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Site gbatbam Rccoro H. A. LONDON vi;if03 AND PROPRIETOR. TSRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 1 50 Per Year s- ? a a 1 '" 7-Wr""f ..-".i'-vf-- tr : - ''T'rKiK 1 -sbe-Cbatbam --Record rl Jil 'iA'-'"'!! 1 I S I ' n Xr ri-' -' i. i . ; One Square, one lnrtlon ' afl.' '" 'iJ- J ft 1 1 iV 1 y 11 i ' Ooe Square,' two Insertion.... JM ilJ WyJ" lijj Vyy" 1 4 VlAy Square. . one inoBtb........ ; VaF ."-. ; .1. . " :s: - ; - For: Larger Advertise- ' 1 " '. : : ' i " ' ' aMja I Slaal ' i iiiuiiLa kiubi ai wvihi avw - " "- ... ., -. .1 I - - I I.- I. 1 1 ll STRICTLY IN ADVANCE VOL. XXXI. QITWMT TUFF B JI1U11 A 1111 1 I I i'nciary of Chief Executive's Swine Around the Country. 5100 MILE JOURNEY -,r y Southern and Western Points Are i:c'ud;d in Schedule Announced Dy ths President. Washington, D. C Off for his sum ::.cr home at E overly, Mass., Presi- tUiti Tafl left Washington. He will ...t i-ra to Washington until the i.-.-Y-dlo ci November next. Remain ing iUvcily vlth his family until $!. vialor 15, he will start west' that c.:.y iii a tcv.r that will embrace all -it Afi.. cr ten of the states of the r.nicu f.r.d both of the territories in ;1 L i'ai- ECtuliwest. Vanous members of the cabinet . ill vioil Be-veily duiins the summer. The l i-csidenf. alvo expects to have r- c:ai cf the cabinet ofiicers with i;;:a ai diffcieni times during his long ..uiiiey through the west and south. Soviotary cf War Dickinson, for iu- aiive, i-robably will be with the pres ident during practically all of the icuthc-in end cf the tour. lU-foie his departure, the president made public a tentative cutliue of his ;n;i through the vet and south this iail. It will be a wide swing around l-vaetiecily the entire United States, t :a bracing a journey- approximating :?,.(''. i) miles as long as the cruise of the battleship fie at from Hampton Keads. through the Straits of Magel lan to San Francisco bay. The trip will he ono of the most notable ever made by a president. It will be as diverse as could well be imagined, ard no "Seeing-all-Ain erica" tour c ouh! be devieed to embrace as many liOim.s cf interest in so brief a space cf time as President Taft will give to his jaunt to the Pacific coast and hack through the great states cf the touth. During his tour the president will traverse the royal gorge of the Rocky Mountains, will visit the Alaska-Yukon exposition at Seattle, will spend three days in the famed Yosemite val ley, will stop off at the Grand Canyon cf the Colorado and follow the trail down into the depths of that giant abyss; will greet the president of Mex ico oa the International bridge over the Rio Grande at El Faso on October 16, will take a four days' sail down the Mississippi river, from St. Louis to New Oi leans, with various stops en route, and will spend four days cn the ranch cf his brother, Charles h. Taft, near Corpus Christi, Texas. Starting from the rugged shores of the north coast Gf Massachusetts, the president goes direct west from Bev erly. He will motor into Boston the morning cf September 15 his fifty second birthday and there board the car which practically will be a roving white house for two months. The president has accepted practically all the invitations that could be crowded into the sixty days set aside for the trip, and his acceptance book is clos ed. There naturally will be many five and ten minute stops not included in the regular itinerary, and many brief little car-end speeches, but the tour a-s now announcer is to all intents and purposes complete. President Taft will spend two days, September 30 and October 1, -'doing" the Alaskan-Yukon exposition. Visiting Houston the forenoon cf Saturday, October 23, the president proceeds to Dallas that afternoon to epend Saturday evening and all cf Sunday. From Dallas, the president proceeds direct to St. Louis to begin his four clays' trip down that historic waterway. He reaches St. Louis at 7:27 a. ra. the morning of Monday, Oc tober 25, and will leave at 4 p. m. cn the steamer assigned to him by the Deep Waterway Association, which is to hold ito convention in New Orleans upon the president's arrival there. Fol lowing the president's boat will be a spectacular flotilla river craft. One of the trailing boats wil be assigned to ttie thirty governors cf states who have accepted invitations to make the trip down the river and to attend the convention. Another heat will be as signed to a congressional delegation ot more tnaii one hundred members. The first stop on the river will be at Cairo, 111., at S:30 a. m., Tuesdr.v, October 25. The second stop will be at Hickman, Ky., at 2:30 p. m., the presi dent making brief addresses at both place-3. Arriving off Memphis, Tenn., at 8 a. m., Wednesday, October 