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TOE MM IffiCORDER yOLUMICGl; ; DURHAM. N. 0. TUKSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911 NUMBER . 1Q4 Ail fifBLjBlFilEFOII TELLS HIS STbin3CEJin BEHCH Slightly Nervous at First, Est Gains Coxliience HE TOLD II Repeat Story of Ihe .Fatal Ride With Ilia Wife and or I tie Ururded HiKlitajrm.4n Wlui Kliot Her While hhe Hat at liiii Mde Tewllmony Xt Finished. Cb'ntrrDcld Court House. Scut, 4 Henry C. 'Beanie. Jr.. began his rn ltl of th.i murder or hia wife by highwayman on Midlothian Turn pike July IS, when he went uMn the tand at 10.41 o'clock. Slightly nervous at first the witness sained confidence uni aniwered interroga tories promptly, telling of hia Mon day uight ride with lleulah II 1 11 ford and then motoring with bta wife Tuesday night to a drug store, and purchasing some medicine. As they neared the Owen home, where Mra. Ileattle waa staying, the lines said the auggested a atla and he turned out Midlothian Turn pike, and after describing seeing a man crossing tba road and slowing hi rar to keep from hurting bltn. v. lines aald: "The man aaid. 'If )nti don't atop I'll shoot,' I did noj thliik he. waa going to ahoot, and a I Darted the rar, he raiacd the muixin of the gun ind Sred. When lie fired tiijf wire fell iiKn me. bark ef me," Witness described wrestling the gun from the highwayman and f throwing It Into the rear of the auto. At thla point adjournment taken until 2.30 o'clock. It was wii reluctance that JiHge w'ain. who l bearing the , cae. gutitcd pntHtun of Beattie's counsel V'T an adj'tumment Saturday wlthuut fiaiing pla-edljrry Pattl on the stand aa had ( . premised. The lio!pouiueni - waa ordered to permit the accused iarr and bla enine to have, a Dual conference over Hunday. In grantiag the d'lay. Judge Wat. sou asked the Indulgence of Ihe Jury for the apparent prolongation of th re. but assured thein that be would I wlil eniima both day and night thla 'i'k, if necessary. In order to bring a trial to an earljr cIismj, Only two Important Unease faced the jury Saturday. Charles l. Kcstle. lrg and WiJilnin H. Sampson, and with the exception of their testimony the dejr'g proceedings were quite f.. !iriiMi. , sharp exchange helweB the op loniitg r'Hinn-t t-iward the end of the liy revealed th Reulah Biuford. the walled "girl In the raw" micat go on the stand UfoM the trial ended. It ;wi after a fr!te remark hy one of the defense roiinael, when Samp s''" had ten'iflt-d concerning the prt mr relationa with the Hit.f .rd girl. "fuu were autnmonedj by the proe cinion. too, were jrou not" aaked Hrrr M Hmlih, Jr. of the drfenae, sitdrewitig Kampala. "Ve." waa Ih reply, "ftul Iteirer ull'-d to the atand h them." "That niak no differenee," Inter '."'"I I'r'weiMor Wendntmrg "ttll. e!,,t dea." atupped Mr. r''mi, "You hne kept ll-nlih llln '"1 in jul n'jw for a mtmh and did i' put her on the atand " "Well, U , glxint .that." aaid Mr.' Wendetiliurg. with a aoiile. In 'i'laiing tl4i tbe'limford girl might put no me atmid In rehullal tliia Heflt, "Vti didnt darw to put her on In e;itilnl m In rhlef, htweer." Mr Knifth nutrkly. MfVire Jurife (Contltitied e Taca Two. I 8 HtTK AltlltilUl TO IWMU IMW HiVl.fMHIj III T IT H Ol THOH.IIT Til ItK M I IH Il, ttalelgh. gent. 4 -There l a Ktot.g probuMiliy now that the atat r t na to iMtrrow th la .O, that the eriutcil of atata author M under a apw laf at of the leg i!r aome day a ago. The need "r It to meet tiirretil etncniM w '1 fonr,l of atnorled dele In the niniatloB of tha tat aaaenamenta y the totpotatinn tommianton itit tha taliroada and other m l"t'lona. eapertaiiy tha railroad. w fomtnlaaiiin now advlaea the ert,or th.