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THE CHATHAM RECORD It A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance VOL. XXXIV. ) PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. Q, AUGUST 23, 1911. NO. 2. THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion $L00 One Square, two insertions $1-50 One Square, one month $2 SO For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts wit! be made. BRIEF NEWS NOTES FOR THY IN W03T IMPORTANT EVENTS OP THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happening of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. As a result of the. killing of Mar shal Newberry at Jakin. Ga.. the peo ple of that section of Early county and those living across the river in Alabama have become" thoroughly aroused and have been applying the torch rather freely to negro lodge buildings, school houses and churches Three negro lodges, two churches and one school house were laid in ashes by the mob, which is bent on reveng ing the death of Marshal Newberry. To save the farmers of the South millions of dollars this fall and to put tiie world on notice that the cotton crop of the South has greatly deterio rated since the publication of the last government report and to go on rec ord that the total crop will not reach 15,000,000 bales, as formerly estimat ed, a conference of all Southern agn cultural commissioners, officials of the Farmers' unions and of other agricul tural organizations, will meet in Mont gomery, Ala. Charging: that the department of ag riculture report of cotton issued on July 25 had overestimated the crop by 3,000,000 bales, causing a drop of 40 per cent, in the price of cotton and a panic in the South, Senator Smith of South Carolina introduced a resolution in the senate calling upon Secretary Wilson to furnish the sen ate with information concerning the condition of the cotton crop this year and make a special estimate upon it. A difference of five hundred per cent, between the express and freight rates on articles shipped from eastern cities to Memphis, Tenn., is made the basis of a complaint filed with the interstate commerce commission by the Memphis freight bureau. The complaint is directed against the Ad ams. American, United States, South era. "Wells-Fargo and Pacific express companies. The commission is asked to adjust the express rates. The first bale of sea island cotton received in Valdosta, Ga., this season was grown by E. M. Giddens of Ray s Mill, and shipped three by express, weighed more than four hundred pounds, but graded low. The first bale is ten days ahead of the first bale last vear. which wTas received on Au gust 15. Other bales are expected within the next few days. The sta ple in this section of the country is being injured by almost daily rains. It is against the sanction of the Smith regulation bill which controls the sale of whiskey in the state, to sell Intoxicating liquors or beverages on the dining cars in Alabama, ac vordine to an opinion which has been rendered to Governor O'Neal by Atty. Gen. Robert C. Brickell. In another oninion the attorney general holds that option 27 of the Smith bill forbids connection of a bar room with a pool room. Delegates to Kentucky's Democratic platform committee, meeting m Lou isville. refused to accept Henry Wat terson's advice and adopted the ma jority report of the resolutions com- mittp.fi which provided for the exten sion of the county until law to all counties of the state. Watterson was a member of the committee. He pre sen ted the minority report, which dif fered only as to that feature and then moved to amend so as to leave the state's liquor laws as they stand. Oscar A. Brindlev soared higher from the ground than an aeronlane has evxer been and set a new world's reeord of 11,726 feet at Chicago. Phil ip Parmalee followed him in the air, passing the former American record and reaching 10,887 feet before he de scended. The world's previous record was 10,761 feet. Captain Felix fw to a height of 11,152 feet at Etamps, France, but his flight has not yet been made official. The Mexican government is in re ceipt of an ultimatum from Juan Ban- deras, a rebel chieftain in command of 4,000 armed men, declaring that the states of Sinaloa and Sonora now constitute an independent republic and refusing the governor s command to disband his forces. Federal troops have been ordered to give battle to Banderas. Seventeen persons were killed in the storming of the town of Zacatepec by a bandit force. Mrs. J. J. Long of Independence, Mo., mother of Miss Inez Long, who recently bit off her tongue in a motor car accident, has received on an av erage of fifty letters and telegrams daily for the last three days- in re sponse to her announcement that a reward would be paid for an inch of some one's tongue to be used to cure the girl. The writer of one letter said he thought $30,000 would be a reason able price for an inch of tongue. Two aviators. William R. Badger of Pittsburg and