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PITTSBOSO, GHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, AUGUST. 16, 1911.
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WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
Complete Review of Happening et
Greatest Interest From All
Parts of World.
Southern.
Galveston, Texas, shipping interests
are preparing to handle record-breaking
early shipments of cotton to for
eign ports. There are now booked to
arrived there during the remainder of
August forty-two steamships to take
cotton caroges to Liverpool, Manches
ter, Belfast, Havre, Bremen, Hamburg,
Antwerp, Genoa, Naples, Christiana
and other foreign ports. Receipts of
new cotton to date are 24A664 bales
against 5,007 this date last year.
The problem of the high cost of liv
ing is being solved, at least so far as
farm products are concerned, for the
farmers are getting lower prices for
their products this year than they re
ceived a year ago. According to of
ficial figures issued by the department
of agriculture, potatoes were the nota
ble exception, their price having more
than doubled. Potatoes averaged 109.6
per cent, higher and hay 29.9 per cent,
higher.
With wind at 90 miles an hour ac
companied by a terrific downpour of
rain, Pensacola, Fla., experienced the
worst storm since the West Indian hur
ricane of September, 1906. A number
of barges were blown ashore and num
erous' bessels suffered severely. The
heaviest loss will be to the timber in
terests, immense quantities of export
timber having been strewn along the
hore for miles. The city lighting
plant was damaged slightly.
A special delegation of citizens will
leave Memphis, Tenn., shortly for
Rochester, N. Y., armed with an invi
tation from the South for the surviv
ing soldiers of the Grand Army of
the Republic to visit Memphis on the
occasion of the first national reunion
of the "Blue and Gray," to be held
in Memphis, September 27.
George W. Gordon, soldier, lawyer
and statesman, died at his home in
Memphis, Tenn., Tenn. Worn by an
Illness dating from his last political
campaign, when he was re-elected to
the national house of representaives,
the last general of the Confederacy
to serve in that body, answered the
summons to join the invisible major
ity. George Washington Gordon was
born in Giles county, Tennessee, Oc
tober 5, 1836.
The Mississippi Democratic state ex
ecutive committee met, canvassed the
returns and declared results of the
contest for state officers in the pri
mary on August 1. James K. Varda
man's majority for the United States
senate over Leroy Percy and C. H.
Alexander is 26,378. Theodore G. Bil
bo defeated both opponents for lieu
tenant governor 'by a majority of 24,
453. A second primary for railroad
commissioner was ordered for the
Northern district.
Prof. Henry J. Cox, the weather
forecaster in Chicago, returned from
a survey of the North Carolina fruit
belt. He brought word of a new
scheme promulgated by the weather
bureau to help settle the North Car
olina mountain slopes. The main pur
pose of the survey made by Profes
sor Cox was to designate sites for the
location of weather forecasting sta
tions to warn fruit growers of the
mountainous section of the periodic
frosts which occur there.
General.
John W. Gates, the American finan
cier, died in the arms of his wife
and' son, Charles G. Gates, at Paris,
France. The end was peaceful, and it
seemed as though he wa3 falling
asleep. The usual restoratives failed
in the last crisis. His iron constitu
tion and courageous resistance, back
ed by every resource of medical sci
ence, failed to save Mr. Gates. He
had battled for weeks heroically with
a disease of the kidneys and when
it was believed he was almost sure
to recover contracted pneumonia. N
The state of Maine lost its senior
United States senator and an almost
life-long faithful servant when Wil
liam Pierce Frye died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Helen White, in
Lewiston, Maine. Although he had
been ill for a long time, death came
suddenly.
Bearing boxes filled with gold, An
toine Simon, Bon of the deposed presi
dent of Haiti, and six other Haitians,
officials under the Simon regime, ar
rived in New York from Port-au-Prince
en route for Paris.
Empress Auguste Victoria of Germa
ny has recovered from the heat pros
tration she suffered recently.
Scientists have begun a series of ex
periments calculated to determine ev
ery effect of altitude upon the human
system. They are ' choosing persons
"who have never before climbed to a
great height. Far-reaching results are
expected.
The Mexican Federal soldiers who
shot to death three Americans in
Alamo, Mexico, are accused of wan
tonly murdering the men in a report
made to President Taft by Frederick
Simpich, United States consul.