-t tha irtflratlona ran at otira-eo that Ihe atate fewurer ran proceed with the rol M'i"fl of th r.nroad taiea. Thle ni afford ample funda for all the immediate need of tha atate. The ""lay m the rerllflrtiinH r ih. ... Jwnienta waa atpected by tba legla ''"ire m vlr of tha quadrennial re "lament work devolvlnc on the mmlaaton thla year. It w. for .r-nrnm inn ma apectal art waa vl uthorlilng a laatt If the luawii itai doomed It Daretiarr Frletls of Dorhia Maa Co To Raldsh In Els Merest A committee from the Durham bar t'ooiponed of Mttuira. It. P. Iteade, JudKu It. if. Hykt-a and Vi.lor R I'rrant went to Italeleh tbia morn IriK to confer with Governor V. V. Kii'hin lu rtgard to the apoint nicnt of a s'l'fi'MMjr to Judge J. Crawford Uikkh. The committee will urge upon the governor the ap polntmeut of Mr. II. A. Fouahee. There ar a number of other can didates seeking the position, but it a thought that Mr. Knimhi-e will be thi appointee. The ltiirham bar U unanimous In his support, and many otter rfrruniMtanrea are favorable to bla appointment. In thla connection the following Oiapatrb from Ureeuaboro is of In terest: fireengboro, Sept. 4. That there III be a number of candidates for the position made vacant by the rea- isnatlon of Judge J. Crawford Uiggs of the ninth Judicial district Is cer tain. It la probable that nearly all of the ais count!. In the district will have candidates. The 'name tnoNt frequently mentioned are A. aytand Cooke, Greensboro; Jacob A. Ixng, Alaiuanre; Solicitor 8. M. Cattis, Orange; II. A. Fuusbee, Dur ham, and ex-Judge A. YV. Graham, (iranvllle. This leaves Person as the only county net having a candi date. It la believed here that the appointment Ilea between Mr. Kou- ihee, of Durham, and Mr. Cooke,, of this ely. Mr. Cooke Is a close per ianal friends of the governor and aaa an active supporter of the gov- ernor In hia campaign thire years aito. fin the other hand, Mr. Kou hee Is a native of Governor Kit' hln's home rounty. Person, and has at all times lu an active supporter of Mr. Kilrbln. ' - , The friends of Mr. A. Wayland Cooke have endorsed hia name for tha appointment and he will receive tha practically ananlmoua support of the (jreeuaboro bar. .Mr. Cooke is still a young man, but is well learn ed In the law and baa had conaider- aid ekperienre as g practitioner. It is not beUve4 that the governor alll antoint(o nir the vacaia y for eral da). v f, ,.- Tuesday Harks Tweilj-Sixlb Year ol T. J. Lambf , Sons & Co. Tuesday Is Ihe tweiity-f h anni versary of the emildinhhient of the firm of T. J. l-iiiibe, Sons A Company in Dnrtu n, thi Arm bavUig begun huinwa on Septemtr Stb, 11 '.'. The flr:it gan biuin-'sa al Lanibe. Slater and Gorman. Messrs. T. M. iliiruun, W. A. Slater and T. J. Ijimlte being the meml era of the firm that fir I opned b.ieltHHMi, Afier a lion t a year and a h1t Mr. SI r sold hia In teret in lb? b i-Vca. an1 it was con ducted ftr several years aa lanibe and Gortnan. Mr. Gorman sold hht intereet ti Mr. Im in I !. and Mr Lamhe ronduetrd the hiiiii al.me f .r t-n years. In 199. Mr. tieorge I. von purr-hiH.-d a hlf Inter est in the hiHin-M ahith he retained until I'joI, when Mr. Lyon sold bis interest and ih treeiit firm of T. J. fatotic, Hons Company waa formed. 1 b .rliitip.il attM klkild' n in the 'iisln a how are .Mr. I. i. Iwiitihe and Mr Floyd Idimhe. The firm- la nm; of Ore biHtlticwa firms that was doles bimlnem In Dur ham 3$ 'iir ago. Many changes have ti.-eii made In It's IniallieiiS Mtpiltallon t tha city since that time and only fire concerns h.tvc hen able to stand the teal of years. When the firm first began bunineaa, th streets of Durham a -re lighted with flickering kerosene poet lamps and were hub deep with mud. The Arm waa one of the first m advertise In the Durham Hun, ahiih was ca'alilwhed nearly 21 years ago, and their advertisement baa b.