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true Cbatbam TRecotP- H. A- LONDON EDIT(?S AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 31.56 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE VOL. XXXII. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1909. NO. 8. Jibe Cbatbam "Recdrt. RATES OF AOyEBTISiriG: One Square, ono Insertion.... '..$(. One Square, two Insertion.... Lff One Square, one moatb. ....... PEARY IN NEW YORK Arctic Explorer and Hh Ship Take Part in Naval Parade. S. S. ROOSEVELT DISABLED Dr. Fredeiick Csak and Commander Peary M:sssd f.Iaecinj Each Other By Only a Few Minute. . , Nov Yoik City New York, city and staio, save Commander Robert E. Peary a welcome home such as few ,.efUiU:-;r heroes can hope to receive. From 1 lTe bridge of his Arctic ship, Roeveii, Commander eary, with bis v.ife by his side, was the most rromineiit ieature of the 60-mlle Hud-sou-Fuitoii naval paraae, from New York to XewDurgh. iieanwuile captain Bartlett was teut ai work incessantly with the whistle coid answering the salutes of passing craft that Chief Engineer YatdTveii called up from the engine room taat he would not have steam enough 10 -propel if they did not stop the wliisile. Having successfully buffeted the ice packs 01" Smith Sound and proved her self so t '.i a skip that no sea. or ice floe could wall her, the Roosevelt pick ed out inc most tranquil part of the Hudson, just below West Point, as the scene icr an accident to her steer ing gear. 1'nostentatiously she part ed her pon tiller rope and came to a stop. Tec mishap was quickly discov ered by Ccamanuer Peary and anchor was dropped while the rope was splic ed. But there was a delay of nearly an' hour tetore the boat proceeded to ward Nawburga. For the m oi time since their North Pole controversy broke out Comman der Peary and Dr. Cook were in the confines oi the same city. They did not meet, but such a happening was averted only by a few minutes of time between Peary's arrival at the Grand Central station from Portland and Dr. Cook's departure from the sarae depot for Boston. Commander Peary and his wife ar rived on the Bar Harbor express at 7:15 o'clock a. m. They were met ai the Grand Central depot by Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arctic Orb and Mrs. Bridgman. Only a few persons recognized Commander Peary. For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts will be made. NEUTRAL ON PROHIBITION. . Government Will Not Take SidesGen eral Grant Held Blameles. Washington , D. C Secretary of War Dickinson finds . nothing to criti cise in the action of General Grant in taking part in a temperance and law enforcement parade in Chicago, in his uniform as a major general of the United States. The secretary said that as to such Kovements ach soldier and officer has'a right to decide for himself , and added that the army has no right to take sides either for or against pro hibition. Secretary Dickinson's statement was in reply to the letter from W. R. Mi ehaelis of Chicago, criticising Gen eral Grant's right to appear in Uni form, at the head of -a so-called tem perance parade in. that city. The re ply said: - , "I have your letter of September 28, 1909, in which you state that on Sat urday last Major General Frederick D. Grant, in uniform, marched at the head of a prohibition parade in th city -of Chicago. "I do not know the facts, .but I have seen it stated that it was not a prohibition parade, but a temper ance and law-enforcement parade. You state that it has been rumored that the federal government and the army in general have taken sides with the prohibition movement. If the federal government has in any way taken part in any such move ment, I do not know it. - What indi viduals of the army may feel about such movements I do not know. "Each soldier and officer of the army has a right to determine that for himself. I do know, however, and state, that the army, as an organiza tion, has taken no side and will have no right to take sides, either for or against the prohibition movement. "General Grant participated in the parade as an individual and not In any way representing the army of war department." m STACILINu STATEMENT. uusbri 1 cciievc minister van icdu An Honest Life. Lawrence, Mass. l,I don't believe a minister of the gospel can lead an honest life now," was the startling statement by Rev. D. F. Carrick, after he had resigned the pastorate cf the North Lawrence Christian Church, ilr. Carrick has given up his anibilion to teach the religion of" Christ and has accepted a job with the Lawrence Street Uaiiway company as a conduc tor.. "The public never sees behind the screen of the pastor's home," said Mr. Carrick, "or it might realize the trials, me griets and pains the pastor and his wife are forced to -bear. A preach er's wife- can not even make a pre tense of dressing or dining well or the people will think they are paying their pastor too much, or that he cugnt to save part of his salary and five it to the missions. He can not put on a pair of patent leather shoes without every single person -who has contributed the smallest mite toward Ms salary looking at them as if to say, 'I helped to pay for those shoes; there's where our money goes." "No, sir: I don'e believe a preacher can live a really honest life. If he preaches the truth he will be con demning the lives of most of his con gregation and condemning them." FARMERS REAP GOLD HARVEST. $1,030,000 Turned Lco-s in South Georgia. .Americus, Ga. One million and Eighty thousand dolars was distrib uted among the farmers of Sumter Md neighboring counties marketing wtton in Americus during September, warehouse receipts of wagon cotton to tote will exceed 18,000 bales, all sold here and proceeds spent here. Local Hankers report collections excellent as the result of heavy cotton receipts and satisfactory prices. bam hmm given children. John Geldmacker GeMeves the Little Ones Wii! Ee Inspired to Save. Bloomirgton. 111. in an effort to Prove his theory that poor children wm bC: inspired with a desire . to save 11 they only have a bank account of Jeir own. John T. Geldwacker, a men err of the Chicago hoard of trade, at, sorted one hundred and fifty jan accounts for as many poor boys a guls, putting a dollar to the cred 1L oi each in a Bloomington Bank. 'EAN GtjNBOAT SEIZES SCHOONER. C " rew cf Caldwell H. Colt Thrown Into Pens; DECLINE IN COTTON CROP. Staple Has Experienced Series of Backsets. New ork City. The October cotton report of the Journal of Commerce shows the condition of the staple on an average date of September 23 as ascertained from the reports of near ly 1,600 special correspondents, to be 59.5, against 66 a month ago, a dete rioration of 6.0 points. While the decline in September is about normal, the condition of 59.6. is the lowest since the inauguration of the Journal's report in 1901. The crop had experienced a series of setbacks during the month and "the West India hurricane of September 20 and 21 low ered prospects still further. Louisiana apparently suffered most, but Arkan sas and Tennessee fared better. Ala bama was but slightly injured. But drought conditions which prevailed through August and made such dam age in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma were only relieved in Sep tember in degree, and the declines in these states wear due largely to this causl Top crop receipts are very poor, drought and storms being the chief cause of this condition. Insects have given little trouble and labor has been sufficient to care for the crop. North Carolina declines 8 to 71.0; South Carolina declines 5.6 to 71.0; Georgia, 6 to 71.1, 5 to 67.7; Alabama, 5 to C3.2; Mississippi, 5.2 to 56.0; Louisiana, 12.6 to 41.4; Texas, 7.5 to 51.5; Arkansas, 5.2 to 56.2. Tennessee, 5.S to 63.2; Missouri, 16.7 to 64.8; Ok lahoma, 4.2 to 59.0. CONSERVATION TO CONTINUE. Roosevelt Policy To Be Continued in the Interior Department. Washington, D. C. The Roosevelt policy of conservation, it was assen ted at the interior department would be continued, but with this differ- ' ence, instead of withdrawing land per manently from settlement, without au thority of law entries, will be sus pended until congress can enact law that will justify such action. In the forthcoming report of Secre tary Ballinger the whole question of forest conservation, water power sites and coal lands will be dealt with in a way that will emphasize the enthusi asm of the preceding adminis.tra.tion cf the interior department in dealing with public lands on supposed author ity rather than under the law. A high official of the department said that in putting into effect the president's policy of economy in pub lic expenditures the forestry bureau would offer an inviting field and this would be made clear . in Secretary Ballinger's report. There is no ques--tion but that the great forests of the west have suffered greatly in the past by lax enforcement of the laws, and that while the forestry 'bureau has done good work, yet in doing this the cost has multiplied manifold. Mexican Prison. ins cri ocl'-i"c ui me nsn- . & bCIi'JOr.Or Pfllrlaroll i.t rii Captain James G alli en of his men, composing the boat, has been made can gunboat, according to tha ' , -tlvtQ by the owners of gre;;:.;,. lrom th master at Pro ago ,c,!Cn,vr left her fifteen days fishiir, ;'u' ror the Campeachee i:t tne nr.st known TwEEient of and ?fcv tte crew Cf y a Mr v dii ;Patehf pIon the 'yen seized, evidently lean fuv-. V" -1 01 poaching on-Mex- wife r-rn nao wxiuii Lilt; the captain. "-rem OPEN AT BRISTOL. "rgmia Tov of Wore Th -to .u Bristol T mMi.M... this ciK. '. 