Angelo Mareno, six years old, who
was returned to his parents in Chi
cago; after a ransom of $500 in mark
ed bills had been paid the kidnapers,
was closely guarded by hisparents.
The boy sat on his mother's lap greet
ing his playmates and neighbors who
called, and seemed unable to realize
the grief his absence had caused his
parents. He said he was well treated
by the kidnapers. They bought new
clothes and gave him candy and cake.
Dr. Francsico Gomez announces his
willingness to become a candidate for
the presidency of the Mexican repub
lic. It became known that the old
fight between church and state would
be resumed in Mexico. Notwithstand
ing the separation effected by Benito
Juarez, almost half a century ago, the
Catholic church, acting through the
National Catholic party, has issued a
call for a convention to nominate a
candidate for president.
The most severe earthquake shock
felt in San Bernardino, Cal., in years
shook the business buildings with such
severity that the occupants fled into
the streets. The damage was trivial.
A previous shock had been felt. A
slight earthquake shock was also felt
in Los Angeles.
The French steamer Emir foundered
five miles east of Tarifa, Spain, in
the Straits of Gibraltar. Ninety-three
persons were drowned. In a dense
fog she collided with the British
steamer Silverton bound from New
port, England, for Turanto, Italy. The
crew of the latter rescued 27 of the
Emir's crew and passengers. The
Emir sunk a few minutes after the
collision.. Sixty-nine passengers and
24 of the crew went down with the
ship. Twelve of the crew and 15 pas
sengers were saved. All the passen
gers were French.
Thomas Midgeley, who prides him
self in the title "Yankee hater," pub
licly burned the Stars and Stripes in
the streets of the town of Woodstock,
Ontario. A few hours before some
one in a spirit of mischief had nailed
an American flag above the door of
his shop. When Midgeley saw the
flag he called his neighbors around
him and walking to the middle of the
street lighted a fire and burned the
flag. Then he scattered the ashes
about the street.
Pope Pius is suffering from a se
vere and painful attack of gout, and
is keeping closely to his charmber.
Doctor Petacci, private physician to
his holiness, and Doctor Marchiafava,
consulting physician, are prescribing
a treatment of alkaloids. If there Is
a change to cooler weather, they hope
for the patient's speedy recovery. The
doctors declared that the case would
not be considered of the slightest im
portance were not the pope an elderly
man 77 years old.
Washington.
With a view to constructing a na
tional highway between Washington,
D. C, and the Mississippi, there was
organized in Bristol, Tenn., the Bristol-to-Washington
Highway association in
a meeting attended by. many promi
nent Virginians. The purpose of this
organization is to take up here on the
Tennessee-Virginia borde rthe matter
of extending the Memphis-to-Bristo)
automobile and tourist stone highway
to the national capital.
Startling evidence of the pernicious
activity of foreign spies is in the pos
session of the ramy general staff,
which accounts for the serious con
sideration that is now being given to
the most trifling report at attempts to
discover the military secrets of the
country. Some of these incidents are
of comparatively recent date, and it
was upon the submission of such in
formation to a secret session of the
judicial committee of the house that
legislation was secured at the last ses
sion of congress providing for the se
vere punishment of spies in time of
peace.
Doffing their coats and for the first
time in history inviting the press to
be present, the conferees on the wool
tariff revision and farmers' free list
bills sat down in conference to com
promise their differences. Finally they
effected a complete agreement on wool
and began consideration of the free
list bill. President Taft is expected
to veto the bill as it now stands. The
committee will now take up the free
list bill.
Word was received at the capitol
that President Taft unquestionably
will veto the New Mexico and Ari
zona statehood bill passed by the sen
ate. His objection is to the judiciary
recall feature, which was left in the
Arizona constitution. Democratic lead
ers of both the house and senate de
clared, however, that , they could mar
shal enough votes to pass the measure
over a veto. The president favors the
New Mexico constitution.
Now that most horses no longer are
frightened at automobiles, a new ter
ror in the shape of the aeroplane is
causing trouble, which may result in
municipal air navigation regulations.
The need for such regulations is ap
parent in Washington, where areo
plane flying has become almost a daily
occurrence, through an accident caus
ed by a flying machine frightening a
horse which ran away and injured the
accupants of the carriage it drew.
The bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and Arizona, legislation that
has been for many years the dream
of the people of these territories, was
passed by the senate 53 to 18 after
rejection of the Nelson amendment,
which proposed striking out of the
Arizona constitution Its judiciary re
call provision. The bill as passed by
the senate differs only slightly from
the house measure, and it is said may
be unsatisfactory to President Taft.
The indications are that the bill will
become a law without the present's
signature. -
RE EQUALIZATION
BOARD HAS MEETING
REPORTS ARE ADOPTED REDUC
ING CERTAIN VALUATIONS
AND CONFIRMING OTHERS.
IS ORDERED TO CONTINUE
Report of Committee and "Exhibit A"
Amended So That Corporations Giv
ing in Their Own Real Property be
Not Allowed Ten Per Cent.
Raleigh. At a meeting of the Coun
ty Board of Equalization Mr. J. G.
Mills, of Wake Forest, appeared and
made complaint concerning the un
equal assessment of certain property
In and around Wake Forest. It was
ordered that the committee appoint
ed be continued; that it confer with
Mr. J. C. Caddell and that it meet
with Mr. George McCullers for the
purpose of equalizing taxes in his
township.
County Assessor Gowan submitted a
report, recommending:
That $250 reduction be made on
No. 117 North Salisbury street, prop
erty of L. W. Bowden.
That A. J. Ellis' assessment remain
same.
That $2,000 reduction be made on
property of George F. Ball.
A reduction of $250 on property of
James Moore at 212 South Blount.
A reduction of $600 on property of
James Moore at 316 and 318 South
Dawson.
The report was adopted.
Auditor H. G. Holding recommend
ed: That W. F. Utley be allowed $1,000
on solvent credits.
That E. L. Middleton's lot on Acad
emy street, Cary, valued at $2,000, re
main same; that his wife's lot that
was raised from $2,500 to $3,000 be
reduced to $2,750.
That property of J. H. Perry at
Wake Forest remain same.
That-W. A. Pulley, Mark's Creek,
be allowed $250 on solvent credits.
That Mrs. Annie E. Adams, Panther
Branch, be allowed reduction of $250.
That W. H. Harward, 'White Oak,
be allowed reduction of $250.
That A. J. Honeycutt, Neuse, be al
lowed $500 reduction on three lots.
That W. J. Simpson, New Light, be
allowed reduction of $98.
That G. S. Catlett, New Light, be al
lowed reduction of $100.
That J. T. Lowry, New Light, be al
lowed $160 reduction.
That B. F. Walton, Barton's Creek,
be allowed reduction of $130.
That S. W. Williams, Swift Creek,
be allowed reduction of $75.
That $1,500 valuation of C. D.
Christophers . remain same.
This report was also adopted.
It was ordered that "Exhibit A" and
the report of the special committee
adopted by the Board of Equalization
be amended so that all corporations
that have given in to the several as
sessors their real property at their
own valuation be not allowed the
ten per cent reduction set out in the
report and "Exhibit A."
Is Overruled and Sustained.
The State Board of Education after
a lengthy and spirited hearing, rul
ed that Chairman Hawks of the War
ren county board of education had no
right to appoint successors to two
members who resigned, but the va
cancies were declared and the ap
pointees of the chairman reappointed,
which has the effect of confirming the
election of Ed H. Jones of The War
renton Record as county superinten
dent of schools. It was opposition
to his election as successor to Nat
Allen as superintendent that raised
the question of the legality of the
appointment of the two members of
the board by Chairman Hawks. They
were C. N. Williams and J. D. Newark,
who now retain their places on the
board.
Greensboro. The board of county
commissioners unanimously resolved
to sell at public auction for cash
the corner lot on Green and Gaston
streets.
Takes Exception to Tax Assessments.
There was a lengthy hearing before
the Corporation Commission in which
the Representatives of the Southern
Express Company, including General
Manager Hockaday of Atlanta and
Superintendent Buckner of Wilming
ton, presented exceptions they have
to the tax assessments that the Cor
poration Commission proposes to levy
against the express company in this
state. The commission is devoting
much time now to he assessments
of the public service corporations
other than railroads.
Governor Back With Commission.
The very urgent necessity for the
presence of Governor Kitchin here in
connection with the work of the
state text book commission in adopt
ing books for the public schools ne
cessitated that he leave the bedside
of his aged mother who is still very
critically ill at Scotland Neck and re
turn to Raleigh. He arrived and took
up his official duties as presiding
officer of the book commission, the
purpose being to finish the adoption
of the books at the earliest possible
date.