-en kept running In this pspcr almat constantly wince that lime. The mnny friends and pwrona of the firm wish ihm many more years of sure "iwf nl and prtwiierous business life. I eatrartar Haves la Italelvk. Itab igh, Mt 4 -William fvng. a well known contractor fr plaater and aall dei oral tone, who has contrart anrk In varKma ritliw and town of .Vnnh Carolina and Virginia, haa Just moved Jiis family snd busliieM head quartira to Raleigh from Greensboro. Cesvrsllen af lla(llc ( Irrla. Jai kaonrllte. Fla., rVpf 4 Reseral hundred delegates, repretetttlng nesr ly vvcry Huts In lbs I'nioo, vers present here today when the annual convention of the Culled Kntionsl An- soclsiiua of roatoSlct Clorka met. i ' 1 " 11 in of. i POPULAR FIRM GREAT GOtJTEST 1KIHG Miss Kate Nichols Still Holds First Paci-Miss Ruby Mamie Tapp Third - Bonus Offer on Ten Year Subscriptions i Most of the contestants In the Recorder's contest are down to hard. aggressive work, and those who are iHgglng behind are only losing time which will make It so hatd for them to catch tip, that la if the leading rontestanta keep up the pace) they have neen gofng Tor the past two , ', a' i Retiring Ambassador Bill Talks j Regarding Matter IDICHTED BY PRESIDENT gssles Letlrr (rasa Mr. Taft Slallng That Ills Services Hate Beea Kails, fartarjr latlmalea a Deliberate ! trlrae ta Dlkrrrdit Him and Mlcrcp rrsral KcsmiBs far Krllremeat. Berlin. .-. 4. David Jayne Hill, the. retiring Amerlcau amuixador, on th eve of hia departure from Berlin, baa broken alienee with regard to hia resignation which waa accepted by President Tail last April. The ambas sador gave out a statement Intimating that there bad been a deliberate In- rigue to discredit bim and misrepre sent the reasons for bis resignation. "I caryi l-ave Oermany." says the ambassador. "i:houl,lpreiBn( sppreetaiion of tha amdness 1 expe rienced here, particularly from bis majesty, who generously Intimated his wln to confer upon me an honor which the late of my country forbid me to accept, I have, however, con sidered It proper ta receive from hia niajiniy as a souvenir of our agree able relations a piece of porcelain from the royal potteries, and I wish to make a public acknowledgement of, tbia mark of friendship. "At tha time of toy resignation In April there was much speculation re garding the reason therefor, and a legend concerning my coursa In the it. foliations between my government Slid Germany over the potaah contro versy wsa carefully prepared and widely circulated, positively declaring on alleged authority,' that my conduct waa dup1eaning to the department of s'ste. I'nder such circumstance, the duty of a l val diplomat Is' silence, ind faithfully. I performed this duty. "1 have believed that th American people, careless aa they often are of r'putatlona, love fair plsy. and know ing that the official record there would spenk the truth in the proper time 1 have taken no notice of either the aource or the motive of thes allega tions, f have no comment to make upon them. On leaving office, ii months after my resignation, I believe that It will he g pleasure to th.' president If I niVe public at this time, an auto graph statement made by blin some months . which should effectually ilenre and exterminate the g nd which certain newspapers have en deavored to keep Hve. "lie said: l write ndw to assure yon that I never had the slightest reason to criticise your course and service at the rery miortant post of Merlin Vuu have vindicated your appointment In every way and It h.ia given ute pleasure to deny etnpliitlcslly and categorically that your resignation grew out of any disagreement on the part of the administration with your conduct In this country's relations wish Germany In regard to the potash or any other quest Ions. I write thla to you for yon are entitled to have a full statement aa to your satisfactory service, written by him whom ymt have worthily and well represented at the great capital of Berlin." Ambassador Hill was not willing lo lnd:cate more closely the persona he believes were Interested In diner.dlt ing hiia. The ambassador and Mrs. Hill left Iteilin today after a luncheon given In thir honor hy Herr ton Klderlen Wschter. a.'cretsry jf foreign sffalra. to which Dr. Von nethmsnn-Ilnliwrg, the Imperial chancellor, ftepreaenta tlve Hit hfird Hart hold and C. It. Wolf fram. the