27, the president will make an address at 9 a. m., and that afternoon at 5 o'clock will speak at Helena, Ark. On Thurs day, the 28th, at 2:30 p. in., the presi dent will make a speech at Vicksburg. New Orleans will be reached about 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The river journey also will include short stops REMARKABLE FUMRAL CITES. Woman's Ashes Scattered to the Four Winds of the Earth. Chicago, ill. Remarkable funeral rites took place when the ashes of Mrs. Rosa Peyton were scattered to' the four winds in mid-lake. Her hus band, Dr. L. S. Peyton, was lost in Lake Michigan, with seventy-five oth er victims in the wreck of the Alpe-. na. an excursion steamer. Hoping during the years since she last saw her husband alive that he might return to LeT, Mrs. Peyton at every oi pcrtunity crossed to Michigan on excursion steamers. Often she car ried flowers with her and scattered them in mid-lake, the only known grave cf her husband. LANS TRIP at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Natchez, Mrss. The president will remain in New Orleans from Friday afternoon, the 29th, to Monday morning, Novem ber 1. He will address the waterways convention October 30, at 2:30 p. m. From New Orleans the president gees to Jackson, Miss., spending prac tically the entire day of November 1 there. He will spend three" hours of the following day at Columbus, Mrss., and will arrive at Birmingham, Ala., that evening at 7:45 o'clock. .The pres ident will remain in Birmingham un til the afternoon of Wednesday, No vember 3, when he proceeds to Macon, Ga., arriving there early .the morning of the 4th. After spending the fore noon of the 4th af Macon, the presi dent prcceeds to Savannah to spend the evening of. the 4th and half of the next" day, .; .- ;r.;i,.'; Charleston S. C, is next cn the list for a stop, the evening pi November 5. From Charleston, the president pro ceeds Satuiday morning, November 6, to Augusta, where he will spend Sat urday afternoon and Sunday. The president wants to have another game LATE NEWS NOTES. " General. The financial budget of France, be sides a progressive tax on incomes, provides for a progressive tax on dogs, ranging from 30 . cents on the watchdog to upward of $5 a head on doge "de luxe" when . more than fifty are owned by the same person. , The wages of the one thousand cot ton operatives at North . Grosvenor dale, Conn., are to be increased ten per cent August 16. As soon as the new, tariff bill 'gets to working a gen eral increase of . the six thousand cot ton operatives in the county is looked for. ' ' y " Because he was rich enough to buy an' automobile and then used it to convey: himself . to and . from : work. Otto iKlessig, a journeyman -plumber, got' into, trouble with his union and was affested for trying to whip the secretary. ef the local branch at: Great Fall, LMont. j : After .the purchase .of the auto .Klesig' was, fined ,$25 for us ing it to ride "to arid ' from ' work, "ia NEW TARIFF MEASURE President Signs Payne Bill and Law Is Now in Force. CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED President Taft Says the Bill as Passed Redeems Republican Party Plat form Promises. Washington, D. C. The tariff has been revised and the extraordinary session of congress has been brought to a close. The closing hours of the session were . attended by scenes of a most uninteresting character The revision had been according to the desires of some and -with the hearty disapprov al of others, and; the last two days alleged ' violation' of the unioh'S rules. Lhad been consumed by members Of .- - . "'yF' ; 'ti:-'.yf ' r li the senate in expressing their satis-.vv,'.i-s,-tM6 Wfh.,n?!a.!iii.i - : faction or . ''dissatisfaction. :i' A Chautauqua speaker, wants the . The conference report-on the bill government "to emnlov Mr. 'Harrinian was agreed to by the, senate by a vote golf on the links where he SDent so to "run-the "railroads at n snlarv nf : of 4? to 31, and soon afterward the $1,000 000 a year j cuiicunenL resuruiiun uiuiuug - 'm ' . , , " I changes in the leather schedule was luouae ior a survey ior soma adopted by both houses. -great national - highways, including ; President Taft made his . first ap ALABAMA TiSHTENS THE LID. Carmichael Bill Providing for State Wide Prohibition Passed House. Montgomery, Ala. The Carmichael bill providing for state-wide prohibi tion was passed by the house by a vote of 75 to 19. The first real struggle of the pres ent extra- session came m the debate on the Carmichael bill a basis meas ure for a chain of prohibition bills to be enacted this session. The bill provides that there shall be no sale cr manufacture of . intoxicants in Alabama, or any beverage contain ing over one half of 1 per cent alco hol. It shall net be kept in clubs and distributed to members as a regular thing; all classes cf drinks, like near beer, hop-jack, hop-weiss and the like, are interdicted, and every kind of violation under the act is minutely described so that the courts cannot be mistaken. Conviction may be fol lowed by fine cf $50 to $2C0, with six months' hard labor, at the discretion of the court, like amount being pos sible under each offense. Places of reputed violation may be reached by injunction secured by offi cers or citizans of the chancery court, by which doors can be closed and the burden of proof put upon the accused to establish innocence. Places of sus picion may be declared a nuisance in the same way and closed up, and in every case the possession of a United States license to sell is prima facie evidence of guilt. I tional roadway, Representative May- : cumbency as president, and there nary. of. Virginia introduced a bill ap- was a constant procession of hand propriating $1,000,000 and authorizing shaking statesmen through the pres- of much time last fall as president-elect. and to renew many of the pleasant ac quaintances he made in Augustat . . Columbia. S c will ho vi5;t afternoon cf November 8, and "Wft;!118 to' he known at the Roosevelt Xa- , pearance at the capitol sincebis in mington, A. c., will claim vthe pre-iP' dent for the entire day of the 9th. The president will spend twelve hours In Richmond, Va,, from 5 a. m. to 5 p. m.. and will return to Washington at. S:35 o'clock the night cf November 10th. The president leaves Washington again, prcbably on the 11th, for Mid dletown. Conn., to attend the installa tion of the new president of Wesleyan University. He also has engagements at Norfolk and Hampton, Va., Novem ber 19 and 20, so his travels will not be done until the morning of Novem ber 21, when he reaches Washington for the winter, and to put the finish ing touches on his annual message. INTENTION WILL CHANGE WARFARE. American Has Worked Out a Plan , to Paralyze All War Engines. London, England. 'From an excel lent source it has .been learned that the reason that the American govern ment remains apparently so little con cerned about the. advances in aero navigation made by foreign - experi menters is that an officer of the Amer ican navy, stationed at Fort Omaha, has worked out an electric invention, which is likely to paralyze all other existing or proposed engines of war. The invention, he says, is to be ex clusively the property of the United States, and, up to the present, the es- ential details are carefully ' guarded. The machine is said to project through the air a column of electric energy of almost any desired strength at -..any given object for a distance of many hundred yards. The informant wnor Himself is . "an expert in wai. aid: -; ' .. - - ' -.'-" "Such.; an electric; column, would queer every mechanism on a warship, stop the engines, annual the dynamos, kill, the signaling apparatus, make'the guns unworkable, slay hundreds ot men .by . shock alone, and might, eyen explode- the magazines. Its possibil ities for off ensive . warfare- arealnicst unlimited. , " : r: ; : the - president to appoint a national roadway commission. The measure proposes to survey roadways to Port land, Me.; Niagara Fails, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin and Mi ami, FIa.,from the national capital. They are to be named after W'ashing- ident's room from the time of his ar rival until his departure Just as the hands of the gold clock in the president's room reached five minutes past five, the Payne tariff bill as the measure will be known, was laid before the president. He ton, Lincoln, Monroe, Lee, Jefferson, picked up a pen supplied by Chair Kcosovelt and Grant. : mnT1 pflVT1p nf tho honsp w&vs and All future experiments with the means committee, and which was Wright aeroplane, purchased by the used by both the vice president and signal corps of the army, will be held the speaker in signing the bill, and at Hyde Park, Mi, nine miles frosa attached his signature. Washington. - j After writing "William H. Taft," Admiral Sebree's armored cruiser the president added, "Signed five min squadron of the Pacific fleet, eight utes after five o'clock, August 5, 1809 vessels strong, will be absent from W. H. T." the United States on its coming Bending over the president as he cruise to Asiatic waters a little more affixed his signature were Secretary than five months. It will visit Hono- Knox, Secretary MacVeigh, Attorney lulu, Admiralty Islands, Manila, where General Wickersham, Postmaster the yearly target practice will be General Hitchcock, Secretary Nagel held, and Hong Kong, Woo Sung, and Secretary Wilson, Kobe and Yokahama. Only two ves- j Mr. Payne stood with hand extend- sels, however, will go to the Chinese