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VOLUME XX. NO. 292.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JAN UARY 21, 1916.
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BRITISH
Editor of Evening Post At
tacks Administration for Mili
tary Policy at Anti-Preparedness
Committee Meeting.
"MAKE UNITED STATES
SURPASS GERMANY"
Also Criticises Wilson Admin
istration for Its Proposal
to "Monopolize the In
dustries for War."
Party of 40 or 50 Men Take
Quintet of Negroes From
Worth County, Ga., Jail
and Hang Them to Tree.
HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH SHERIFF'S MURDER
Mob Gained Entrance to Jail
By Pretending to Have Pris
oner to Incarcerate
Plans Well Laid.
Gazette-News Bureau
The Rlggs Building
Washington. Jan. 21
At a mass meeting held here last
night under the auspices of the antl
preparedness committee, Oswald Gar
rison Villard, editor of the New York
Evening Post, severely attacked the
administration for "its head long sur
render to the forces of militarism."
The speaker asserted that the plans
of the president, If carried out,
-would make the United States sur
pass even Germany as the most mili
taristic and the most heavily armed
nation in the world."
"This president of ours." said Mr.
Villard, "whose dread last year was
of 'farmed camps' In America, now
.proposes not only the "greatest naval
:vrogram ever planned in a single year
since Christendom began, with one
possible exception, but also asks f o1"
military forces of Buch size that by
19 IS we should have actually In ser
vice, afloat and ashore, during the
Albany, Ga,, Jan. 21. Forty oi
fifty men acting with precision indi
cative of carefully laid plans took five
negroes from the Worth county jail
at Sylvester last night, carried them
In automobiles to Lee county and
hanged them all to the same limb of
a tree close by the side of the road
leading to Starkville. The negroes
were being held In the Worth county
Jail In connection with the killing of
Sheriff Moreland of Lee county, who
met his death at the hands of negroes
in Worth county during the Christ
mas holidays.
Starkville Is a hamlet three mi'-es
from Leesburg, the county seat of Lea
county.
The cutting of all the wires lead
ing to the north from Sylvester was
Included in the plans of the party. For
that reason the fate of the five ne
groes was not definitely known until
today, hours after they .had been
lynched. They had been taken quick
ly to the automobiles
The big Co-operative Fare-Refund
ing Sale inaugurated by The Gazette
News starts tomorrow morning.
Over forty leading business houses
of this city have united in one splen
did effort to attract more trade to
Asheville and by so doing add to the
city's already well-known reputation
as the trading center for residents of
the smaller cities, towns and villages
and prosperous farming communities
within a radius of 30 or 40 miles.
These merchants will throw open their
doors tomorrow ; morning for seven
days 'of line value-giving sales.
There is one feature of this move
ment that Is extremely attractive to
the men and women from out of town
who have personal friends In Ashe
ville and that Is that they can com
bine two things, namely; visit those
friends and also do their trading.
Many of the merchants have inform
ed The Gazette-News that they have
received Inquiries from quite a num
ber of people in such towns as Swan
nanoa, Canton and other communi
ties concerning the details of the plan,
thus showing their interest and signi
fying an intention to come to Ashe
ville during the week which will begin
tomorrow and end with the following
Saturday, inclusive a period when
their fares will be refunded.
AHheville merchants are completely
ready with ample stocks of honest.
dependable merchandise, convenient
ly a ranged for the convenience of
shoppers. Many of the 1 merchants
have their stores tastefully decorated
in nonor of the event, and money-
saving bargains which cannot full to
please and satisfy have been listed.
Ask For Refund Slips.
The greater part of today was spent
in getting everything In readiness
and started
ummer months, no less than J4?-000 jn0rthward. bur nothing- more-was
men, exclusive of citizens and students
!n camps. This Is 10,000 more tnan
the entire German regular army at
tho outbreak of the war .that army
which was universally denounced as
the greatest menace to freedom the
wr;r!d has ever seen. This vast mili
tary structure, involving the imme
diate commissioning of probably 14,
noo additional officers, calls also for
the annual enlistment of no less thnn
2(10,000 Americans In the militia, the
army, the navy, the marine corps
and the proposed continental army.
If this amazing plan goes through no
less than 200,000 men will be here
after permanently removed from our
industrial and economic life at the
very moment when we shall need
every able-bodied man to cope with
the demands of the world's market,
of which the war seems to have put
us in dominating control."
The speaker also rapped the ad
ministration for its recent proposal
to "mobilize the lndpustries" for war.
