
summer and fall.
Board of Education Meets.
Raleigh. When the Wake County
Board of Education met all the mem
bers were present as follows: Mr.
I.. J. Sears, (chairman), of Apex;
Dr. Albert Anderson, of Raleigh; Dr.
M. C. Chamblee, of Wakefield. Mr.
Chamblee, who was re-elected by the
last General Assembly for a second
term, took his oath of office for a
new period of service in the Board.
The most important action taken
was the re-election of County Super
intendent Z. V. Judd and of the As
sistant County Superintendent, Miss
Edith Royster. There was no ques
tion in the minds of the Wake county
people whether these energetic and
capable educators would be elected;
but it is a source of gratification that
they will again serve the county in
this most important work.
Superintendent Judd, though a
young man, is one of the most influ
ential public men in the county. He
not only attends faithfully to his work
in which he shows as much initia
tive as if he received ten times as
much but also takes part in every
public-spirited movement. He has
found time this spring and summer
to name only a few of his activities
to help with the Raleigh Y. M. C. A.
campaign to serve on the Advisory
Committee of the A. and M. College
Y. M. C. A., to help in the Y. M. C. A.
building campaign at the A. and M.,
to do what the could for good roads
and the Farm Life School, and to
serve on the State Text-book sub-commission.
Mr. Judd continues in the
service of the county in spite of offers
elsewhere which would pay him much
more.
Are Asked to Grant Franchise.
Durham. Ex-Alderman John Sprunt
Hill appeared before the board of
county commissioners and asked that
a special meeting of the commission
ers be called for the purpose of
granting a franchise to a new traction
company. He declared that he was
authorized to .make such a request
though he disclaimed any warfare
against the Durham Traction Com
pany. This action has called out
much speculation. Whether this means
the beginning of the fight of the
Duke and Watts interests against the
Wright and Carr interests, no one
knows. It is recalled that recently
the Durham Traction Company asked
for a franchise for extensions, later
abandoning the scheme.
Another Big Deal is Made.
Fayetteville.-7-Congressman William
Kent, of California, and ex-Sheriff J.
F. Jordan, of Greensboro, who are
preparing to develop a large tract of
territory lying in Cumberland and
Harnett counties, have closed a deal
with W. J. Johnson, of Red Springs,
for an additional 9,000 acres of land in
this section. The purchasers propose
to divide the land together with the
22,000 acres already purchased into
small farms. This deal has no con
nection with that of the North Caro
lina Orchards Compan y.
Heavy Storms Visit This Section.
Newton. Heavy storms visited prac
tically every part of the county, and
no little damage was done in places.
Beyond the South Fork river both
times storms hit the growing crops
hard, at places twisting them up so
that further cultivation is hardly pos
sible., Hail fell in the Grace church
section in that part of the county and
cut up the cotton a good deal. Large
trees were uprooted. With the dam
age, though came needed rains, soak
ing the ground. This immediate sec
ion has received splendid rains.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Brief News Notes of General Interest
That Have Been Gotten To
gether With Great Care.
Greensboro. The city commission
ers are threatening to-indict all own
ers of dogs who have not paid the
tax on the canines; also they are
threatening to indict all persons liable
for special privilege taxes who hare
not paid them as required by law.
Fayetteville. In the process of drill
ing an artesian well at the plant of
the Fayetteville Ice & Manufacturing
Co., workmen have discovered iron
ore, at a depth of 334 feet, in' what
the engineers in charge of the drill
ing declare is a five-foot vein.
Asheville. ft is'" learned here that
what is known, as the Craggy bound
ary of lands, embracing probably 8,
000 to 10,000 acres, has been sold to
Pennsylvania capitalists. The names
of the purchasers cannot be learned at
this time, although it is known that
the big boundary has changed hands.
Charlotte. In the Greater Charlotte
bond election here, all of the Issues
carried by majorities ranging from
283 for the, auditorium bonds to 444
for the school bonds, all the voters
registered who did not vote being
counted against the several issues In
accordance with the law. The total
registration was 2,115. The number
necessary to a majority was 1,058.