1 011n- The Virginia half of tendiL1 "VeL" asain, aft-er a drouth by the citv mo.VQ lhan eighteen months, a tiwr, 53 4ULu wet on the na.rj0r'T of 32. Bristol ?. VOlerl wot rm Tnlir- Q ,, uli f 32. Bristol is now v-ith saloons between Ylsianr-f. r ' iNe" urieans. a 18 -drv IiearIy J . 1,000 miles, which C9nse of $3 oSns pened Paying a li- ' Cottoa Carga 26,873 Kales. Galveston, Texas. One of the most valuable cotton cargoes that has ever left an American port was sent from here to Liverpool aboard the gulf transport liner Irak, in charge of Cap tain Delargy. The vessel carried 26, 873 bales, valued at $1,300,000. Six Fatally Hiirt h km Week. Pittsburg, Pa. Because she was jilt ed and lost twenty-five pounds weight in consequence, Miss Luella Lowstet ter wants" $25,000 damages $r,000 for each pound lost. She is a school teacher of the fash ionable suburb of Sheraden. Her suit is against Professor Earl W. Reed, principal of the school. COTTON GRADE SAMPLES Replicas of Standards Will Be Sent to All Big Organizations. APPROVED IFgOVERNMENT Nine Standards of Different Grades Will Govern Ail Transactions in Cotton After September 1, 1910. Washington, D. C. Reposing in the vaults of a safe deposit company here are nine black mahogany boxes which, it is expected, will play an import ant part in the annual $600,000,000, more or less, transaction in cotton in the United States. . The boxes, contain the nine stand ards of cotton which have been ap proved by the secretary of agriculture and which were decided on by a com mittee of a score or . more of cotton men in all sections of the country. Access to these standards can only be had by a committee designated by the secretary of agriculture. In a short time, the department of agri culture will have replicas of these standards and place them in the hands of a limited number of associ ations, organizations, exchanges and agricultural colleges for inspection. The sets will enable the cotton pro ducers, merchants and spinners to be come familiar with them by Septem ber 1, 1910, when it is expected they will governQll transactions in connec tion with the buying and selling of cotton. It is said they will take the place of about 30 varying standards now in use. AMERICAN FLAG NffFlNSDLTED. Premier Asquith Explains the Recent Incident in Ireland. London, England. Speaking in the house of commons, Patrick O'Brien, member of parliament from Kilkenny-, drew the attention of Premier Asquith to the incident on the occasion of the reception at Castlereagh, Septem ber 18, of Captain O'Meagher Condon and John O'Callaghan, delegates from the United Irish League of AfBerica, who have come to this side in re sponse to an invitation , extended by John Redmond and other Irish lead ers, whoa the police ordered a local saloonkeeper to remova the American flag. Mr. O'Brien declared this inci dent was regarded in America as an insult to the flag and suggested that Ambassador Bryce be instructed to explain and apologize. In reply Mr. Asquith informed Mr. O'Brien that the display of any flag in a liquor saloon was illegal and that the Union Jack had been ordered removed on a similar occasion. It was so obvious that no insult to the American flag was intended that the government had no intention of com municating with Washington on the subject. STRANGE MURDER VERDICT. Paris Jury Concedes the Right to Take Life to End Suffering. Paris, France. A jury in the assiz es court has conceded at least tacitly, the right to take life in order to end hopeless suffering. A workman by the name of Baudin surrendered to the police some time ago, saying he had shot his wife at her request in order to put her out of pain. He was arraigned oa the charge of murder. The evidence showed that his wife was incurably diseased and suf fered continuously and inteasely. She appealed repeatedly to her husband to kill her. He finally, yielded and shot her with a revolver. It also was shown that Baudin was a man of weak