"ADDarentlv everything ' Is to be
hnnrri from them for some time.
The bodies of the victims, perfor
ated with bullets, were com wnen
found.
At nhout 10 o'clock last night
sheriff Potts and his jailer at Sylves
ter were awakened by four or five
man who announced that they nau
captured a negro and wanted to place
htm in inil. Thev were aamutea Dear
ing the negro who was bound with
rnnpii. The officers suspected nothing
and watched the men as they calmly
loosened the bonds which held tne
necro. Suddenly the situation chang-
led. however. The officers were seized
and the men demanded tne Keys w
the cells. They were quickly forth
coming. At that moment several automo
biles were driven in front of the Jail.
The men in them hurriedly Jolne.t
those who had preceded them and
all who were not watching the offi
cers helped to get the negroes. The
prisoners were rushed out of the Jail,
bundled Into the machines ana an
for the opening day. Fare-Refund
Slips were distributed to each of
the stores taking part In the sale and
clerks were Instructed in their use.
In this connection it is urgently re
quested that shoppers call for these
slips on entering any store; by doing
so much time will be saved
The . carfare schedules have been
thoroughly Worked out and carefully
studied by those who will have charge
of . the refunding of fares and just as
soon as a refund slip is presented to
the clerk in charge at The Gazette-
News office the cash fare : will be
handed out.
Refund week is a big advertisement
for Asheville and for this reason Ashe
ville merchants have Joined heartily
in promoting It. While it may be said
that in one way no merchant expects
to read a rich harVest in this sale
everyone of them expects to attract
new customers who, by reason of cour
teous treatment and honest values at
low prices, will become regular pat
rons. In short, these merchants are
dealing in futures; by making satis
fied customers they expect to build up
a trade for years to como and estab
lish firmly in the minds of people that
Asheville Is the best place to trade.
Where to Get Bargains,
Here Is a list of the stores where
bargains will be found and where
fares will be refunded. Cut it out and
send it to your relatives and friends
residing outside of Asheville. It . will
give them some idea of the magni
tude of this sale and what it will
mean to them:
Bun Marche.
MeGraw Dry Goods Co.
M. V. Moore and Co,
Ijowenbeln-Rntcnberg.
Chus. E. Henderson.
Tim Racket Store.
Nichols Shoe Co.
trail Bros
)ttis Green Hard wore Co.
.Brown Book Co.
rack Square Book Co.
Asheville Tower nnd Light Co.
Coopers, "On the Square."
Globe Sample Co.
Hills Market.
J. I.. Smnthcrs and Sons.
I. X. L. Dept. Store.
Asheville Paint and Glass Co.
Dunham's Music House.
Toauue nnd Oates.
H. I;. Flnkelstein Loan Office.
Williams-Huffman Music Co.
Smttli-Bruns Clothing Co.
Brown Hardware Co.
Gem Clothing Co.
Susquehanna Furniture Co.
Aslievllle Furniture Co,
Falk's Music House.
Allison Drug Store.
Star Market. :.
The Call Co.
Asheville Package Co.
Carolina Point & V arnish Co.
3. M. Hearn & Co.
.?. M. MeCanless.
The Fair.
: Carolina Paint and Varnish Co.
Piedmont F.lcctrlc Co.
' .1. II. Law. - - ' -
.". Smith's Drug .Store.
Hood's Millinery.
Crystal Cafe System.
, The Battery Park Bunk.
Should any merchant who Is not
herein listed wish to unite with these
inmaklng this sale a still greater
success than is already assured and
at the same time reap a portion of the
harvest, call up The Gazette-News
office and a representative will call
and explain the proposition In detail
and arrange for your co-operation,
Georgia Senator Makes Vigor
ous Speech on British Inter
ference With Neutral
Commerce.
PLEADS FOR ACTION TO
PROTECT U. S. INTERESTS
Denounces Lawless Treatment
of American Cotton Trade
Denies U. S. Ever Made
Cotton Contraband,
Sam Christy and Mrs. Warren
Convicted of Murder of Wo
man's Husband to Go to
Chair on March 3.
ONE FORMAL MOVE TO
SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE
Hope That Freight Rates Can
Be Satisfactorily Adjusted
Encouraged by Harrison
Letter to Governor,
DENY ill HAS
BEEN CAPTURED
Carranza "Authorities Refute
Reports That Outlawed Rebel
Chief Was Taken by Gov
ernment Troops.