special ambaaaailora of President Taft to the unveiling of the Von HteubPH monument, lrlg;idlT General R. A. Garlington, Inspector general of ihe 1'nlted Kiatea army, and Hrlgadlrr-Geiieral William W, With, ersuoon, I'nlted Rtatea army, presl dent of the army war college war In vited. Tha porcelain, lo which tha ambas sador refer la a magnificent as, three feel In height,, dworntorf ih pictures of the aiperora palace. BHEAKS HE Oil RE5IGHI0II Closes Today September 5th weeks. Keep thia quotation in mind contestants: "ProcroHliiiatlon Is the thief of time,'' and this i good to keep In mind also'Tount that day last whose low decetiding sun, 8ee no subscription gained No bonus won." . ' ; Don't forget to call on the. con Popular Police Cilice rs Socciimbs lo Dropsy of Heart Sergeant John W. T. Aldrldge, one of the oldest inembers of the Dur ham police force and best beloved citizens of Durham,; died at bis borne on Gattis street Sunday morning at 10.40 o'clock. 1." Sergeant Aldridge bsd been 111 about a week. It was at first thou phi that he waa suffering from malarial fever. He gradually' grrw worse, and was taken to the Yi'tats hospital Tuesday for treatment. It was soon learned that bis Illness was due to a form of lirigbt's disease cdmmon ly known as dropsy of the heart. After a thorough examination, the physicians pronounced his case an incurable one and Infoimed his grief stricken friends and 'relatives that there waa no hope for his recovery. Friday he waa taken from the hos pital to his home In orcr that he might tie surrounded 1 1 bis family In bis last hours. Th decline was gradual and the end rat e peacefully Sunday morning. . ' k . , ' Beiiieant-AldrWsa-'" t I 0 range. Lenoir roimtr. 4.V years ago. He came to Durham 16 years ago, and became a memtr of the police force 14 years ago. Kind hearted, sympathetic, he ha discharged the difficult duties of his office In a man ner that has made lilm scores of friends among all classes. He was a man every inch, snd to know bim was to love him and respect the nobility of hia nature. His passing leaves a void In the Durham police force that will be exceedingly hard to fill. Sergeant Aldridge la survived by a wife and three children, Misses Mabel and Louise Aldrldge and John Cheatham AMridge. Heis also sur vived by two brothers. Messrs. M. M. and J, T. Aldridge. of Lad range. The funeral services were con ducted from the residence this after noon at 3 o'clock with a large con course of friends of the deccssed In attendance. The services were con ducted by Hev. R C. Craven and slder Ktmnkins. The pall bearers were the officers constituting the re lief of Sergeant AMridge: J. W. Beavera. G. W. Proctor, W. A. Cobb. W. A. Perry, C. R. Markhara. J. W. stone, II. M. Dupree snd Chief Free- land. The floral bearer were: W. M. Vearhy, Allen Grady. T. B. Harris, R. 0. Everett. Jno. Y Harward. D. C Christian. The honorary ps!l'-arers frnm the Woodmen of the World were: W. It ISagwell. J. D. PrldK-n, D. C. Man gum. J. R. Pattin The Interment wa at Maples mid. Mr.triswold Has Made Arrange menl lor Making Uacblnes Mr. W. J. Orlswold returned Sun day morning from no extended trip to Atlsnllc City snd through the New F.ngUnd stales Mr. Grlswr.ld went north to make arrangements for the manufacture and sale of the I r l knotting ma rblne, a device that la the clever In vetitlon of Mr. !. K. tiyrd, of Dur hsm. The machine la used by cot ton mill operatives lo tie knots In thread that is being spun. The tn chine la carried lit 'he hand of the operative, and ties the knot In the thread In only a umall frsitlon of the lima that It takes to do the work ly band. A number of the machines have been manufactured here, but Ihe company did not have facilities suffi rient tor the nisnufacture on a large scale. Arrangements have been made With a large mssnfacturlng concern In NVw York city by Mr Orlswold to turn out the machines on a large acale. Salesmea will be t Continual on Page Two.) PASSED SUHDAY TO PUSH SKIES BYHD KITH OH 117 LIFE Rogers Second and Miss test manager when you need help. (Changes: Miss Clyde Luusford of fiahama to Miss Clyde L'mstead.) Miss Clyde U instead .. ..15,750 Miss Kate Nichols 54,750 Miss Mamie Tapp . . ., ..43,510 Miss Pearl Parker .. .. .. 