will, who was domi nated by 'his wife. The jury acquit ted him. LIVES WITHOUT A STOMACH. New York Man Can Only Eat Predi , gested Foods. t New York City. William Smith, who had his stomach removed three weeks ago in the Bushwick Hospital, Brooklyn, lias left that Institution thoroughly cured, the doctors say. There is no reason why Smith cannot live for the balance of his natural life, according to the surgeons, and Mb only handicap will .be that he must eat nothing but predigested foods. VALUABLE BIRD NlST. Missing Jewels and Letters Found in Home of Birds. New York City. A bird's nest in a tree that fell on James C. Brinker's farm at Jacksonville, New Jersey, has been found to contain Mrs. Brinker's engagement ring, which disappeared fifteen years, ago and ten other rings, Btick pins and broaches. Brinker's first love letters to his wife when he was courting her had been made a part of the nest. SPECTACULAR AEROPLANE FLIGHTS. Wright Brothers and Glenn H. Curtiss Thrilled New York. New York' City. Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss, America's rival aviators, gave New York thrills of ex citement by wonderful airship feats. Wright circled the statue of liberty. Flying above Governors Island and the North river, while thousands from the surrounding shores looked on,.the daring aviators sped back and forth. Curtiss started the grand exhibi tion when he sent his biplane up for a short trial test. He found the ma chine was working smoothly. When Wright- arrived at the island he dis covered that his rival had won the preliminary honors. He tinkered about a bit and then started on a flight over the island. . ' He made this easily and on another start went out over- the river and cir cled around the statue of liberty. Each of the flights lasted more than seven minutes and Wright went at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Sometimes he ascended as high as 300 feet. ' After Wright had made his first ascension, word was jquickly spread through the downtown districts. Business was practically suspended in the Wall street district while bro kers and others went to the tops of skyscrapers and began watching Gov ernors Island. Their vigilance was re warded when the aeroplanes again ap peared and after going around the island proceeded straight to Liberty Island and circled the state of liberty about half-way from the top. While Wright's second flight was more spec tacular than the first, there was plen ty of excitement about the island dur ing the whole proceeding. At the out set he made a complete circle of the island, turning, dipping or rising at will. The aeroplane was given a rousing greeting by every craft that was nfeai at hand. Ocean liners, ferry boats, tug boats and launches sent up a din of whistling that lasted for several minutes. MR. TAFT STILL ON THE GO. GOVERNMENT AIDS STORM SUFFERERS. Colonel Foote Visits the Stricken Sec tion of Louisiana. New Orleans, La. The work of re lief for storm sufferers in Terrebonne parish, Louisiana, now being vigor ously pursued by the state of Louis iana and citizens generally, received a further impetus when the federal gov ernmen promised its support in ren dering aid. Colonel S. M. Foote, in command ol Jackson baracks, left New Orleans for a personal visit to the stricken section. This step was taken in pur suance to orders from Brigadier Gen eral Albert L. Mills, commanding the department of the gulf, with head quarters at Atlanta. Colonel Foote will immediately report the results cf his investigation to the war de partment at Washington. He says that he already has on hand a large number cf tents, and that rations can be procured' very readily. Every effort is being made by sani tary officials to prevent any possible pestilence as a result of conditions in the Terrebonne marshes, which are strewn with the dead bodies of ani mals and human beings. Roanoke Votes for Saloons. Roanoke, Va. Roanoke in a local option election voted by the majority of 69, to retain the licensed saloon. The wets carried three out of four wards and got a majority in all the precincts but two. The total vote cast was 3,219, of which the wets got 1,644 and the drys 1,575. At a local option election, December 20, of last year, the total vote was 2,184, and-the drys got a majority of 86. That elec tion was thrown out by Judge Staples, after a contest .by the wets. BURRO ATTACKED PROSPECTOR. Crazed from Lack of Water, Animal Becomes Vicious. Rhyolite, Nev Jacob George,- an old prospector, is at Willow Springs recovering