T. C. M'COY AGAIN
IN U. S. CUSTODY
.
Jacksonville Federal Grand
Jury Charges Him With
Conspiracy Connection.
shaped as in Germany," said thej8tarted northward rapidly.
speaker, "so as to launcn vne mom
perfect thunderbolts against an ene-
The officers immediately attempted
In mnbn imo nf the teleDhone to
my? What a sea change? What a aanead the party off bllt lt waa Boon
ascertained that the line was out Tf
order and later it was learned that
the wires had been cut
chamro for the Dresldent!
He ridiculed the "precipitancy" of
the administration's espousal of "pre
paredness." "In this revolutionary program In.
volving fully two billions of dollars,
to be carried out after careful stuui
and deliberation?" demanded the
speaker, "Is It to be done coolly, af
ter the excitement of war is over; Is
It to be done after the American
people have been allowed to express
themselves upon lt after a full and
free discussion of the merits of the
' problem? No, Inded. lt is to bs done
before election!
"What business man would dream
of enlarging his plant and taking on
new risks when by waiting a single
year a number of unknown factors
could be solved? I venture to say that
no on would who Is not a candidal
for political office.
"V do not actually know what we
pomes In the way of military and
REPORTS WERE GIVEN
CREDENCE GENERALLY
One Message Also Stated That
a Number of Bandits Con
cerned in Massacre Had
Been Captured.
iiO SMOKING ON THE
E-2
Injured Men Give Evidence to
Board Investigating the
Recent Explosion.
New York, Jan. 21. Five survivors
of the fatal explosion on the subma-
navh armaments. A horde of writers ! rlne E-t, told their stories' to the naval
court Of inquiry yesicraay, miu mi
were, emphatic in their declarations
there was no one smoking at the time
of ths. explosion. The men, swulhed
from head to fot and with only their
eyes and mouths visible through slits
In tha bandages, were in a ward at
the Cumberland Street hospital.
lieutenant Charles M. Cooke, com
mander of the E-2, wept as he passed
among thorn, and each patient assur
ed the commander that he did not
consider him to blame
The men are suffering from burns,
but It Is belleevd that all will recover.
They could tell nothing as to what
happened on the craft after the ex-
for the press and so-called experts,
have suddenly arisen to assure us that
our navy Is practically worthless and
that our coast defenses, upon whloh
w have lavished two hundred mil
lion dollars, are without worth and
can be shot to pieces by guns on
ships lined up off ths coast out f
rungs. On ths otter side there are ex
perts who say that our navy is bet
ter than that of Germany's while still
others say that It Is far Inferior,
three of the foremost admirals in our
navy Fletcher, commanding our
treat Atlantlo fleet. Badger, his pre
decessor In that command. Winter
halter, commanding the Aslatlo fleet
have ail testified before a commit'
tea of rnnureaa thiAnur niw la 1 plosion, as all wer , rendered Insensl-
ond only to that of England. Do wsjble and their recital provided no In
st op in our mad rush to determineformation except that thers was a
Ih truth of these conflicting claims?, blinding flash.
No, we propose to go ahead wlthouti Lieutenant Rush Fay, commander
Inquiry, without ascertaining the fact of ths submarine D-S which was in
ths E-2, and who
the board of In
Admiral
mandant of
j , " ....... w .. ...... m tiw uiniiftiiii .
beyond dispute, as wa would not dare i ths drp dock, with
to do about finances or rural cerdlts'. . mamhar of
or our railroads. We know that manylqutry appointed by Rear
British naval officers have oome., Nthmnlel R. Usher, comml
. around to tha view held by Blr Peroy
Scott prior to ths war that ths day
of ths battleship was over. But ws
ar to go ahead, non tha less, bind
ing the country to build certain bat
tleships flvrf years henos, though
they will not b afloat rod In com-
nilnxlon for Dins or tea years
twjui v
ths navy yard, testified, lis was ask
d if h noticed anything to Indicate
that tha explosion had occurred In
tha after part of ths battery compart
ment and In tha forward part of ths
orward battery compartment. Th
to' Points are adjacent to ths two Edison
batteries,
IS FLORIDA CASE.
PLAN TO SPEED
T
Democratic Leaders Preparing
to Accelerate Legislative
Work, Especially in Im
portant Business.
El Paso, Jan. 21. Persistent re
ports that Francisco Villa, the out
lawed Mexican military chief ha 3
been captured were denied early '.o
day by Carranza authorities at Chi
huahua City.