COUNTY TAX RATE LOWERED
County Levy For General Purposes
Cut Two Cents on One Hundred
Dollars Valuation $2 on Poll.'
Greensboro. The County Commis
sioners at an adjourned meeting fixed
the tax levy for Guilford county for
the fiscal year, 1911. The county rate
this year will be two cents on the
hundred dollar valuation less than
heretofore, the state having raised its
rate two cents. So the rate will be
79 cents, as formerly.
The levy was fixed as follows: state,
general, 21 cents; pensions, 4 cents;
school, 20 cents County,, general,
212-3 cents; roads and bridges, 121-3
cents. Total, 79 cents. Poll, pensions,
12 cents; schools, $1.50; poor, 38 cents,
Total, $2. The two cents which was
added to the school fund by the state
was taken off the general fund, making
it 212-3 cents instead of 23 2-3 cents
as formerly.
It is expected that with the increas
ed valuation and the increased rate
of taxation for schools the school term
this year will be materially increased.
In addition to the regular levy the
following levies were made in special
school tax districts, being the same
as heretofore:
Thirty cents on the $100 valuation
and 90 cents on each poll in the dis
tricts of Oceola, Gibsonville, Monti
cello, Lee's Chapel, Cannon, Bessemer,
Fentress, Long View, Piney Grove,
Morehead, Hall, Rocky Knoll, Groome,
Oak Shade, Oak Ridge, Jamestown,
Welsh, Walnut Grove, Springfield,
Mechanicsville, Oak Hill (Jefferson),
Oak Hill, (Clay), Fentress (Clay),
Sumner (Summerfield). Twenty cents
on $100 and 60 cents on pollEPGilmer
No. 4, Dslane, Brown Summit.
Thirty-three and one-third on the
$100 and $1 on the poll in Guilford
College.
Twelve on the $100 and 36 cents on
the poll in Colfax.
Ten on the $100 and 30 cents on the
poll in Deep River.
Suits Against Chemical Company.
Suits were begun against the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company, al
leging damages to health and property
on account of its East Durham plant.
The number either in actual begin
ning or begun, is between six and ten
and they aggregate about $25,000 in
claims. The complaint against the
fertilier factory is that the fumes
from nitric and sulphuric acids are
undermining the community's health
and hurting vegetation. Strong talk
is being indulged in by the lawyers
and their clients to the effect that
they may ask an injunction against
the factory. Fighting a fertilizer fac
tory with an injunction were much
like assaulting a malodor with a mus
ket, but that's what it will amount to,
the factory will be enjoined from
smelling.
Within the past year the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company has dou
bled its 12,501 ton capacity and has
a complete plant now with the re
cently added acid chamber. It added
to its equipment more than 140,000
and within ninety days after it has
gotten down to its best work, it runs
up against complaints. That the fac
tory is very offensive, Is not question
ed. The eastern section of East Dur
ham reeks of the odor, but the com
pany has not been able to keep it
down.
Have Good Roads Awakening.
At a mass meeting of citizens, a
unanimous vote was taken to request
the board of county commissioners to
borrow $50,000 for immediate use in
repairing and extending roads in the
county. During the meeting talks
were made by Locke Craig, Judge J.
C. Pritchard, E. C. Chambers and
others, all favoring the borrowing of
the money for good roads purposes.
It was stated that there were sev
eral roads important thoroughfares
badly in need of repair and that,
while the convict force was extend
ing and repairing roads as fast as
possible, this was not sufficient and
that, if the roads already macadam
ized are not attended to shortly, the
money spent in improving them will
be practically wasted. It was also
stated that the extension of several
roads to connect with roads in ad
joining counties was greatly desired,
but that the necessary money was
not in hand.
They Are Balked at Every Turn.
The predicament that stared th.6
Granville county commissioners in
the face when they met to levy the
taxes for the coming year was a most
perplexing one. There has been a
feeling among a number of men in
the county that inasmuch as the valu
ation of property had been consider
ably increased the rate could be lower
ed. The increase is something over
$1,500,000. These faithful servants
were determined if possible to trim
off a little here and a little there and
try to decrease the rate.
Money Allotted Has Been Expended.