after being found uncon scious in Death Valley with a jagged wound, which a vicious burro was tearing at for blood with which to moisten its parched throat. To obtain blood to moisten his swollen tongue, George attempted to inflict a flesh wound on his pack animal. Instead the prospector accidentally shot him self through the leg. The burro, craz ed from lack of water, attacked the man, and had torn a big wound in his leg when the vescuers opportunely ap peared. . , ' - HERO MEDAL FOR DICKINSON. War Secretary Saved a Man's Life 14 Years Ago. Washington, D. C An almost for gotten incident, in which the present secretary, of war, James M. Dickin son heroically rescued James F. Joy, a Detroit lawyer, from the Detroit river 14 years ago, was 'recalled when a handsome gold medal, suspended from a ribbon held in the beak of an American eagle, was presented to Mr. Dickinson on behalf of the Unit ed States government. Mistrial In S. C. Dispensary Case. Columbia, S. C. The John Black dispensary graft trial came to a sud den and sensational end when Judge Meminger, after his investigating an incident of Juror J. D. Perry commun icating with his clerk out of his hotel window ordered a mistrial. No corrupt intent in the communi cation was shown, but the investiga tion developed still more serious mat ter that one juror got a newspaper thrown into the room. Newsy Paragraphs. After November 1 it will cost tea cents intsead of eight to register a mail package. But, in addition to that, the person registering the pack age will be better protected by the government than in the past. The In demnity for lost registered mail oi the first class has been increased from $25 to $50. This order has boen sent out by the postoffice department and is the result of the conference which recently took pl?-ee in Washington. The National Guard association ol the United States at the convention in Los Angeles, Cal., elected officers as follows: President, General Thom as J. Stewart of Pennsylvania; sec retary, General Charles I. Martin oi Kansas; treasurer, General J. A. Storch of Nebraska. The vice presi dents include General J. C. R. Fos ter, Florida, and General W. T. Arm fieid, North Carolina. Senator Dicls of Ohio -declined re-election as presi dent. General Stewart, the new head of the association, was formerly commander-in-chief of tSie G. A. R. and adjutant general of Pennsylvania. St. Louis was selected as the place ior the convention in 1910. The famous Cumberland Mountain saloon, the only one in Tennessee that has been legal since the - enact ment cf the state prohibition law has been destroyed by fire. It ir clftirged that the fire was incendiary in its origin. The saloon was legal because it was more than four miles from the nearest churchy or school house. V What is said to be a preliminary step to taking the Seaboard Air Line oat of the hands of .a receiver was taken at Tampa, Fla., when the Plant City, Arcadia and Gulf railroad, the Tampa Terminals company and the Florida Wrest Shore railroad were transfered to the Seaboard. The prop erty includes two lines of feeders for the Seaboard. The Costa Rican congress rejected the bill providing for a loan of $15, 000,000 from New York bankers. It appears that politics was involved in the defeat of the bill ' and that the loan will be taken from European bankers. Americans accept the atti tude of congress as inimical to Unit ed States financial and commercial interests. . '- - .- - -' ' Captain Baldwin and his drigible balloon fell into the Hudson river off Spuyten Dnyvir creek, but both the man and the air etaip were rescued, uninjured. Him Enthusiastic Thousands Greet On His Western Trip. Last Thursday when he was ad mitted to membership in the Arctic Brotherhood, an international organ ization, made up of Canadians and Americans interested in the develop ment of Alaska, the President an nounced that .he intended to visit Alaska next summer and to go as far into the territory as time would permit in order that he might come into 'contact with the people and see ior mmseir what might best be done for their welfare. The President frankly told the members of the brotherhood that he did not believe Alaska at this time is ready for entire self-government. "I am as much in favor of popular government as anybody," declared the President, "but I am in favor of popular government only when the conditions exist under which popular government may be a success and work for the benefit of the people and the government at large. When there are limitations