ed awaiting to receive the pen with and Japanese ports, except that the which the bill was signed. He took whole squadron will assemble off Yok- it with a picture of boyish glee over- ohama January 19, cn which day it spreading his face. Another pen was will start home, touching at Honolula handed to the president and he wrote and reaching San Francisco February : the word "Approved," and handed the 15. pen to Kepresentatlve Langley oi Colonel Hnerh T. Rrntt th aiinprln. ! ieillUCKy. tendent of the West Point Military A number of interesting incidents aradpmv has smt iho tvr rtoorf. ; occurred in the presidents room ment a renort r,n tho h.nzin? nramVPs ' pending the signing of the tariff bill at the academy, of which there re- j The President had something of a cently appeals to have been a recru- Personal nature to say to each sena lescence, with Cadet Rolando Sutton, 5 tor, and gocd nature appeared to be a Drotner of former Lieutenant James N. Sutton, whose death at the Naval academy is 1 now being investigated by a court of inquiry, a victim. But for the absence of the follow ing democrats, Bartlett of Nevada. overflowin Senator Taliaferro of Florida in rather a plaintive tone, said "Mr. .President, surely you are not going to sign the bill with. that pine apple paragraph in it?" He referred to the fact that he secured an in Craig and Hobson of Alabama, Hitch- creased dut on pineapPles in the sen C,k w,eblsk,,RS?" 1 TS ate. which was eliminated in confer Aldrich tariff bill would have been - TAFMRGES GOUO ROADS. President Wants a Great Highway from Washington to Richmond. Washington, D. C. President 'Taft has again indicated his interest in ,good roads, the latest expression be ing elicited in connection with a movement for better highways in Vir ginia, this- taking shape in - an imme diate plan for a 'gocd road froin the national capital to Richmond. lnva let ter on the subject, the president says: "I regaid this as a part of the-"-gen eral gocd roads movement in jthe:4. country, and I have pleasure .in say:r; ing there is no movement that I know cf that will have a more direct ef fect to" alleviate the . difficulties and burdens of the farmer's life, will stim ulate the traffic and add to the gen eral happiness cf the people -more than the establishment of good 'roads throughout the country.' I do not think that because this may have been.stini ulated by people using automobiles it is to be frowned upon, for, while per sons using automobiles are by no means the most important in the com munity, the fact that their sharp in terest has focused the attention of the public on the movement entitles them to credit. "I have no doubt that within the au thority which is his, the secretary of agriculture will .be glad to .assist by recommendation and practical advice the methods to be pursued in good read building in Virginia." Panama Bond Issue Delayed. Washington, D. C.-None of tho new Panama bonds authorized by con gress at the session just closed will be issued before congress meets again, and' has..had an opportunity to change' the "existing circulation tax. Announcement, to 'this effect was made in a statement issued by Secre tary of the. Treasury MacVeagh. Japanese StriKe Off. Honolulu, Hawaii. The strike of mere than 6,0"0t) Japanese plantation laborers, which has been in progress for two months and has caused' much loss to the planters in the islands.was declared off by the Japanese of the islands.. . re-committed when the vote was tak en on Representative Payne's mo tion. This would have meant the de feat of the bill, so far as the present session is concerned. If the demo crats named had been paired the bill would have been beaten. This is the second time at this session that the democrats have lost the opportunity of playing their trump card. In order to obtain an estimate of the amount of postal business trans acted on rural routes, the posffltoce department ordered a count to ba kept on all rural routes of the num ber of pieces' of mail delivered and collected, the number of money or ders sold, the number of pieces of reg istered mail handled, the value of postage on all mail matter collected, and the value -of stamps, stamped en- . yelopes, postal -cards and stamped ence. "What would you have me do? Shall I strike out pineapples altogeth er, or just write in a rate to suit you?" asked Mr. Taft, laughingly f Senator Fletcher of Florida when telling the president goedby soon af ter, was dismissed with a "Goodby old pineapples; take care of yourself." Immediately after attaching his name to the general tariff bill he sign ed the Philippine tariff measure. He used a handsome mother-of-pear pel sent to him from the Philippines to be used in signing this measure. A broad smile of satisfaction overspread