Although the present administration
is but three months old, the money
allotted to the health department
when the budget was made up has
been expended and it was necessary
at a meeting a few days ago to trans
fer $2,000 from the police and $1,000
from streets funds in order to make
up a deficit and provide for a pos
sible contingency. The budget calls
for all the income of the year and
all that was left over from tb. old
adminisration.
POSTPONE ELECTION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PETITION
OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
IN CHARGE.
CITIZENS SIGNED PETITION
Stanly County Citizens to Have More
Time to Investigate Matter Before
Them Interest Seems to be Grow
ingThink Bonds Will be Voted.
Albemarle. The board of commis
sioners for Stanly county at their
meeting ordered the farm-life school
election postponed until November 7.
This action was in accordance with
a petition of the executive committee
having the campaign in charge. The
petition was also signed by a large
number of prominent citizens, besides
the members of the committee. There
were several reasons why the com
mittee asked the board to postpone
the election, one was that there had
been some little irregularity in the
opening of the regisratiott books on
the part of one or two of the regis
trars, and another was that the ques
tion being a new one it was thought
that the citizens had not had suffi
cient time to properly investigate the
recent act of the Legislature creating
the farm-life school. The election
was called the first of June to be
held August 15, giving little more
than two months for the citizens to
investigate the matter. For this rea
son it is very doubtful whether or not
the citizens would have voted in fav
or of the school. However, interest
seems to be growing in the school and
it is thought by friends of the move
ment that the bonds will be voted in
November.
Want County to Drain Territory.
Greensboro. A large delegation of
citizens living in the vicinity of Reedy
Fork, appeared before the commis
sioners, petitioning that the territory
in that region be drained by the coun
ty, in accordance with the law re
cently passed by the state legislature,
providing that the drainage of such
land be done by the county. The
delegation was represented by Attor
ney R. R. King. Mr. King claimed
that the conditions now prevailing in
the Reedy Fork district are danger
ous menaces to the public health,
serving as a breeding place for ma
laria, typhoid and numerous other de
structive germs. He declared the
balance of $15,000, which the Com
missioners now have on hand, should
be put to some service, and that the
greatest benefit could be derived by
applying it to this purpose in an ef
fort to improve health conditions in
the county. Mr. King severely criti
cised the Commissioners for selling a
physician, receiving a good salary at
the expense of the county, to the
people in the country, telling them
not to have fever, chills, etc., while
they take no steps toward checking
the source of the fever germs, name
ly, the swamps in the Reedy Fork
region.
The Administration Building.
Raleigh. Mr. Ashley Home of Clay
ton, the chairman of the State Build
ing Commission, was a visitor to Ral
eigh and, talking of the new admin
istration building, he said that it was
hoped that at an early day the archi
tects would have the plans of the
building ready. After these are in,
there will be advertisement for
thirty days for a contractor, and
shortly after the contract is awarded
the work of tearing down the building
on the site will be begun, and then
there will come the work of erecting
the new building.
Bid Was Rejected at Last Meeting.
Hendersonville. All bids for the
new $200,000 public school building
were again rejected at the last meet
ing of the Hendersonville Board of
school trustees. This is the third
time the contractors bids have been
rejected. The people voted $15,000
bonds for the purpose of building a
new school last spring. The present
school property is to be Bold, the two
amounts, aggregating about $20,000,
to be used in the erection of a new
building.
Make Quarterly Financial Report.
Greensboro. The first quarterly
financial report of the city commis
sioners since the adoption of the com
mission plan of government on May
3rd, has been filed by commissioner
of finance, T. J. Murphy, and speaks
for itself as a testimony of the efficl
encv of the new system. A noticeable,
item among the receipts is $648.24, in-j
terest on deposits, an amount that has
never been received before. The total
receipts of the city during the quar
ter amounting to $37,007.63, while the
expenditures were $31,125.15.
Soldier Boys Enroute to Camp.
Wilmington. Soldier boys of the
Coast Artillery Corps of the North
Carolina national guard were here en
route to Fort Caswell, where they will
be in camp with the regulars for ten
days. The Coast Artillery Corps is
composed of the companies at Wil
mington, Newbern, Greensboro, Salis
bury and Charlotte. Maj. Max L.
Barker of Salisbury is in command of
artillery. The soldier boys left here
on a government boat for the fort to
go into camp.
LAND 0FTHE LONG LEAF PINE
Some Short Paragraphs That Have
Been Gotten Together From Many
Towns and Counties of State.