10,000 Miss Maude Graham . . .. 5,750 L Candidate lor President ol Mexico Not Allowed lo, Speak WAS STONEMND ROBBED Following a Day of Rioting a Mob of Madcrixla Attack Aged Optont-nt of Their amliiliite in the Street .When He Attempts to Address Hia Followers Troops failed Out. Mexico City, Sept. 4. Stoned and forcibly robbed of 3,000 pusos yes terday by a mob of MaderisUs, In capital. General Bernardo Reyes, candidate fo the presidency in op position to Francisco I. Madero, was forced to abandon an effort to ad dress his constituents and to run the gauntlet of a Jeering crowd upon whom the police bad received orders not to fire etcept as a last resort. Repeatedly the polite charged the turbulent element" aiid the records of the Red Cross, the White Cross and the fommissaries account for 43 wounded aa a result of the day's disorders. Most of these were In jured by stones but many show bruies and cuts made by the sol diers and mounted police. General Reyes was scheduled to make his initial speech of the cam paign yesterday in front of the big ten-mlllion-dollar national theater in course of construction. " Shortly before 10 o'clock partisans of Reyes began gathering in the neighborhood of the theater. Tbey clashed with a crowd of Mjileristas. The Maderis tas crowded about General Reyes' machine and prevented him from making his speech. The automobile was abandoned. Its occupants walk ing the length of the Alamelda tn the center of the disturbance, a dis tance of foil" blocks, a crowd follow ing, throwing stones and other mis siles. Mounted policemen who bad ieen trailing the crowds, now rode their horses Into the mob which gave way before them. Entering a build ing facing the theater Reyes and escorts went to the second story. where Reyes stepped to a balcony with the Intention of addressing the crowd. Such was the disorder, however. that Reyes escort attempted to dis suade bim from the effort. The old man would not be deterred and rais ed bis hand for silence. Instead, the tumult grew and chunks of marble and rocks gathered from the ground about the new theater, were burled at the white-haired figure. A num ber reached their mark and yet Reyes stood despite the efforts of his son to Induce him to seek shelter For 20 minute he remained there dodging niliwilcs which wrecked the windows snd sietis covering the front of Ihe building. The police, hated hy Ihe populace as the Instru ment used by Diss to maintain order with an Iron hand, had drawn their aabcra and chsrged the crowd. 'otilnnt with momentary success and remembering: their orders to deal gently with the mob. the police reformed after each charge and held their position on the opposite aide of the street. Emboldened by the knowledge that the police did not Intend to attempt drastic measures the rslihln turned its attention t- them, hurling a shower of stones. Inside the building Reyes' friend had succeeded In convincing him It wss useless to try to carry out his program. Rodolfo Reyes felt for his watch and it was gone. At least a doen of the Reylsta contingent had been the victim of pick-pockets. Hy a circuitous route the party went to police headquarters, reported their losses and then proceeded to the Reyes home. Meanwhllo In the center of tb citv the authorities still had the problem of dealing with the rabble orders were sent to the army head. quarters and soon a troop of cavalry appeared ostetis'bly to assist the po lice In restoring order. The army Is not hs'cd by be lower classes as are the police. The khskl-clad horse men were greeted with half-hearted cheers, although with sabers In hand (Continued on Page Two.) t IB YOUTH DROWNED II And Comes Near Carrying Friend