his face and ho wrote his name with a flourish not shown on the general tariff bill. Washington. D. C. President Taft gave cut a statement embodying his views of the new tariff act, which he designates officially as the "Payne bill," in accordance with past custom ;pap6tsold'. during the months of 0f giving first recognition to the fram Ktrea, syiii unu lviuv, aim Report er of the measure in the house of rep- , tasnpowno oe suomiuea to tne ;ae- resentatives. :p4ijJPt..T;PraeticalIy all of these re- The president declares that while puns nave ueenr received ana are oe- ; the bill is not perfect by any means, nig. ; compiled. Postmaster General nor a "complete compliance with Plitchcock" was advised by the fourth uromises mad- strictly internreted" .assistant -postmasted general that it is nevertheless a sincere effort on oul'u-ul L"c xcyuito ua.c ccu c.-.- , ttte part ot tne party to make a aowu amined indicate a very, large increase j ward revision, &ad to comply with oyer the last compilation made sever- j the promises oi tte platform. al: years ago, and that patrons of tho New York City. Nearly twenty mM. service thoroughly appreciate its J trans-Atlantic steamship which have vaiue aim uumy. , been bending their utmost efforts in Secretary James Wilson has no rec- ! response to orders sent by wireless to , BIRMINGHAM iS "DRY." Lid is Put on Tight in Alabama City. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham is probably the dyest city in the United States. Nothing like it has been seen since the first prohibition law went into effect twenty months ago. Every locker club in the city is dark. Every gambling -room in the city is silent. Even the ultra social clubs had all their lockers removed, and the city is as dry as the prover bial powder horn. Nation to Observe State Holidays. Washington D. C A bill providing that the federal government shall par ticipate In the state lesal holidays by closing all-, its' offices within a -state on-iany dav. set aside by that state, was introduced by Representative Kahn of C 'ornia. One of ' effects of the measure would be to compel offices cf the fed eral government to close on birthday anniversaries of certain confederate leaders which are observed as legal holidays in some southern states. reations. Secretary McVeash takes thV air In a stylish landeau; Secre tary Meyer i-3 in the saddle at sun up; Secretary Dickinson walks, rides and drives; , Postmaster . General Hitchcock prefers an automobile; Secretary Knox, golfs; Attorney "Gen eral" Wickersham puts in much of his. leisure time at the Chevy Chase club, and Secretary Nagel's evenings are spent at tho Metropolitan club. Aeronautics, wireless telegraphy and wireless telephony are to play an important part in the forthcoming maneuvers of the militia and regulars on the coast of Massachusetts. The signal corps of the army will give instruction in the use of aeroplanes and balloons for scouting purposes and in the manipulation of the wire less system of communication. The oretical instruction will be given in the use of the .Wright aeroplane by signal corps officer's who are to be pupils of Wilbur Wright. . President Taft has decided to in clude Charleston, S. C, in his itiner ary for the .western and southern trip. He will arrive in Charleston late in the afternoon of November 5 and spend .the night there. Mrs, -Nicholas Longworth has be come an enthusiast about aeronautics. Her attendance upon the trials of the Wrights' aeroplane was almost constant, and now, it is said, she is determined to make a flight herself, not in the aeroplane though it is said she even expressed her willing- i ness for that bu.t in a balloon. A Holland Forbes of New York has promised to take her up. Mr. Long worth is said to have accorded his permission, . Mr. Forbes having made the promise contingent upon the hus band's consent that she undergo the hisk. u . reach New York before tne new tariff law went into effect, lost their race when the doors of the custom house clanged shut and the last payment of duty under the old law was register ed and labeled "Entry No. 1,118,000, by one of Collector Loeb's clerks. Im porters who have merchandise on these boats will be losers to the ex tent of between $100,000 and $200,000 NORTH STATE NEWS NOTES Items of State Interest Gathered frbm Here and There and SCHOOL FOR TUBERCULAR CHILDREN. Novel Institution ' Opened in Chicago Has Thirty Pupils. Chicago, 111.