VOLUME I.
WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURfaV AFTFRNOOM n.rrMucT, ,
NO. 104
consumptives;
MUSJ REGISTER
For Fighting the White
Plague.
~h~
> Norfolk, Va., Dec^l. ? Eudeavor
ing to facilitate the ffeht against tu
berculosis Df. Charles R. Orandjr.
secretary of the Norfolk Antitu
berculosis League, and Dr. H. R. Qu
puy, health commissioner, secured
? ? thft npproyal irf thn orfllnnnrff wrp-'
? mtttee of councils last hlght "to a law
requiring registration of consump
tives, 'wherevdr it js practicable, at
the office of the health department.
- The ltiw would make it a misde-j
meanor for a physician, hospital ori
similar institution to fall to report a
case of- consumption within a week
after the diuease is discovered in the
Patient: also for the attending phy-|
siclan, or the owner of the premises,!
to neglect to notify the health com
mlsBioner in tne M'tfiit a house t
apartment 'should be vacated by
tubercular patient, either by death or |
; removal. The measure contains
clause providing rigidly- for dislnfec-l
tlon of premises vacated by conaump-|
lives.
The enactment and enforcement of
this ordinance would give the health
department a fairly complete record
of practically every consumptive In
the city who had reached the stage
of requiring medical attention. This
record, the ordinance sayB. shall not
be open to the public for Inspection.
For many monthB IRS ? miiliiauuv
approved last night has been pigeon
holed, waiting to be Incorporated in
tb?vcity code. As a Ion* time Is llke
v>ly to pass, or at least several months,
before the code is prepared for adop
tion, the.- tuberculosis fighters re
to send the
to councils
separately.
A GOOD WOMAN
PASSED AWAY
Mrs, W. B. White Died This)
Morning at Her Home at
} TO O'cifltk. ?
At 10 o'clock this morning Mrs.
L. "White paBBcd into eternal rest
after seventy-three years of untiring
labor and ever faithful Christian
seal. She was a consistent member
- rim Drimitr^ pagtlst Church, and
? one of the oldest citizens in the'TT
On Sunday last Mrs. White? 4sas|
taken with a congestive chill which]
ratiMI? ' tip > ul..|l. II I
and today breathed her last, after a
hard struggle for life.
The funeral will take place tomor-|
row afternoon at 3 o'clock from the]
PrImltIV* HflptlKt rilUitn uf this Hiy.
the Rev. Johp ftojters.' j^^iyafren
county, officiating. The pallbearers
are Dr. D&<id T. Tayloe, Messrs. John
"*? Peel, DftVid Ross. J. p. Calrnes and
Dr. Plum Nicholson, interment will
be in Oakdale cemetery.
The deceased leaves no children of
her own to mourn her loss, but Mrs.
J. H. Wallace, her adopted daughter,
upon whom she lavished a mother's
care and devotion, and several nieces
and nephews live to grieve over the
separation by death of one whom
They loved ao well.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
Since November It, hlneteeh mar
riage licensee have been obtained
from the Registrar of Deeds office,
twelve white Aflfl UUVHU luiuiuji
White ? Matthew R. Waters and
Liuie J. Wallace, Wm. C. Coburen
and Cora M. Hill, James M. Sllver
OurgajpMlt
d Maude A.
George R. ' Rospess and _
Perry, Lonnie Strlckliqd^and Lena O.
Hill,* Malcolm T. WorthTngton and
Annie K. Laughiaghouse, O. Lee Hud
nell and Mamie Hodges. J. L. Taylor
#nd Lovte B. Ward, Kallta Woolard
and Polly Woolard, Ivy Walton Ack
Iss and Lula A. Ortan, Wm. B. Barnes
and Ellen Dixon. J. W. Dlllahunt and
Leila A. Starling.
loloTed ? E
:le( Jas. A
A. Boyd ?nd Rose Lee
Brown. Richard UMICy ana Ell II
beth Crandali, Walter Little and
Eliaa Oibbv, Beanie Barnes and Min
nie Savage, "Ben Ham and Ophelia
Oaynor, Henry Johnaon and Roaetta'
Brown.