Concord. Mr. J. D. Bost a well
known and popular young man of the
city, was taken to the Charlotte sana
torium to be treated for pellagra.
Mr. Bost's health failed several months
ago and it became necessary for him
to resign his position as bookkeeper
for White-Morrison-Flowe Company
and since that time he has been in a
sanatorium for treatment but the
cause of his illness was not general
ly known.
Raleigh. In nineteen counties in
North Carolina there were held meet
ings in the interest of the Great Cen
tral Highway to extend 475 miles
across the state to the Tennessee
line. In Raleigh, as at other point3
in the county, meetings were held, and
at the Raleigh meeting there was
present Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State
Geologist who gave out the official
route which he had mapped for the
road from Raleigh across the moun
tains. Raleigh. General Jul in n S. Carr, of
Durham, who attended the fvneral of
Commissioner Henry C Brown here,
has gone to Wilm ngton to confer with
the local committee there in regard to
the Confederate veterans' camp which
will be held early in August at Wil
mington. General Carr, who is major
general commanding the North Caro
lina Division, United Confederate
Veterans, makes it a point to lock out
personally for the arrangement1: each
year, in order that his comrades in
arms may be comfortably situated.
Wadesboro. Rev. W. H. Reddish
has signified his acceptance of the call
to the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church of Wadesboro, recently extend
ed him, the same to commence August
1st Mr. Reddish is a strong gospel
preacher and one of the most success
ful pastors the denomination has in
the state. He has been pastor of the
First Baptist church of Gastonia eight
years and is greatly beloved, not only
by his own church, but by the entire
community. :
Burlington. Prof. Buxton Robert
son was elected superintendent of
public education of Alamance county
by the County Board in session at
Graham. The election is a happy one,
since Mr. Robertson is a native of the
county and knows the teachers and
schools thoroughly, is a graduate of
the State University and therefore
well qualified for the place, is a
teacher himself, having successfully
been at the head of the city schools
of Graham and Randleman. He is a
high-toned Christian gentleman.
Boone. A serious shooting affair
took place at Virgil, nine miles east
of here. The parties implicated were
Edgar . Hardin and Lester Watson.
Hardin was sitting on the -porch of
Cook & Hendrix's store when Watson
came up and asked to speak with him
privately. Both parties walked to the
rear of the store, when Watson ask
ed Hardin why he nad been talking
against his folks getting the postoffice,
Hardin replied; that he had not
whereupon Watson fired two shotp,
one taking effect in Hardin's right
side.
Concord. At a meeting of the
Ccunty board of education Prof.
Charles E. Boger was re-elected super
intendent of public instruction for a
term of two years, making his sixth
term and eleventh year in this work.
Raleigh. All Pythians in the city
will be interested to know that Grand
Chancellor C. C. McLean, has appoint
ed A. S. Bernard, of Asheville, S. Her
bert Smith, of Wilmington, and Major
W. F. Robertson of Charlotte, a com
mitte to notify Col. Walker Taylor of
his election as grand vice chancellor
of the state. Col., Taylor was too
unwell to attend the last meeting
Burnsville. The election to deter
mine whether or not Burnsville town
ship will vote to issue $20,000 in bonds
to secure the building of the Black
Mountain railroad from Micaville to
this place, will be held July iCth.
Spencer. Charles Presley, of Gas
tonia, a lineman for the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, struck a live
wire and was knocked five feet from
a pole to the ground. He sustained
serious burns and severe injuries from
the fall, and was carried to -v Salis
bury hospital for treatment. It is
thought he will recover, though his
condition is precarious.
THE AMENDMENTS
WILL DE KILLED
THE SENATE WILL NOT STAND
FOR THE SIMMONS-CUMMINS
CHANGES IN THE BILL.
SENATOR SIMMONS TO SPEAK
The Friends of the Reciprocity Art
Alert For Filibustering The Houae
Will Loaf For a Week May Hold
Day and Night Sessions.