Raleigh. Barker and Church, mer
chants of Halifax, have filed volun
tary proceedings in bankruptcy in the
federal court here. About $5,000 Is
Involved. Homestead exemptions are
claimed.
Raleigh. A charter was issued for
The Southmount Spoke and Hub Co.,
of Southmount, capital $50,000 author
ized and $3,000 by D. 0. Cecil and
others. There is also a charter for
The Granville Farmers' Tobacco Co.,
Oxford, capital $50,000 by C. M.
Knott and others for - leaf tobacco
business.
Asheville. Secretary Owen Gudger
of the Western North Carolina Fair
Association said that prospects for a
successful fair during October were
growing brighter every day and that
the people of Buncombe and other
counties in this western section have
become enthusiastically interested In
the project
Winston. With 515 citizens voting
favorably the people of Winston, by.
the overwhelming majority of 363 of
the registered voters, placed their
emphatic seal of approval upon the
proposition of the present city admin
istration to issue at once bonds for
public improvement aggregating $350,
000. Charlotte. The trustees of Char
lotte township have finished the three
mile stretch on the Camden Road, and
are to go to the Steel Creek road.
They have put down an asphalt binder.
The road goes to the township line.
The county will take up the work at
that point. The work done on the
Camden road is exceptionally good.
Charlotte. Shortly before adjourn
ing, the board of county commission
ers passed a motion providing for a
$500 permanent reward for the arrest
and conviction of any barn burner in
Mecklenburg county. There was a list
of 28 residents of the county who
have lost barns, corn cribs, gins, etc.,
by incendiaries during the past few
years.
Raleigh. The Wake county com
missioners determined to proceed at
once with the construction of standard
road for the entire length of the
Great Central Highway across Wake
county, it being the Wake section of
the Central Highway,,, Beaufort and
Morehead to the Tennessee line. The
Wake authorities propose to push this
work to immediate completion, there
being about thirty miles of the road.
Statesville. At a special session of
the county commissioners bids for the
$400,000 road bonds were considered
and $125,000 of the bonds were sold
to Woodlin, McNear & Moore, of
Chicago, at a premium of approxi
mately $5,000. Of he bonds $50,000
the 15-year ana $75,000 forty year.
All bear interest at the rate of five
per cent., No more of the bonds will
be sold until more money is needed.
Dunn. The county commissioners
met in regular sessien at Lillington
and received the report of the board
of equalization, which was appointed
some time ago. The. total tax values
amount to something over $7,000,000
which is an increase of about 33 per
cent over .the old valuation. The
county fathers reduced the tax rate
10 per cent, as it is estimated that
the increase in the values will give
the county sufficient funds to allow
this reduction.
Shelby. A white man by the name
of Will Wright failed to get damages
from Sheriff D. D. Wilkins in the
superior court here for a mistake in
arrest. Through a mistake Wright
spent one night in jail and, alleging
that his character was damaged there
by, and that he was sick several days
from staying in a close cell, he insti
tuted suit against the shsriff for $5,000.
After an all day trial, the jury return
ed a verdict in favor of the sheriff.
Rockingham. An electric storm
which passed over this city, struck
the home of Less Pressler killing
Pressler and so badly injuring Jack
Denson, a 10-year-old boy, that he
died in about half an hour after be
ing struck, without regaining con
sciousness. At the Hannah Pickett
Cotton Mill, the home of the machin
ist was struck and considerably dam
aged but none of the occupants were
injured.
High Point. Messrs. J. W. Sechrest
and J. H. Vestal, building and fire
commissioners, have been authorized
by the city council to have plans sub
mitted for a suitable Building for the
West End Hose Company. Permission
was given to have the building of
ample dimensions.
Magnolia. The Board of Education
of Duplin county has taken another
step forward along lines of educa
ting her people, and wfll on Tuesday
axter the first Monday in November
have an election on Farm Life School.
Thefuture before us is bright and
our people enthusiastic.
Charlotte. A filter for the Briar
creek water will be installed before
that water" is pumped into the city
mains, unless of course an emergency
arises demanding that the water be
utilized. Analysis of the water is
also being made.