HYDE court adjourned
Hyde county MUM Kujuumad lu
dhy. Mr. Norwood L. Simmons re
: turned .yesterday . but moat of the vle
itlng tfftorneya will return by boat
~7n& . ?
ILUJDSOMSJ horse shot
the Kentucky, saddle horse belong
ing to ICr. Norwood Simmons, which
was ao badly ,cut on the leg a few.
4*ra ago, had to be ahot, Tetanua
$25,000,000 WILL
BLJISEOJY A
GlftPQBAJIOI TIX
The Plans to Collect
For the Fiscal Year Ending June
30, 1910, the Commissioner
Estimates That the Tax Wi^
Amount to $25,000,000.
ASKS FOR APPROPRIATION
Washington, D. C.. Dec. l. ? Twen
ty-five million dollars will be the
amount of revenue collected for the
flBcal year ot i910 under the lew
corporation tax, which was Incorpor
ate tm It.. Irm
according to an estimate contained in
the annual report of the commission
er of internal revenue for year end
ing June 30. 1909. which was made
public today. To collqftt this tax an
"appropriation of $1 00,000 is asked
for.
Following the passage of the tariff
bill last August, the work t>f collect
lug this special tax was imposed upon
the Bureau of Internal Revenue* and
preparations are now being made for
the distribution of blanks to the va
rious corporations throughout the
eflumry, upuu nmu.u tu m?ku
returns to the district 'collectors on
or before March 1. 1910.
According to the report. It is esti
mated that there will have been col
lected by July 1. 1910. $15,000,000,
000 and that an addition ~aum of
tlfl^OO.OOQ. collectible for the cal
endar yenr from January l. 1909. to
Decembftt 31. 1909, will be collected
subsequently to July l. 1910.
receipts for the past fiscal
fear from all sources wece $256,212.
rti .12. a decrease of $5,453,230.82
t&r the year ended June 30. 1908.
Th? bureau is very hopeful, however,
of showing a substantial increase for
the current year, as the receipts for
the fir*; quarter show-an increase of
$2,955,657.45 over the same period
ol_the_precodlng year. It is estimat
ed that the amount 'of revenue. In
cluding. that derived from the cor
poration tax, WtH totar $??0;?00(000.
While the total receipts were less
than last year, the cost of collecting
thisVrovenue was only 2.02 per cent
of th&^mount collected, or a little
over $.M? 0,000 The Average cost
2.69 per cent. For The coming year
an appropriation of $5,302,240 is
for to meet the expenses. 1
Severs! inierosi'inU MUl'ls am sel
forth relative to the sources of rev
enue for the year.
As usual, liquor and tobacco yield
ed H?e largest revenues, distilled
spirits amounting to $128,315,
181.45; fermented liquors to $56,
303,406.68 and tobacco $51,887,
178.04.
That thn nanir rnmhln^ Tftr
growing sentiment for^local option,
has proven a hard blow for the liquor
interests show in the comparative
table of the amount of distilled spir
its withdrawn for consumption dur
ing the past ten years." The high
water mark was reached in the year
ended June 30, 1907, when 134,031,
066.7 gallons were withdrawn. For
1908, only 119,703,694.4 were wlth
draVn and for the last year the num
Despite the fact that less whiskey
is being consumed, the distillers are
increasing their output and In the
Jaa? 30, 1909. 139.981.
613 gallons were distilled, as against
133.869.565 for 1908.
tfhe brewers also received a hard
blow^s the revenue derived from
fermented liquors. Including ,.t>eer,
ale, etc., show a decrease of more
than $2,000,000. The tobacco rev
enuet, however, were Increased by
over |2,0ff0,000.
Illinois the list of States
for the payment of the lArgefct
amount of Internal revenue taxes,
J43.44V77I.il having been collected
lirthat State. -New York came second
t. |7? sa7.ai9.a7. and Kentucky
third with 92MI0.4J0.I4. Of the
?iTtv-flTft cqHocUqp dliVrfcf ?uM?t
to internal revenue laws, the fifth
district of Illinois reported the larg
est amount, $28,671,609.22.