Washington. A lively clearing ot
the ways for the eventual passage of
the unamended Canadian reciprocity
bill by the voting down of the Cum
mins and Simmons amendments to
that measure, and continued discus
sion and action on other provisions in
connection with the bill will keep the
Senate busy this week, while the
House, which will meet and quickly
adjourned, will be active only through
its committees.
The amendments proposed by Sena
tor Cummins, of Iowa, insurgent Re
publican, which would add steel, iron,
coal, lumber, wool, cotton and other
Canadian products to the free list
from Canada, and the amend menta
proposed By Senator Simmons ot
North Carolina, Democrat, are some
what similar in nature. These are ex
pected to be bowled over during the
"legislative day" which term, under
the agreement for a vote it, might
extend the day into the night or cover
one recess after another for several
calendar days if necessary. After the?
voting on these amendments the Sen
ate will proceed with the consideration
of the reciprocity bill and amend
ments by ' Senator LaFollette . and
others will be acted upon.
The proceedings will begin with a.
set speech by Senator Simmons in,
support of his own and Senator Cum
mins' amendments, followed by roll
calls on the amendments. The buga
boo of a filibuster practically has been,
raised, and friends of reciprocity will
watch for attempts to intersperse the
voting with speechmaking which they
will interpret as the institution of a
filibuster.
Dilatory tactics will be met with,
such acts of coercion as the majority
might decide would ejpedite business
Mr. Cummins has indicated that he
will ask for separate votes on all his
amendments and has said that he
would demand at least a dozen roll
calls. Mr. Simmons will not be so
insistent.
Senator LaFollette said that he
probably would present his amend
ments in a day or two and he proba
bly will speak for the greater part ot
several days in explanation and ad
vocacy of them. His speech is regard
ed as the most formidable obstacle in
the way of a vote on the bill and
Senators generally say that with It
out of the way predictions regarding a
final, vote will be more reliable. Ia
addition to Mr. LaFollette and Mr.
Simmons, Senators Bailey, Stone.
Jones, Clapp and others are still to be
heard.
Encounter No to Clarify Campaign.
Jackson, Miss. The personal en
counter at Starkville between . State
Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, candidate
for Lieutenant Governor and J. J.
Henry, former warden of the peniten
tiary, served to increase the tension
in the present United States senator
lal campaign.
With the exception of a statement
by Senator Percy, in which he refer
red to the incident as a purely per
sonal matter, the candidates for
United States Senator have refrain
ed from expressing opinions.
The most interesting development
expected during the week is the prob
ing of ex-Governor Vardaman's ac
counts by accountant C. J. Moore,
who has issued subpoenas to secure
the books of the several banking in
stitutions on which deposits of trust
funds handled by Vardaman are
alleged to have been misused, mis
applied or misappropriated end act
ing under instructions from the Leg
islature, accountant Moore is en
deavoring to prepare a report.
Aviators Have Another Accident. "
Atlantic City, N. J. Marry N. At
wood and Charles K. Hamilton the
aviators, had another narrow escape
from injury when they again attempt
ed to start on their flight to Wash
ington by way of Wilmington, DeL,
and Baltimore. After sailing along
about a quarter of a mile the machine,
which belongs to Hamilton, suddenly
shot to the ground, wrecking the tall
of the biplane and damaging the pro
pellers. Engine trouble was respon
sible for the mishap. The attempted
flight was made at Ventor.
Shriners Make Trip By Steamer.
New York. Two hundred and nine
teen Mystic Shriners from the Lone
Star State, ended here a 2,000-mile
trip from Gahlston, when the Mallory
line steamer iSohawk reached her
dock. The Texans were met by a
committee of Mecca Temple of thia
city whose guests they were. They
left to attend the convention in Ro
chester. Good weather marked the
trip. The entire vessel was given
over to the Shriners. One of the
features of the voyage was the put,
llcation of a daily newspaper.