to Death With Dim Salisbury, Sept. 4 Braxton Bark ley, 17 years old, mailing clerk for the Salisbury Post, was drowned In the North Yadkin river, about twelve mileg from this city, yesterday morn ing at 10.30 o'clock at a point known as Horse Shoe bend. Young Bark ley, with Floyd and Dee Host, brothers, had gone to the home of Mr. Kd Davis, near the scene of the drowning, with a nephew of Mr. Davis, who lives In Florida and who is here on a visit. The boys were In swimming and Floyd Host and Bark ley were engaged In swimming from a certain point to a rock In the river, called Sheephead rock. Floyd had reached the rock and Barkley was1 following close be hind, when all of a sudden he called and said he was giving out and went tinder. Floyd swam out to where his companion had gone down and who was still under. Floyd let bis feet down in an effort to locate the drowning bo, who grasped him by the foot, pulling him under. Bost strangled, freed himself waa then too weak to render further assist ance to Barkley. Bost saved himself with difficulty. Barkley never came up and the alarm was given. Bost hurried to Mr. P. O. Tataum's, at South river. several miles distant, and telephoned to Salisbury of the affair, and par ties with grappling books hurried to the scene In automobiles, to begin dragging the waters, which at this point are from twelve to fifteen feet deep. The two Bost boys are the ones who were out fishing with another boy near Salisbury one Saturday night several month ago, when a storm came up and tbey a' I took refuge under a tree, which lightning struck, Instantly killing their com panion named Corrcll and scveraJy injuring Floyd Bost. Ualf-Tlme for oHa Mnia. Fall River, Mass.,Scpt. 4. The ma jority of the Fall River print Cloth mills were put on half time today. Some of the mills are to run three days weekly and oth rs alternate weeks. , . , Knocks Han Senseless and Tries to Criminally Assault Bis Wile Lumberton, Sept. 4 An unknown negro entered the home of Mr. Gray Tolar Saturday night, shortly after 13 o'clock, struck him unconscious with a plow-bar while he waa sleep ing and then attempted to crime natly assault bis wire, who was sleep Ing in another bed In the same room Mr. Tolar was brought to the Thompson hospital liere yestrt-day and his skull was found to lie badly fractured and he Is not expected to live. He has extensive sawmill in teres.! s and waa living In a house uenr one of his mills. When the negro ftist entered the homo he assaulted lis owner and then attempted to asautt Mrs. Tolar. she could feel his kinky hair on her face as he attempted to chock her My some means she got hia fingers off her throat and by screaming scared the brute away before he could accomplish his purpose. Mrs. Tolar went over to her huoband's bed and found him lying in a pool of his own blood. She grabbed up her two children and, with them In her arms, ran a half-mile to summon the assistance of her neighbors. Three suspect have been arrested and bloodhound were sent to the scene of the rltne yesterday morn ing. One of the suspects had an unused tlrket to Fairmont In his pocket, whiit ho purchased Satur day afternoon. Fcrllng over the outrage Is run ning hlfh, I ft tlolence will hardly m. at ten' i. ted n Mrs. lolar cannot identify her tssaiiant. It la certtlt thit the negro did not have robbery as his object, as he did not touch a ttdl amounting to i: which was In Mr. Tolar trousers pocket. M IMHIMUH lor Ihe Pio.li to af AUlan stale Rank Kxamittrr. !l.itelgh. Kepi. 4. Tho corporation commission Is having no end of appli cations for the position of assistant state batik ftamlncr Inst ha been made vacant on account of the promo tion of Assistant Examiner Charlew V. Brown to the position of slate examin er to aucceed Mr. J. Kemp Itotighfon. who haa resigned to become interested (n the furniture manufacturing busl ucm in High Point. . DO ATTACKS III ID WIFE PELH MOST FATAL. DISEASE Caused More Deaths Than Any 0ther