Illinois' enormous revenues were
no doubt due to the fact that the
State produced the largest amount
of distilled spirit*? 37.79S.376 gal
lons. " Kentucky dime second with {
third, with 31,916,486.
New ork headed the beer prqduc
Ing States, however, navihg BriWUd
tarsal* -el teioMUi
liquors. Including beer, "ale, etc.
Pennsylvania came second wUh.T*
060,162 barrels and. Illinois tfeird,
with 6,516,473. ?
Pennsylvania produced the great
est number At cigars, her product
.urtbo'U, "'MU4TI. Whll.
PIPE ORGAN
IS ASSURED:
Meeting at Methedist Church!
Enthusiastic? $1700 is J
Secured. ?? " J
Last ?' night at the Methodist
Church the prayer meeting hour Vvaa
given over to hearing a report from
the pastor and l?v considering the
matter of Installing a pipe organ at
an early date. The attendance was
small but the meeting proved Inter
Mtlng~~and enthusiastic: .
^Sffhe pastor. Rev^ M. T. Plyler, re
gain In the church's
raised for all
purposes this year$TVr0&2. But, he
said. Methodism looks to the future
rafher.than keeps its eye on the
past. So he proceeded to present the
subject of a pipe organ, which had
been talked for a long while but no
"dfflhlte steps takeiT.
Hon.. J. H. Small also spoke and^
presented jthe claim. In a short
while $1,700. was secured and pro
vision made for a general canvass of
the congregation until the $3,000
needed Is secured. Soon as this Is
done the order will be placed with a
first rate organ builder. The Inatni-.
raent will he built under thb direc
tion of a master musician and when
completed will be one of the best in
struments in the entire South.
The Walkover Bridge Club was
most delightfully entertained last
night by Miss Mattle Laughingohuae
at her home on Second street. The
invited guests were Mesdames Ihrie
Leary. John O. Blount, A. C. ttatha
way, Carl Richardson and Miss Korah
Angel. The hostess served refresh
ments after a most interesting game.
POLITENESS
v WINS GIFT
Michacl Dunphy, Bellboy is Re
warded for Services Ren
dered Guest.. ? - ??
San Ffanriarn, N'nt- ? " ^ ? Thjtl
Dame Fortune haB not ceased to be
stow her gifts on those "who deserve
them is shown "by the experience of
Michael Dunphy, who unfif ?K^ew
weeks ago was a bellboy at the Argo
naut in this city. Last February
Mrs. M. M. Potter of Salem. Maes.,
arrived at the Argonaut, and being
111 OTd -nervous. *waa tfa^bang~of thej
"bellhops" of the hotel. Soon after]
her arrival "Mik4" Dunphy, a green
lad, was given a Job on the bench,]
and hiR apparent gr'eenr.iSS lllVjtBfl
all of the difficult tasks of the bell
boys' routine. Among other tasks |
that of waiting upon the querulous
u-ftg whtfrwd to ?*'Mlke.M
. He accepted the work gracefully
and performed his duties in an ex-j
ceptlonal manner, and when the
guest left in the early part o? June
he waa the recipient of many a avert |
jibes from the rest of the boys ou ac
count of his willingness to oblige a
non-tipping guest. He had his
chance to laugh, however, when early
in July he received a check for $100
from Mrs. Potter.
About two weeks ago Assistant
Manager George Dixon of the Argo
naut received a letter from Drown
& Carlysle, a firm of lawyers in Bos
ton, saying that Mrs. Potter had died,
faithful befiboy. A check fp'r that
amount was Inclosed, cashed' by
Dixon and the money given to the
l.ri ?hn Immxil.tnlv made arrange
ments for the purchase of a lot in
the Richmond district, and contract
ed for the construction of a home on
It. With what he had left over he
took his aged parents on a pleasure
trip to Denver, wjiere he now Is.
His good dluck did not end there.
Yesterday Dixon received another
letter from the law firm, stating that
on receiving his report of the lad's
disposition of the $2,500 they were
ready to carry out a further provis
ion of Mrs. Potter's will, to the effect
that If the boy disposed of his check
$47,600, making the total amount
#60,000. ? The letter lurtbw declare*
that the lad may draw on the law
firm for monefc up to that apm, and
asks that an Inclosed letter Ur that
effect be forwarded \o him.