growing out of various circumstances we must take other means until poular government becomes possible, and then, of course, it is the best government in the world." After passing two days in and about Seattle, President Taft went to Tacoma Friday night and received from an audience that thronged the big armory one of the most cordial greetings of his trip. He was enter tained at dinner at the Union Club. Before leaving Seattle the Presi dent paid a last visit to the exposi tion grounds to view the live stock exhibition. Apparently he found great interest in the exhibit, for he passed more than twice the length of time allotted to it. Finally, from the judges' stand he mad-3 a brief speech amid a chorus of bleats and grunts and towings, com plimenting the exhibitors on their fine showing and the progress that had been made in this country in the last 15 years in the way of scientific farm ing and breeding. The President lunched at the Seat tle Country Club and passed some time on the golf links. He promised to attend another ex position to be held on the Pacific coast in 1915 in celebration of the completion of the Panama canal. He said the date was beyond his term of office but that his interest in the Pan ama canal was so great that he would come. When the President turned south from Tacoma he had completed 5,000 miles of his 13,000 mile journey. In elapsed time, however, his journey was less than one-third completed. During Saturday forenoon at Port land, Oregon, the President received from 20,000 school children a tribute Avhich brought tears to his eyes. The boys and girls were banked in red, white nad blue rows in the grandstand on Multnomah field to form a "living flag." . The President entered the field through a gate at the crest of a hill and the viewT of the children bursting upon him all at once called out an ex pression of wonderment and delight. His entrance was the signal for an outburst of cheering from the fresh youns voices which continued until Mr. Taft had taken the place arrang ed for him on a stand directly facing the "flag." Then he witnessed a drill by the children which combined with their cheers inspired him, he de clared, as had no other sight in all his travels. Following the motions of a leader the children stooped from view, then sprang to their feet with a cheer which fairly pierced the ear and waved red, white and blue banners in a porfect storm of fluttering colors. Then at the command of the leader to spell "Taft" one set of children with a loud shout of "T" held up yel low banners to form that letter. Then came the "A," ''F" and the fianl "T" followed by a crashing cry of "Taft" which soomed to echo back again from the far distant mountains. During the exhibition the President stoodwith eyes fixed upon the child ren. He asked that the spelling be repated and it was then that the tears came. The children were a mass of mov ing colors, which caused Mr.' Taft un consciously to nod his head from side to side in unison with the music and the flowing picture before him. When the drill ended and the children had been called to attention, the President addressed a few words to them. The Portland tribute was one of the roost enthusiastic he has had. The ride through the city was made the occasion of a military display by the United States forces stationed at Vancouver barracks, the troops being reviewed by the President at the con clusion of their escort duty. On Sunday he preached another sermon, this time at the cornestone laying of the First Universalis! church in East Portland. The Presi- dent handled the silver trowel and worked hard to see that the stone was properly adjusted. He referred- to his various church experiences and in concluding said: "No church in this country, however humble it may be, that preaches the doctrine of true re ligion and-true morality ,will lack my earnest support to make it more in fluential whenevr opportunity offers." The President's train left at 10:10 p. m. over the Southern Pacific for Sacramento, Crl. LOOKS BAD FOR HOWARD LITTLE Damaging Testimony of His Wife Will Convict Him of His Wholesale Murder. Bluefield, W. Va., ' Special. The guilt of Howard Little, who was ar rested about a week ago charged with the murder of y Aunty Betsy" Justice, George A. Meadows and wife !and their three children, seems now to be established beyond a reasonable doubt. Little's wife confessed Satur day to having washed his bloody clothing after the murder and in her affidavit she says also that he left TAR HEEL