to July and Angnsl OVER 150 CASES IN CITY i , First Appeared Here About Six Years Ago and Has Made Rapid Progress l'liytticlans Are Rending Every Effort to Controlling It and Have Reduced Death Rate. During the months of July and August, awarding to the vital sta tistics gathered by the health de partment, thorc were more deaths in Durham from pellagra than any other one disease. There are now more than 150 cases in the city, and the disease threatens to become epidemic. These conditions are not peculiar 'o the city of Durham by any means, but exist to a greater or less extent in all of the cities throughout the Piedmont section as well aa In the rural districts. It I estimated that there are, at the present time, 50,- 000 cases of pellagra In the southern states. . The disease la especially prevalent in Kentucky, Tenessee, North and South Caorlina and Georgia. Leading men la the medi cal profession who have made careful examination of the situation In these states declare that the dis ease threatens to become an epi demic in this section as it la in some sections of Italy where it originated. The disease first appeared in Dur ham about six years ago. Since that time, the growth has been rapid and the physicians of the city have been utterly unable to cope with the alta ation. The death rate reached its highest point last summer. This summer, there have not been as many deaths as there were last sum mer, but tl.ee are many more cases. Thla shows that the physicians are becoming more and more skilled In the treatment of the disease and are reducing the death rate. To one who comes in contact with the death certificates as they are handed In by the physicians, the large number of cases in which pellagra appears as the cause of the death is ap palling. There are no absolute fig urea as to the exact number of peo ple who die from pellagra in Dur ham, for the reason that In a large number of rases the physicians put down the cause of the death as hea t disease or seme other disease when in reality the cause of the death Is pellagra. Ttie report Is made In this way by the physicians In order to save the fsmll. of the deceased from the embarrassment which they some how feel If the real cause of the death is repotted. But a very con servative ettiniBte would place the number of deaths from pellagra In Durham at ten per month, or more than 100 per yt;ar. . Contagions Disease. The majority of the physicians of Durham who have had much ex perience with the disease are of the opinion that peliisra is contagious in some wav The corn poison theory s held by the physicians to be open to doubt. Numerous case have been found in Durham where the patients seivt to have contracted the disease from each other, though there Is no proof thst this is so. The physicians of Durham are bend- In every effort to find tome sttcresa ful treatment for the disease, and they have succeeded In reducing the death rate considerably during the past year In spite of the Increase In the number ot cases. t - , DENIED HIM ADMITTANCE n ai.i.i;;i:d mm i nr.. (LI MR BT DR. M'ktt AT UAL. IK. II ASVI.1 . Raleigh. Sept. 4 Ivptity Sheriff W. II. Cox of .New Hanover county, was here last night to deliver to the slate hospital for the Insane, W. L. Duk,', of Wilmington, his commitment being nn complaint of his wife and a son-in- law, and a life pension of 20 per month from the Atlantic Coast Lin Railroad Company being said to be involved, the motive ot hi kiospeop'.e being allcg hI lo be tho control of thi income. However, Dr. L. J. Pleat and Dr. James McKce, of the Btate ho, piial both examined the patient and ruled that he Is not Insane, or st least not sufficiently so to justify hi n trance In th hospital. They refused to receive him, setting op th further ground that tha paper were not prop erly made out with physician' certi ficate and subscribing wanes. Dep. uty Cot and Duke hm returned lo Wilmington,
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