The reports came to the border in
private news from what was believed
to be reliable sources and were given
credence generally.
One report said that Francisco Vil
la has been captured at naclenda San
Geronimo by Carranza forces under
General Cavaszos.
Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia,
confirmed the capture of General
Villa. His advices stated that the cap
ture was effected by Maximo Mar
quez, who recently also captured
Genoral Jose Rodriguez, one of Villa's
generals.
A message announcing Villas cap
ture has also been received at the
office of the American Smelting and
Refining company.
Messages from Chihuahua City
stated that a number of bandits wto
participated In the Santa Vsabel mas-
nacre,1 were also captured and are off
ing brought to Chihuahua City for
execution.
The telegram came from the source
that first reported the massacre of
Americans at Santa Ysabel. Cavaszns
was last reported as bringing prison
ers from Guerrero to Chihuahua
City.
Carranza Consul Garcia, explained
that his confirmation of ths report of
the capture of Villa was based on un
official, but reliable infotniatlun. lie
telegraphed at once to Chihuahua
City asking Immediate official Infor
mation from General Jacinto Trsvi-
no, ths military chief of .the northern
states. .
At ths same time, a messuge was
prepared to be filed In the event of
formal confirmation, requesting that!
Villa be sent to Juarez to be executed
at the race track. This Message was
written at ths offlcs at General Ga
briel Gavlra, commandant at Juarez,
who said hs had received nothing of
ficial concerning the capture of the
outlsw chieftain.
Hacienda San Geronimo, where
Villa was reported to have been tak
en Is on tha boundary of ths Hearst
property named ths Bahrlcora ranch,
sear tha railroad station
Turns, south salt of MacUra.
United States officers in Asheville
this morning confined the rumor that
Thomas C. McCoy was arrested here
about ten days ago on a warrant re
turned by a Jacksonville, Fla., federal
grand Jury charging McCoy with Il
licit distillery transactions carried on
In that city. Mr. McCoy Immediately
gave gond In the sum of $2,600 for
his appearance at a hearing to be held
here before Commissioner Theodore
D. Shelton on Tuesday afternoon, Jan
uary 25.
Thomas Settle, counsel for the de
fendant, when asked for a statement
this morning by a Gazette-News re
porter, stated that he had nothing fur
ther to say, out of court, than that
the defense is ready and tha ho had
no apprehensions over the outcome of
the proceedings against his client. It
Is understood that United States At
torney William C. Hammer will con
duct the government's case at the
hearing on next Tuesday.
The Second Henri ig.
Tuesday's hearing will bo the second
time that Mr. McCoy has appeared
before a United States Commissioner
on charges of being connected with
alleged attempts to defraud the Inter
nal revenue department of thousands
of dollar In the famous so-called
moonshine rases.
The Asheville man was one of thoss
Indicted by- a federal grand tury at
tort Hmlls at the same time the Cas
par, the lute Knox Booth and a long
list of others wore called upon to face
the same charge. The United States
attorneys made a strenuous effort to
have McCoy removed to Fort Smith
for trial but the action brought before
Judge James E. Hoyd early In last
August was ruled by him to be Irreg
ular In furm and therefore void. No
further attempt him been made since
then tS bring Mr. McCoy to trial In
Arkansas.
DlMigrcfgcnt. . ,
In connection with McCoy's re-arrest
on a conspiracy Indictment It is
interesting to note that the Arkansas
papers have contained recently some
sensational accounts of disagreements
smong the federal officials there who
have been conducting the govern
ment's cases and the Intimation that
one of thnm. Deputy Commissioner
of Internal Revenue David A. Gates,
will himself be Indicted for alleged
over-frlendllness and supposed con
nection with the opersHons of Booth,
Caspar and others. Attorney General
Gregory and Commissioner Osborne
are now Investigating this situation.
The friends of Mr. McCoy state that
Gates and two men In Jacksonville,
who are themselves under federal In
dictment as alleged moonshiners, sre
responsible for the charge sgalnst Mr.
McCoy; and thst It Is an effort to di
vert suspicion from themselves. Tho
Jacksonville Indictment, It Is under
stood, charges ths defendant with,
participation In ths conspiracy whb h.
of Ban It Is claimed by ths authorities, ut
MEANS OF RAISING
REVENUES DISCUSSED
Revenue Bill Will Be Complet
ed as Soon as Requirements
for Preparedness Program
Are Made Known.