CHRONICLES News Notes Gathered From All Farts of the Old North State. '. Bad Fire at Taylorsvillc. Taylorsville, Special. The plant of the Ingram Lumber Company here, including a large amount of lumber, was destroyed by fire soon after 12 o 'clock Tuesday . night, , entailing a property loss of about $12000 with no insurance. There being no water protection the plant and many thous- their home about dark on the night of j andf of f'2et ?f !umbe stacked on the the murder and returned the next morning with his clothes all bloody and torn and said that he would kill her if she told anything about his condition. He borrowed a 32-caliber revolver a few days before the crime was committed and returned it on the following Wednesday with two cham bers empty. The body of George Meadows was exhumed and two bul lets taken frbm it by Doctors Richard son and White, were almost identical in weight with the balls taken from shells belonging to the weapon Little had borrowed. Little's wife also turned over the lantern that he- had brought home with him that night when showed file marks as if some one had tried to re move stains. B3 was seen in the barn next morning folding papers across his knee apparently counting money and he gave $20 to a woman with whom he had planned to start for the. west a few days after the murder was committed with which to buy clothing and prepare for the train. Having done this she returned $1.80 to Little at which time she swears lie threaten ed her life if she revealed any part of their secret. Requisition papers have been applid for and as soon as they can be secured Little will be taken to Lebanon to await his trial. Threats of lynching are freely made. Fatal Mine Explosion. Roslyn, Wash., Special. At least eight men were killed and three per haps fatally injured in a gas explosion in cole mine No. 4 of the Northwest ern Improvement Company here Sun day. When the explosion occurred a column of fire was thrown hundreds of feet into the air, lighting the shaft plant and adjoining buildings; Under the intense heat the" shaft crumbled and fell. Cinders were blown in all directions, several buildings in parts of the mining town taking fire. The citizens were unable to extinguish the fires and the Roslyn fire department wa? called out. The mine in the neigh borhood of the shaft was burning fiercely Saturday night, flames shoot- yards was destroyed. A box car loaded with dressed lumber was also destroyed; another lumber plant nearby had' a close call. Much of the lumber belonged to swamill men in the country who had hauled it to the Ingram plant to have it planed and dressed. , High Given Six Years. ' Durham, Special. Six years in jail and assigned to the roads is the sen tence passed upon Hillman High, tha white man from Durham, who ran away with pretty Ida Markham, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. James Markham, a farmer near the Durham county line, on August 15th. But this matter was not aired in the court, the only indictment of High charging him with forgrey. There were two cases against him, the victim in each being J. F. Davis, but for small amounts. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to "six" years in jail and assigned to the roads. Gov. Kitchin's Mother Hurt. Raleigh, Special. Congressman Claude Kitchin, of Scotland Neck, brings the reassuring news that his mother, Mrs. W. II. Kitchin, who was injured in a fall on Sunday at her home," continues to improve. Gover nor Kitchin spent Monday with his mother. Mrs. Kitchin, while moving about a room at her home tripped on a rug and fell. In the fall a small bone in her right arm was broken or dislocated, and as she struck against the door facing a bruise was inflicted on the side of her face. Convention of Secretaries. Charlotte, Special. The convention, of the secretaries of the welfare work among the cotton mills in charge of the Y. M. C. A. came to a close Wed nesday afternoon, after a two days' session at the Southern Industrial In stitute. The addresses have all been'' along practical lines. Wednesday af ternoon the new building for the in stitute presented by friends was for- v ednesday night the n-mllv T-PfPivflfl ing up from the shaft nearly 100 feet directors of the Institute had a dining at the Selwyn, followed by their an into the air. The electric pumps which supply the town of Roslyn with water were cut off and the water in the city was very nearly exhausted. It was reported that the shaft was caving in and other explosions might occur at any