PHAIiAff* IiODOK, I. O. O. F.
There will he a regular communi
cation of the Phalanx Lodge, J. O.
rrrr., ai a utiutk muiim m flhn
hall over the poetotBce. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
8lij. The.lhnplre Bute lad in .Mm
manufacture ~w cigarettes, having
turned out Virginia
came second with l.$tt,t4t,000.
In the production of chewing and
(?smoking iobocco, North' Carolina
'heeded the list with 7MS?.?81<
pounde, and Mitsoufi came ?i?k
RELATIONS WITH
Is Tendered Pa:
Knox Virtually 'Announc es Rec
ognition of the Revolu ionisls.
Will Hold Zelaya Person illy Re
. sponsible. ?
pent the
I about!
{ emanat
naent in I
PRAIRIE OFF WITH MARINES \
Washington, Dec. l.? ? ?Seq?et?r;. of J
State Knox late today returned thel
passports of Rod rig u?, charsr
d'affaires of the Nlcaraguanvegation, I
with a letter scathingly d^ouneing|
the Zolaya administrate
emment in Nicaragua. Thee letter is i
definitely declared -to repn
views of President Taft
as plain spoken as anythln
ing from the State DepC
many years. ?
The extraordinary feature of the
letter Is that it seems to evidence an
intention oq the' part of the United
States to hold President Zelaya per-,
sonolly responsible for the alleged [
torture and execution of the Araer-.
leans, Cannon and Qrooe, and exhib-l
its the unique situation of one gov- .
HMMii >Wl4lH tVw> nKJaf '^nnlivf.
o? another practically as a common!
malefactor.
Branded as a Tyrant.
Zelaya is branded as a violator of|
solemn international conventions, a.
disturber of the national and inter-,
national peace, and a tyrant whose]
administration has been a blot upon (
the name of good government.
Secretary Kate virtually an-[
nounces the jec^^ltlon of the Nlca
raguan revolutionists and declares it
to be the conviction of the United
States that the revolution represents
the sentiment of a majority of the
~Nicaraguan people and thrrtl is
with*^vhlcb. t'htf United States can
deal. * .......
- _ Hp. therefore, annount?w that all
parties will be held accountable for
their actlpns as affecting tire inter
Central America. He further in
forms Senor Rodiguez that' while
has lost his diplomatic quality' he
may still serve as an "unofficial"
channel of communication with the
Iw iw ?fogai'dod .
resenting. ,
This brings the crisis as near to
(lie status of war as it could be]
a definite declaration by both Houses]
of Congress, which will convene next
Monday.
FINE SANTA CLAI S OPHtflXCJ.
The Santa Claue opening at H. G.
Sparrow's store last night was a huge
laurrftHRi ? From mnmor?t the doors
were opened until they closed at a
late hour the place was crowded with
eager shoppers,' both young and old,
who enjoyed looking at the beautiful
line of Christmas novelties and toys
which were spread out to their view.
Mr. Sparrow has shown great taste
In the selection of his stock and that
he has succeeded In pleasing the cus
tomer was shown by the large num
ber of purchases which were made
**lir1ng the ftTfntng
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING.
Friday night, December 3, is the
regular m&UBf M MS UHHUUBl Ui
Commerce. "
The advisabilities of holding an
agricultural fair In Washington in
1910 will tie discussed. Thlf matter
is of vast importance to thla town.
We being the htxb of the EaaUrn sec
tion we should let the pedple know
that Vfc are the hob and ara willing
to back up our opinions that il la the
most central location in Eastern
North Carolina by holding such fairs
SB to surprise the State. r
Don't fall to attend the' meeting
Friday night. There will be no sub
scrlptlons asked 'for any purpose, so
* sai.es a suootess.
The sale conducted by the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First Baptist
Church began. ..yesterday and will
cloae tonight. The- attendance
throughout the evening and night
w aa fine, and quite a nice sum -was
ful articles left i .j ,
Mr. But BUlaw o( Baltlrafre. haT
accepted * position with UfeJ. IT.