Washington, Jan. 21. Great Bri
tain's interference with neutral trade
waa the subject of a vigorous speech
I yesterday by Senator Smith of Geor
Kia. who Dleaded for action to Drevent
England from advancing her own
trade interests at the expense of the
United States while attempting to de
stroy Germany Commercially.
Senator Smith declared that the
rights of citizens of the United States
and other neutrals were being reck
lessly disregarded and emphasized
particularly what he denounced as the
lawless treatment of the American
cotton trade.
Discussing the action of the allies
in declaring cotton contraband. Sen
ator Smith asserted that cotton had
not been used or needed by Germany
or her allies in the manufacture of
war munitions for over eight months.
Senator Smith quoted from a state
ment prepared for him by Howard W.
Bible, now in Washington, after a
trip to Germany, who reported that he
had learned through personal Investi
gation that the German chemists had
developed a process by which they
could use wood pulp as a cheaper and
more effective substitute than cotton
in the manufacture of explosives.
- tthe senator reviewed the whole
history of British interference with
neutral trade and the diplomatic ex
changes on the subject. He described
it as silly and untrue that the United
States had made cotton contraband
during the war of the states, declaring
that only once before in history had
cotton been declared contraband, and
then it was In the Russo-Japanese
war by Russia, which promptly gave
way in the fuce of a protest by Great
Britain that such action was illegal.
British authorities also were quoted
to prove that under international law
food products are subject to seizure
only when they are consigned to
armed forces of the enemy.
From Senator John Sharp Wiliams,
the Georgia senator's utterances drew
a stirring reply, with a declaration he
was not willing to go to war for mere
dollars nor to have the "people of
Dixie" placed in atitude of holding
property on a plane with human life.
Senator Williams said until the issue
of murdered American women and
children on the high seas was settled,
he would not nug the president of the
United States about property nor at
tempt to force settlefent for montary
loss of propery from war-maddened
pople until he could appeal to their
calmer judgment when war had
ceased.
For several hours the senate was
Washington, Jan. 21. Democratic
leaders In congress are preparing to
speed up the consideration of the leg
islative program. Such steps were de
cided upon, at the dinner given by
Secretary McAdoo to democratic
leaders 'including Speaker Clark and held in rapt attention by the frank-
the chairmen of important commit-1 "ess and vigor of the speakers. The
aiscussiun reacnea a cumax wnen
Senator Smith, indignant at the lnti
mation that he would place commer
cialism over human life, dramatically
tees.
In addition to agreeing on plans
for accelerating the legislative work,
ways and means were discussed for
raising revenue, lt was said, however,
that no radical changes In Secretary
McAdoo's plan for raising revenue
were contemplated.
Attention was called to the slow
progress that Is being made In con
gress in disposing of Important busi
ness and stress was laid on the desir
ability of clearing up the legislative
slate prior to the national convention.
Leaders pointed out that the senate
had adjourned to over Monday to per
m It continued meetings of commit
tees which have pressing business be
fore them end that final work on the
revenue bill will be completed as
soon as ths ways and means commit
tee Is advised by the naval and mili
tary committees as to the amount of
money thn't will be required to car
ry out the defense program.
The senate finance committee -vlll
meet next week.
CUSTOMS REVENUE FELL
27 P. C. IN
Washington, Jan. 21. The customs
revenues of ths United States dropped
from 2283,700.000 In 1114 to $20.1,-
300,000 In 1916, or auproylmately
27 H per cent, according to a state
ment Issued todny by the -bureau nt
foreign snd domestic commercs. The
decrease la attributed to ths wsr In
Europe which Is declared to have op
erated to cut down to Importations
. enerally snd especially merchandise
.torn Kurip. ths leading source of
dutiable goods,
inquired of Senator Williams
"Because Germany has been guilty
of murder, must we concede tho
right of perpetual robbery on the
high seas to Great Britain?"
Senator Smith declared that con
gross should act because the presi
dent could do no more than write
notes. He said that he did not want
to go to war but Insisted that the
United States should have the nerve
to Insist upon its commercial rights
The embargo to force England's hand.
Senator Smith suggested, should be
made effective within thirty days un
loss Great Britain yielded.
Senator Williams held the senate
for moro than an hour with his reply
The allies, ho said, would not be bul
lied by the United States "unless they
wore to stand like a lot of whipped
currs while warring for life, liberty
I and Independence" and yield to the
I congress of the United States backed
i by an army of "90,000 soldiers and
the fourth navy In the world." He
thought lt sufficient for this govern
ment to protest firmly against viola
tlon of commercial rights and to
await deliberation of a calmer people
for restitution, and asserted that he
wot.ld not "kyi one human being on
the foes of the globe for mere pros
perity," unless after a belligerent had
calmed down It should develop that
American rights were coldly and do
Uwtrately dolled.