- Chicago has the dis tinction of being the first city in -the. United States to open a' school for tubercular children, maintained and supported by the board of education. This novel school, which will resem ble a tented city, was opened on the grounds of the Harvard school, Sev enth street and Vincennes avenue. The board of education will supply tents, grounls, equipment and teach ing services, while the Chicago Tu berculosis Institute will furnish the food, transportation and medical serv ices. The school opened with thirty pu pils, selected from a large group of so-called "physically sub-normal chil dren," after a careful examination to determine those best fitted to make the experiment. KNIGHTS COLUMBUS ELECT OFFICERS Flaherty Chosen President By the In ternational Convention at ivioDiie. Mobile, Ala. At the second day's session of the supreme council. Knights of Columbus, in twenty-seventh annual session here, the follow ing officers were elected for the en suing term: James Ai Flaherty of Phiiadeipnia, supreme knight; H. M. Carmody, Grand Rapids, Mich.; deputy supreme knight; Daniel J. Callaghan, VVasn ineton. national treasurer; W. J. Mc Ginley, New York city, national sec retary; J. C. Pelletier, Boston, na tional advocate; Dr. E. W. Buckley, Minneapolis, national physician; T. J. McLaughlin, Newark, N. J., national warden. Annual Veterans Meeting, Cornelius, Special. The annual meeting of Confederate Veterans was attended Thursday "by a drenching rain in the morning, but the rains ceased and all entered upon the joys that always attend these meetings. There was a richly spread .table, for feasting the wearers of the gray and all went off in the best of spirits.! 'The special event of the days from the -veterans ' point - of view was-the inspection of vtfi6" beautiful granite monument rece"hf iy " 'erected. , 1 Tjie work' waexeciifebV "Webb"aricl ,Vaft Pelt,,; represent in j?' the 7 iMoore'sviUe MartTe' and (Sraitite'Comftah With out the figure crr statute that' is ye to - be ' added t he monument 1 stands' 20 1-2 feet ;c3mplete it will be 28 feet. As constructed, .there are four 'bases or steps, : three of granite in addition to .1 he cement . foundation and ground elevation, upon . these a capital, then a. die aipcai .whosj ; square, pntjue (east side .are 'figures, of crossed swordsj on , the Vbutli , side the figures f 18(51 "1865," on the west 'side the- figure of a mounted cannon; again a cap- ital, then a die of blue pearl mar ble, with the inscrpition upon its left side: "Though men deserve, they may not win success-; - The 'l-rave will honor the brave, van quished, none the less." On the opposite sides are the words: "First at Bethel,' Fartherest at Gettysburg, Last. at Appomattox.'-' The spire or column, with a capi tal at base and top present the figure of crossed guns oh the east-side, and on the opposite side a Confederate flag. Mr. Chase Brenizer, of Char lotte, was orator of the day and most handsomely did he touch the chords that give new pulsation to the glory and the pride of every Confederate and inspire in the minds of the -young new emotions of reverence for those who shared in the trials, privations, triumphs and glories of that terrible war. CONTROLS SPEED OF AUTOMOBILES. Invention Reported by Consul Bying ton Works Automatically. Washington, D. C. A device has been invented by which the speed of automobiles may be automatically controlled. A report to this effect is made by Vice Consul H. M. Byington of Bristol, who describes the device as it has been attached to Englisn machines. The atachmcnt removes the clutch when the speed of the car slightly ex exceeds the arranged limit. When necessary the brake is automatically applied so that the speed is reduced to just below the arranged limit. The brake is then quickly but gently re moved and the clutch again put in. ASHED RANSOM FOR RAILROAD. Man Threatened to Destroy Pennsyl vania R. R. Unless Given $45,000. Philadelphia, Pa. "This is a decla ration of war. My life is openely staked on the result, for I am pre pared to meet you at any time and place you may name. The weapons J shall use are dynamite and other high explosives." - - Thus wrote Abram C. Eby, mayor and referee in. bankruptcy of Burke ville, Va., to the "President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia," on July 23, naming $45,000 as the ransome for the safety of the rail road and the traveling public and oth erwJse threatening the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was arrested. ROOSEVELT BANQUETED. Elephant Tusk Was Given to Him at Reception. Nairobi, British, East Africa. Theo dore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, were the guests of honor at a public banquet given in Nairobi. An address of welcome to the former president of the United States was read and afterward handed him, en closed in a section of elephant tusk mounted in silver and with a silver chain. American residents of the protecto rate presented Mr. Roosevelt with a tobacco box made of the hoof of a rhinoceros, silver mounted; the skull of a rhinoceros, also mounted in sil ver, and a