HftrftB Plumbing * Supply do of
thin cUj. The N?w? welcome* -Mr.
Skinner to our city.
Mn John a Rodman arrtred on
the soo* train (ram Tarboro where
?he baa been apenMni a (law daja
NEW YORK EX
CHANGE HIT
Federal Report Will Be Placed
Before Congress? Methods
Condemned.
.Washington, D. C.. Nov. 29. ? Tho
lions of the
lew Orleans Cotton
*au of Corpo-j
?nt of Com
:h have been In
than eighteen
"'""tihli *wir submitted ? by
Herbert Knox Smith, 'Commissioner
of Corporations, to Secretary of|
Commerce and Labor Nagel, and
eventually will go to the President
and Congress.
. It is said the report arraigns Jhe
New York Exchange for dealing in
what Is termed "over speculation" or
"differences" or in those grades of
cotton ranking above or below what
might be termed a standard grade,
or. In parlance "middlTngs."
That sme' steps will Re l&tten By
the ^"Department of Justice against
such trading Is the opinion of offi
cials of the Government. The inter
vention by the Government was
brought about, it is said, by the
number of big losses sustained by
merchants of the South.
It Is pointed out by the Commis
sioner of Corporations that the buyer
has no chance at all with .the sellers.
"He itW that If a buyer bought? dif
ferences In futures at a high price
and the quality of the differences ran
low the loss entailed was enormous,
111 buiuc tases rulnouo. Ha ataLed.
tJiat the method of the New Orleans
Exchange was fairer and that both
buyer and seller ran the same risk.
AnoJ&ar feature of the ruleB of the
ts'ew Yofx Exchange which the re
port termed unsavory was the so
called "fixed difference" system. A
committee of^ the exchange fixes the
grades and prices. And this in view
of the fact, the report stales, that
most oflhe dealings In the New York
market are in futures. This system,
Mr. Smith terms a& arbitrary.
Find NewJJses
for Sawdust
Plour from sawdust / is another
ate ix in. the movement for the conser
vatlon of forest resource*. The LT. S..
consul at Christiana, Norway, has
sent to this government a suggestion
along this lino which may "be of val
ueto American lumbermen who are'
wrestling with the problem of saw-'
dust .waste.
The flour In question 'is not the
light, fluffy biscufts, and the other
kind which are not light, or flaky I
pastry, but it is an ingredient of dy
Tratinltp. Mnnteum. fuc-j
the information of the man on the1
street fs a kind of artificial flooring,
and other things. It Is not put for
ward as a new discovery, for it has
begn in u.?f for aergrei-y^ara in Fr
rope, and to a small extent in this
country.
The wood flotn- is ground in a cheap
mill, very similar to those which
grind corn and rye. Pine and spruce
sawdust is used in Europe, and after
passing through the stones and the
bolting chest. It is Backed or baled
for shipment. It Is then worth 12 or
13 dollars a ton.
^??The flour has a number of ubos,
one of which Is Tn the making Of dy
namite. U -i? th? absorbent of the
nitroglycerine, which is the explos
ive ingredient. Wood flour dynamite
1h inferior to that made with Infusor
ial earth as the absorbent; but it
serves many purposes, and Is cheap
er. But dynamite Is one of the small
est prospective uses for the produet.
Linoleum makers mix It with lin
seed oil and give body to their floor
coverings. It Is not considered qnlte
equal to ground cork for this pur
pose, as It Is lesB elastic; but it is
cheaper and meets requirements for
fAedlum grades.
The flouf fills an Important place
In the manufacture of xyoltte. a
kjnd of artificial flooring, <e3embllng
wood In weight, and ?'-tone In other
respects. It Is used . for kitchen
TT55fi,* and in nans, ror: : !ors, cafes,']
restaurants and public rooms.' It is)
impervious to water. &i;ii l5 prac-i
t.cally fire-proof. It Is floor ma
terial in some of the . : -rman war
rve?sels. It is so used* lu^anea It Is
not liable to take flr?e .orj^pjlnter if
struck by shellb.