Concord.f-At a meeting of the board
of aldermen the board decided to ex
tend the franchise of the street car
company six months. Great interest
centered iri this action by the people
here, as the time of the present fran
chise expires August 22, provided the
conditions under which it was given
were not complied with-
NEW YOHIGAGO
FLYER WRECKED
SECOND TIME PENNSYLVANIA'
EIGHT-HOUR TRAIN HAS BEEN
DERAILED.
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED
Thirty Persons Were Injured In Acci
dent Which Happened at Fort
Wayne Indiana While ' Train Was
Going at Rate of Fifty Miles Hour.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Four persons
were killed and thirty injured when
the Pennsylvania eighteen-hour train,
jumped the track on the western out
skirts of this city, while going at the
rate of 50 miles an hour.
In leaving the rails the two engines
en route from Chicago to New York,
pulling the passanger train sideswip
ed a freight engine and the three piled
up in a mass of bent and twisted iron.
The dead:
William E. Arrick, Fort Wayne,
buried under wreckage.
Peter Malone, Fort Wayne, engineer
on flyer.
W. Creigh, Fort Wayne, fireman on.
flyer.
Unknown passenger at St. Joseph's
hospital.
The police department, fire depart
ment and every ambulance in the city
were called to , the scene of the acci
dent and the injured were soon taken
to hospitals. The main' track and the
track on which the freight train was
located, were torn up for a distance of
200 yards. The two engines of the
flyer were torn from their tracks and
thrown down the embankment whila
the engine of the freight reared up
over the trucks of the flyer's engines.
The injured were seated In the
'diner and smoker when the accident
;occurred. The list of dead may be
more than the number reported.
The thirty or more injured are now
in the hospitals and it is believed that
at least four or five will die.
C C. Chattell, Chicago, was In the
dining car when the accident occurred.
He escaped with only slight Injuries
to his head and face.
"The train was running at a ter
rifle rate of speed," he declared. "The
first Intimation I had that anything
was wrong, was when all the passen
gers in the dining car were thrown
headlong, the entire length of the car.
The next thing I realized men were
fighting like beasts to get out of the
car and the steam escaping from the
kitchen was choking us. Another
man and I fell to the floor and crawl
ed along in the semi-darkness and
among the screaming women to a win
dow through which we escaped.''
Girl Performs Remarkable Feat.
New York. Rose PItonof, the 16-year-old
swimmer of Boston, succeed
ed in her attempt to swim from East
26th street, Manhattan, to Coney
Island. Last year she had to abandon
a similar effort because of adverse
tides, but although forced at times to
swim so far out of her course that she
is estimated to have covered some 21
miles in making the distance of eight
een miles, she finished strong, actu
ally sprinting as she neared the' goal.
Miss Pionof was in the water eight
hours and seven minutes. She took
no stimulants or food of any kind on
the long trip. Most of the way she
used the breast stroke but for two
stretches she resorted to the speedier
overhand. The young woman's feat
had not before been accomplished.
Will Sell His Tongue to Lady.
Kansas City, Md. J. W. Yynch, a 22
year old prisoner in the Wyandotte,
Kans., county jail, has written a letter
to L. L. Long, father of Miss Inez
Long, whose tongue was almost bit
ten off when she was thrown from a
motor car and alighted on her head,
signifying his willingness to part with
he tip of his tongue, for enough money
to pay for a new trial. Lynch is serv
ing a sentence for breaking into a
postoffice. The condition of Miss
Long has improved so much, however,
that her physician announced that a
grafting operation will be unnecessary.
Will Tackle High Food Price Issue.
Washington. A country-wide inves
tigation of the wholesale and retail
prices of all foods, which will require
nine months to complete, and which,
will represent the most thorough In
quiry of its kind yet attempted, has
been begun by the bureau of com
merce and labor. This investigation
will cover the years 1908, 1909, 1910)
and 1911. By comparison with records
of. the department of agriculture for
the same period, it will be possible to
know Just what prices were paid for
every commodity now used.
Spectacular Stunts By Aviators.
Chicago. Lincoln Beachey, in &
Curtiss bi-plane, "Bud" Mars In a
Baldwin, and Tom Sopwith, the long
legged Englishman in a Howard
Wright, split the spectacular honors
of the first days events in the aviation,
meet at Grant Park with Hugh A.
RObinson and his astonishing hydro
plane. Beached went fifty miles and
never left the ground more than fifty
feet at times flying so close to the
earth that the flagman had to lie down
to let him over and at other time o
ing higher. J