buffalo head. FREE TO AVIATORS. Government Will Allow Experiments With Its Aeroplane. Washington, D. C The govern ment aeroplane which is to be placed at the disposal, of Wilbur Wright for the purpose of training Lieutenants Lahm and Foulois in the manipula tion of the Wright aeroplane purchas ed by the government, is to be thrown open for the use of any aviators who desire to conduct experiments. This decision was reached by General Al len, chief signal officer of the navy. Newsy Paragraphs. It is stated that the wireless tele graph station on the Eiffel Tower ir Paris has been receiving messages from the station at Glace Bay, Can ada, a distance of three thousand twe hundred and fifty miles. A nevV in stallation is being fitted at the Eiffel Tower by means of which it is hoped to establish wireless telegraphic com munication with Saigon (Cochin China,) a distance of six thousand eight hundred miles. In recognition of services at the time when Canada was threatened with an invasion by the Fenians in 1866, the Canadian government is about to award to the one hundred and seventy-five living members oi the impromptu "army" of Toronto, grants of one hundred and sixty acres of land each. The grants are all from the public lands of the Canadian northwest. It was announced that November 1. 2 and 3 had been definitely decided on as the dates of the lakes-to-the gulf deep waterway convention to be held in New Orleans this fall. The latest change is made in order to con form with plans of President Taft. who arrives here from St. Louis Oc tober 31. What is believed to be the grave of Colonel Jame3 C. Wilson, one of the signers of the Declaration of In dependence, which has been search ed for by the United States govern ment without reward, has just been found, In Livingston county, Ken tucky, by his two grandsons, P. R. Hutton and Melvin Hutson. Quarantine has been laid on Ken tucky sheep by United States . Secre tary of Agriculture James Wilson, be cause of an epidemic of scabies which has been reported from several points. . Market Glutted With Melons. Rocky" Mounts Special That the markets of New York and Jersey City are stocked with watermelons is evidenced by a notice that was Wednesday served on all of the Penn sylvania connecting roads stating that watermelons will not be received for either of these cities unless the freight on them is prepaid. The ship ments of melons for the past several weeks have ben very large, and it is thought from the notice as served that the company realizes -the over stocked condition of the market- and they refuse the shipments for fear that freight charges cannot be realiz ed on them. It is not known for how long this ruling will be in force, but it will undoubtedly have the effect of lessening the shipments greatly. State Farmer's Convention. Raleigh, Special. A State farmers' convention will be held in Raleigh, at the A. & M. College, commencing Tuesday, August 24, and-continuing to Friday, August 27. The four days will be devoted to "real study in agriculture, horticulture, dairying, stock judging, etc." A woman' con vention will be held at the same, time for the discussion , by conpetepj wo men of the problems in home mating, housekeeping, prevention of diseases, cookerv, etc. A number of experts have -been engaged to deliver special addresses. President Hill, of the col lesie, lias announced that board will be offered at 25 cents a meal with -room rent free. Williamston Market. TVilliamston, Special. The tobacco market opened Tuesday for another year for the sale of the weed. The excessive rains of the past week caused the sales not to amount to as much as was anticipated, but there were about twenty thousand pounds sold. The prices were not as good at the opening of the season last j'ear. Ralph Huggins Released. Asheville, Special The habeas cor pus hearing for the release of Ralph Huggins, the 12-year-old boy of Hen derson cqunty," alleged to be restrain ed of his liberty, will not be had. The magistrate who had refused the lad bail on appeal, reconsidered and the boy is now out of jail. Huggins was given a 30 days' sentence for a fight with another boy. The Huggins boy declares that he whipped his oppon ent because the other boy "jumped on his crippled "brother." Twin City Delegation Goes After Auto Highway. Winston-Salem, Special. The first delegation to Roanoke to nrge the claims of Winston-Salem for place n the national automobile highway left Friday, some by train and others in motor cars. Messrs. C. B. Watson, William N. Reynolds, P. H. Hanes and other prominent business men, were in the party, ard they will se cure what they go after, it is "expected. Madison Held For 1 J ury. Mooresville, Special. The prelim inary trial of Glenn Madison .for tho killing rof Terrell: Sherrill Saturday morning was held before C, V, Voils, Tuesday afternoon before a crowded room. Henry. Wilson, a nekro man, swore " that - he heard . Madison tell Sherill "about a vweekr.ago that he would kill him about a girt they-were going with but thought nothing , of it at the time' as' they, were both . young :boys. : . A . negro woman,, Maria Bellj who lives near , the ol(J ehbcl house where the ' homicide-occurred, heard' Glenn-tell - his' little sister to tell - his L mother '.'nothing - doing. ' ' Glenn then went m the school I19USS andt.in. about ten minutes'; slier' heard 'Hi Ishnfcr'1 1 Maple jlleli'thor i swore , that be-got there.