1 Many additional u* for wood.
I^ovur wlil probably iRfl. IBB1
amount Of sawdust tf ' id.. In tils
country Is practicably m 1 fitted, and
mlllmen will welcome any juafi I hat
I will fcmn til* whip I . I yami
dump. Norway export* ijousands of
Bitot thU uwdtut floui and
the United State* takes .ome of It.
Germany ' la a large uifii.nfactuter
and has bee* .tot mfc *?*"
land la an extensive buyvr. and macb
cMiirmiN.
FRANCE DRAWN
, INTO TROUBLE
IN NICARAGUA
???f - ?
Her Citizens Abused
! Official Complaint Has Been
J Lodged With French Consul
THREATEN TO SHOffT THEM
New Orleans, La.. Nov. 30. ? A|
cable" from San Jose, Costa Klca,
my*: 1 ?
The French .government has been
drawn Into the Nicaragruan trouble In
a way that promises serious cohse
queuces (or Zelaya, as a result . ol1
brutal outrages~cdmmltted on French
citizens residing Ixi Nicaragua.
An official complaint has been
lodged with _ the French consul gen
eral in-Costa Rica by Fauutino Mon
tiel. a Frenchman.
Montlel. who was manager of a
farm, declares a detachment of
troop** commanded by Larots. bound
and dragged him to the edge of a
lake, where, after the mockery of a
trial, threatened to shoot him.
They locked him up. the soldiers
going back to the falrm, wresting the
frnm fho hnn^r,?.|nT
ried off all articles of value. He had
to regain possession of his horses by
purchasing them.
During these operations the house
keeper was brutally threatened by
l^arios.
ed With Interest.
s Avvait
bktxebjiknt bazaar.
Much interest is shown by the peo
ple of the town in the bazaar to be
held tomorrow and Saturday after
noon and evening for the children's
playground benefit. This is a most
worthy cause, and the Womana' Bet
termeut Association have been work
ing "har3 'to get it up. ? The 'play
ground will be for all the children of
the- town, and a suitable lot has al
ready been selected. Work will be
begun upon the necessary improve
ments fit op'?
On Saturday night Mr. Betts and
Miss Bonner will give a tnusicale in
the school auditorium, admission 5.
and 10 cehfs. and a good time i?
promised all who go to the bazaar.
Everybody will be there, so come
jflohg" too
JIMOR Al'XIIilAKf TKA. j
Tomorrow aTiernoon ai THTP" i !
of St. Peter's a most interesting and
novel missionary tea will he given by
the Junior Auxiliary of that church.
who has brought with her from far
Japan and China a lot. of toys and
curiosities made by the children of
those far lands.
? Thf young members of <ho nuxU
iary will be dressed in the costumes
of Japan and China, and will serve
tea and cake, etc., to the guests.
Songs and recitations also will he
given bF some of the members, and
a most enjoyable time is promised
to all
Invitations sent out are cleverly
worded as follows:
Accept our invitation and come if you
can.
and Japan,
At St. Peter's rectory on Friday af
ternoon '
From i to 5:30 if not too soon.
She has come from afar wlin msiruc
tions I* view.
So bring along some pennies. If only
a few.
NEW 8THKKTS.
Now that the street improvement
bonds have been Hold the commission^
ers will soon be called upon to decide
the class of streets to be built and the
material to be UBed.
This ra~a^maner which shonld re
ceive careful consideration and de
liberation; the wishes of the resi
dents of the city-should be ascertain
ed and adhered~to.
Should they decide to build ma
cadam streets, the News Is of opinion
that the city should purchase the ma
chinery -outright and employ an ex
pert road builder, a man thoroughly
familiar with ?very feature of the
work.
By purchasing the machinery the
(Illy I'UUIU tualtu ?U imiIm ?n1 tin ill'
new streets at. will without the neces
sity of. letting contracts for small
-JSWr ? ?
REV. CHRISTIAN TO PREACH.
Thu ?renins ?t 7: SO o'clock th*
IUt. C. D. ChriiUu, of Rocky Mount,
YOUNG LADY
A SUICIDE
V ith No Known Cause for" tfcc ?
Act, Miss Ethel Norman, of
Greensboro, Ends Life!