Senator Smith, In response to Sen
ator Williams, declared tha people
o the south were Just as concerned
as other Americans over the murder
of American citizens but they were
also conerned over the destruction of
their property rights. Senator Varda
man, of Mississippi, defended ths po
sition of Senator Smith, declaring It
wiis sustained by International law, by
the president of ths United Btutss
land ths secretary of state.
(By W. T. Bost).
'Raleigh, Jan. 21. -Ida Ball Warren
and Samuel Futnam Christy will go to
the electric chair March 3 if Governor
Craig's order yesterday is not changed.
The governor acted shortly upon re-
celpt of the certificate from the Su- .
preme court which Carried the unani
mous opinion of that body that tha
two appeals had no merit. The con
tention of the defense that Mrs. War
ren actually took no part in the mur
der of her husband, even though she
admitted having tried to poison him,
and that she had no part in. the con
spiracy to kill, brought from Chief
Justice Clark the opinion that she was
the Iidy Macbeth of the tragedy.
Similarly the defense of Christy
that he had made no confession except
under duress and that barring this .
tainted testimony there waa no fur
ther fact against him, fell down.. Tha
woman and the man had about tha
most desperate case carried to the ;
court in a decade. Of course nobody ,
hoped for any clemency from tha
courts. Delay alone could give the
respite from certain death.
Governor Craig has never discussed
the Warren-Christy case and has no
back-tracking to do whatever the
few Intervening weeks will show. Not
the slightest sympathy for the wom
an has been found here except that
attending every capital case. The
people generally think more kindly
of Christy, the man, than they do of
the woman.
Only one move ,In Mrs. Warren's
direoticn has been found. That came
from Chicago last week when profes
sional anti-capital punishment advo
cates called upon the chamber oE
commerce to Intercede for Mrs. War
ren. The Raleigh body does not In
terfere In such cases and replied to
that effect.
Johnson Respited.
Governor Craig gave a respite to J.
H. Johnson, Cumberland county man
under sentence of six months for vio
lating the prohibition laws by the sale
of smaller quantities of wine than al
lowed by the 1908 act.
Judge Oliver Allen tried this case
and Governor Craig makes a full
statement of his reasons for delaying
until .May any action.
Hope For Hotter Rates.
Governor Craig has received from,
President Fairfax Harrison of the
Southern railway a letter which en
courages the chief executive to hope
that the freight rates from North
Carolina to southern markets can ba
satisfactorily adjusted by conference
with the otllcers of the railroads.
Air. Harrison expresses views in his
letter which the governor Interprets
as a desire to make such rates as will
be equitable to this state. It Is ex
pected that In the event of such a
conference Governor Craig will be ad
mitted to it to present the view of
North Carolina. He has had two very
important Interviews on the subject
recently.
Max Gardner Walking.
Col. A. H. Boyden of Salisbury here
attending the -meeting of the directors
of the Soldiers' Home, brings the
news that Senator O. Max Gardner,
one of the worst Injured of the luck
less passengers on the football special
that was wrecked In Salisbury, the
night before Thanksgiving, is ablo to
be up and now walks with crutches.
Colonel Boyden Is one of the hap
piest of the senator's Mends. The
Salisbury . postmaster saw . Senator
Gardner when the little life left In
him gave small promise of successful
fight with the long consnement. Sen
ator Uurdner's leg and Jaw were
brt-ken and his back badly hurt, but
he will go home. Colonel Boyden says,
without a scratch.
"It Is wonderful surgery thst they
have In tny town," Colonel Boyden
said. "I have often thought how
many thousands of maimed confeder
ates might be whole men now If ws
had known then how to practice sur
gery as they now know. Why, I re
member once seeing ths doctors saw
ing off a soldier's leg and they were
shoving that old saw Just rllka a
butcher cutting off a soup bone while
that solder was lying thers 'lining
out' a Methodist hymn and singing at
the top of his vote "
Senator Gardner's candidacy for
lieutenant governor Is progressing
satisfactorily to his friends even
though Its head and front be chained
to a bed with a broken leg and unable
to do a thing. Banator Gardner toiil
doubtless be ahls to make a personal
campaign la the early spring.
carried on aur,mg tua year in,
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