-. abbut.ilv,mjnutes.,ater 1 US srioi ana uiai, jiv inum me uuu.y Willi lour, cartridges near 11, aim iuc bullet that had been -Afired: in. bber rill?s cap in anotthT room. ; .From the ofregoing testimony 3Iadis6ii waj committed' to" jail"' for'inVestrgariou by the grandury: Feeling is divided though -it , is rather against Madison. Insurance Men vMeet." :. j Wilmington Special. The - meeting of the North Carolina Association of Fire Underwriters convened Wednes day at the Seashore Hold with : be tween fiftv and seventy-five members in attendance. President R. W. Mur ray, of Greensboro, presiding and Secretary J. M. Harrell, of Salisbury, at his post. Hon. John D. Bellamy delivered the address "of welcome to the visiters and the response was by W. B. Strachn, of Salisbury. tTIio annual report of President Murray, showing the association in splendid condition and an influence for great good to the insurance interests of the State, was -read and referred to a committee as was also that of the secretary and treasurer. At the af ternoon session, Paul Schenck, of Greensboro, extended a verr cordial invitation for the aSiOiiation io meet next year in the Gate City anl this will probably be accejAtd. It was re grtited that Hon. J. II. Soutbgalc, of Durham, could not be present a:id discuss the relation of the State as sociation and this subicct was assign ed to Col. Walker 1 fa lor. . r Three Suspected of Murder. Greensboro, Special. John Hall, alias John Leonard, and James Fra. zier, both of Sumner Township, and Ernest Wade, of High Point, were put in jail here Monday night, in connec tion with the murder of Miss Lydia Newman. The officers refuse to dis cuss the men's connection with Ua case, saying they are held on minor charges, pending preliminary . hear ing. Miss. Newman, who was an eccentric old woman, living alone at her home in Sumner Town ship, near this place, was found dead in the woods a short distance from her house, about ten days ago, her skull having been crushed with a club. Wade has been released, feince the above was written. There was a lack of evidence to implicate - him. Two Negroes Drowned. Mt. Gilead, Special. While at tempting to cross the Yadkin river at Bhilock's ferry near here Wednesday afternoon, two ieolored men were drowned. Mr. A. J. Little and his xmcle, Mr. Meyers, came near losing their lives, but escaped by swimming to the bank. - :t . Complaint Filed. t ; The citizens of Watauga . county have filed with the Corporation Com mission a complaint aga;nst t ho Valle Crucis, Sbawueehaw and ,E.tC; Park Turnpike Company for reduction and adjustment of tolls from Elk Prtrk to Valle Crucis, .'.;;:..! Crazy Man Sells Cocaine. Goldsboro, Special. A negro, Otto Mitchell, was tried .in the mayor's court on the serious charge of . selling cocaine. Developments proved that even were the accusation true, the prisoner could not be" held responsible for he was found to be an inmate of tha nearby colored asylum, recently escaped, for whom a search has been made throughout the "past week. Burglar Makes Escape. Spencer, Special. The 6tore of the McDan?el-Kluttz Drug Company at Spencer was entered by an unknown burglar at midnight Wednesday night, who escaped without a clue to his identity. R. I. Grantham, man ager of the business, left the store at a late hour the previous evening and returned at midnight for some medicine for a customer and upon en tering the prescription department found the intruder hiding behind the counter. He fled out a back door, which he had opened, and escaped in the darkness.. Increase for Spencer Shops. Spencer, Special. It is stated hero that a considerable increase in ap propriation for v.crk in the Spencer shops has been made by the Southern Railway. The amount of the increase cannot be given, but it is said -to be a substantial gain over . previous months and that a number of skilled mechanics, boiler makers and other classes of workmen will be required to produce the quota of work for this point.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Aug. 11, 1909, edition 1
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