moment. Nephews in Fatal Duel. Moultrie, Ga., Special. At the old homestead of the late Nathan Flow ers in the lower part of the county, Bert Williams is dead, Wright Flow ers is dying and it is believed Wil liam Flowers is fatally hurt as the re sult of a terrific six-handed battle with rifles and pistols, news of which reached here Sunday. Sheriff Boyd and a big posse of deputies is on the track of John Hart and his two sons who are charged with the shooting and who are at large, fully armed. The trouble occurred over a dispute about the division of the estate of Nathan Flowers. He died, leaving no children and since his death John Hart, who married a niece, has been living on the home place with Mrs. Flowers. The Flowers boys are neph ews while Williams married a niece. Since Nathan Flowers' death there has been a wrangle over the estate, it is alleged, and trouble has been feared. nual meeting. Professor Harris Guilty. Warrenton, Va., Special. Follow ing closely the verdict Saturday of the jury sentencing Prof. J. D. Harris to four years in the penitentiary for voluntary manslaughter in connection with the ki.lir;. of W. A. Thompsor., jisscciate editor of The Wancnton Virginian o?i April 24 last, tne court denied the motion of the defense for a new trial, Second Week of Celebration. New York, Special. The Hudson Fulton celebration, after a week of pomp and pageantry in New York, has moved up the Hudson and for another week the cities lying to the north will vie with each other in do ing honor to the memory of Hudson and Fulton. The Half Moon and the Clermont with the naval escort, now at anchor at Poughkeepsie, will con tinue their" voyage northward, stop ping at Kingston, Catskill, Hudson, I Albany and Troy, where elaborate local celebrations have been planned. Wright Breaks Record. Potsdam, By Cable Orville Wright the American aviator, Saturday broke his own and all other records for high flying. He reached the unprecedented height of more than 1,600 feet, al though an official measurement was not taken; He had a red letter day 111 a double sense in his experience as an aviator,, taking up Crown Prince Frederick William as a passenger and more than doubling the altitude record which he made recently. Did He Kill His Child? Raleigh, Special. An unusual case is against Robert Keith, of House Creek township, charged with killing his own child. The baby was sick and cried ' during the night. Keith for bade the mother's getting up to at tend to it, and then he finally went himself to the crib and slapped the child severely. Nothing more was heard from the child during the night and next morning it was found to be dead. This is the evidence given by the wife and mother at the prelim inary hearing. Case of Pellagra Proves Fatal. Winston-Salem, Special.. The case of pellagra at the county home proved fatal in spite of the medical attention rendered and the funeral services were conducted Saturday. The wo man 's name was Harriet Frankling and she was about 55 years of age. This was the first case of this disease in this county. The woman's hand was cut off and will be preserved in alcohol for the purpose of studying the disease. Accident at Plaining Mill. Spencer, Special. At Richfield, Stanley county, Monday afternoon, William Crowell, aged 80 years, was seriously injured by beinpi caugljt in a plaining mill, at which he was' work ing. His right arm was almost torn from the shoulders and he was other wise badly bruised. Owing to old age, his recovery is considered doubtful. Killed a Negro in Church. Wilson, Special. Last Saturday night in Kenly, Johnson county, John Adkins entered a church while the congregation was singiirg. He re quested the preacher to fctop the sing ing for a moment as he wished to say something to Gurley Davis, a negro, who was sitting in the congregation. When eArerything became quiet, Ad kins asked Davis: "Why did you in sult my wife today," and then began to shoot. Four shots were fired, three taking effect. Davis died the next day. Adkins is now in jail. Fire at Morehead City. Morehead City, Special. Shortly after one o'clock Wednesday the fire alarm was turned in from box 2C, on east Arendell street. What seemed to be a disastrous fire was soon under control by the active and always ready firemen of Engine Net. 1. The water did more damage than the fire. The house is owned by Mr. Kenoray, and repairs will begin immediately. No insurance.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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