Without any previous intimation
ana with' no earthly motive other
? than a slight remonstrance from a
memi.er ot he- family about extra va-*
fiant iudulprciie!e?. Sthel Norman, the
1 7 -year-eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jr'yr. Norman. oppomona, passed
Rioiner In , lh6 HAH ? SI ? STTTO
o'clock Wednesday evening. went di
rectly to her room and 30 minutes
later pressed a revolver w her bosom
and fired, the bullet patting through
the center of hei heart and death
teat It'ng Instantly.
I ^'hy the yoyn< Mdv, who u f,i??
bud ling into womanhood. should be
prompted 10 such a rash, act. Is be
yond the com prehension of her clos
"*** ? amfc? mflfil__lntimate
friends, surrounded at all times by
ardent admirers, overwhelmed with
devoted attention by every member
of her family and society. In the very
K'or>"^f youth and the charms which
sttsch To a young woman graced with
the culture of refinement and the
beat society, itt is hard to attribute
any cause for such a tragedy other
that in a moment of terrible despon
dency brought about by the slight
but kindly remonstrance, the young
woman became for the moment de
ranged and -fired the death dealing
bullet Into her heart without a full
realization of its awful consequences
to the aged parents and devoted rel
stives and friends.
About 6 o'clock she was called for
supper, but responded that she did
not want to eat and would be down
in a short while. In a few minutes
Mrs. Norman became alarmed and
Wfnt to her room, finding Mlss^gthel
sitting on the side of the bed. but
showing no signs of the" terrible
thoughts that must have been pass
ing through her mind. --Responding
to anxious qu^tions she assured her
mother was all right and
would be down in a little yhlle. With
this assurance Mrs. Norman left the
room, but she had not reached the
bottom step of the stairs in her de
scent before she was startled*^ th<f
report of a pistol. Witi^un intui
tion of an awful tragedy,, which
mothers fiitortain
such a moment, the aged* mother
rushed back to the room, only to
her daughter v.-ritliiug In? h*r
own blood and see her breath her
last while she bent over her with an
appeal io God in His infinite mercy
to- give back to her child ~ that
which she had so wantoniy taken.
A brother. Or. tieorge \\\ Norman,
who lives hnrril v if,0 yards awav.
neard the report and rushed Io the
house, but when he arrived, less than
five minutes afterward, death had re
lieved the sorrowiug heart of all
earthly capes- -or' aiKappolntmenLs. ~
Wednesday she spenT the day shop
inw with her sister, Mrs. Cleveland
Young, and it was during the after
noon that a member of her family.
w|lfl ,ritJ lntgnnoim, rclnon
stratcd with hpr for extravagance In
selecting costly dresses. This re
monstrance is the only motive ad-~
v?nced for her rash act two hours
later, though at the time she did not
sppear to take the suggestions in any *
manner other" than in which they
were Intended. A^Wlan hour later
she lelL her older sister at Court
Square In an apparently happy mood
and, in another hour and ten min?
ntes she had pressed the trigger that
s#nt a?ullet crashing IHrough her
heart, dealing instant death to her
self and casting a gloom over the
entire Pflflnnui^iy
The news of the terrible tragedy
spread -like wildfire over the city,
but friends of the young woman, like J
brother and slater, .were unable for ^
the moment to grasp the full'intent
of the words: "Ethel Norman has
tilled* TWfiATf" Later the reports
were verified, and friends were en
veloped In deepest sorrow for the
family and relatives of the girl.
Washington and Vande
Train leaves for Aurora
at !Grl5 instead of 10:45.
^ New Advertisements #
? in Today's News ?
? Com Theater. * ?
? J. K. Heyt ? Christmas Gifts. ?
? Jaa. E. Clark Co. ? Fur Sale.^ ?
KaUhl-Shtifl. Ca>.? JiMWrta't .t
? Shoes ?
? Gaiety Theater. ?
4 Do*n'< KMn?y pills. ^
? Mr*, eraim'i R?m?dlw. - ?
? dowu'i praparMloo. *
? Vlck'a Ramadlw. ?
4 Caputfln*. \ ?
? LAxatlT? Bromo Qulnla*. ?
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