St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, lost their lives at the international aviation meet in Chicago. Death in both cases was due to unexplained accidents, probably the results of unsuspected defects in the mechanism of the ma chines, and was in no way caused by carelessness nor lack of responsibility of the drivers. Badger, a wealthy young man, careened to his death in a pit in the aviation field. Johnstone fell 500 feet under his engine and was drowned in Lake Michigan. The relations between the United States and'Japan must ever be one of peace and neighborly good will." Admiral Count Togo, speaking in his native tongue, uttered that sentiment at the luncheon given jointly by the Japanese society and the Peace society of New York. Only the Japanese pres ent understood and applauded vigor ously, but, when his aide, repeated the words in English, an outburst of ap plause arose. GOVERNOR GRANTS FOUR PARDONS THREE OF THE MEN WERE IN ON LIQUOR CASES AND ONE WAS IN FOR LARCENY. GIVE REASONS FOR PARDONS Governor Kitchin Makes the Pardons Conditional They Are Given to Un derstand if They do Not Remain Law-Abiding Will Revoke Pardons. General. Branding the proposed pian of the Liverpool, England, cotton bills of lad ing committee to institute in New York a clearing house for the valida tion of cotton bills of lading as a "di rect reflection and insult upon those engaged in the exporting of cotton," and olacing itself upon record as op posing the plan in its entirety, the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, through its board of directors, passed resolutions to this effect and approved the report of its special committee appointed to investigate the proposi tion. Cincinnatus LeConto was elected president of Hayti by the congress of the negro republic. LeConte headed the larger of the two revolutionary factions which overthrew President Antoine Simon. The Ottoman . Bacteriological insti tute has found that caviar is an anti dote for cholera. English troops were called to fire on a mob of strikers in Liverpool. Bavonet charges also were made upon the disorderly element. After the rioters had wrecked property the dis trict troops were filled out and or dered to fire. Colonel Ben Elliott, who commanded one of General Joseph Shelby's con federate regiments during the civil war, died at Addesso, Ohio, aged 79 years. He was born at Winchester, Va. Washinsrton. In a succession of dramatic events the Democratic house of representa tives met defeat in its supreme effort to pass the wool and free list bills over the president's vetoes. The house will agree to the cotton tariff revision bill as amended in the senate, but will not hold congress in session to await the certain veto of that measure. The senate cleared away all its business and early adjournment is assured, in the opinion of the leaders of both par ties in the house. The Georgia delegation in congress furnished 10 of the 27 votes that were cast in the house against the accept ance of the conference report on tne bill for the publication of campaign expenses. Their opposition to the measure was due to the fact that the bill gives the Federal government ju risdiction over primary elections, and may nullify the Georgia laws regulat ing congressional nominations. Con gressman Hughes of the Third was the only Georgian to vote for the con ference report. The arbitration treaty with France and Great Britain are characterized by the senate committee as a "brood er of war and not of peace ' in a re port presented to the senate. The report defends the committee s action in striking out of the treaties the pro vision authorizing the arbitration com mittee to determine the justifiable character of any given subject with out reference to the senate's power of ratification. President Taft's first Important veto message disapproving the join reso lution providing for the admission into the Union of Arizona and New Mexico was sent to the house of representa tives. The president's disapproval Is directed only at Arizona, in which con stitution there is a clause providing for the recall of all elective officers, including judges, but New Mexico suf fers also, for both territories are cou pled together in the resolution. With thfi announcement of the president's veto and following a conference with President Taft, Senator Smith of Mich chairman of the senate territo ries committee, introduced a new statehood resolution .meeting the pres ident's views and providing for the admission of both states on tne condi tin that Arizona shall strike the re call of judges' provision from its new constitution. President Taft continued his cam paign before the people in behalf of the British and French general arbi tration treaties here. Speaking before the Or.ean Grove (N. J.) Camp Meet ing association, the president review ed th emeaning of the pacts; urged the people to use their influence to press the treaties. Tne longer me senate holds thes traties, the president nrmifis. the greater would be tne op nnrtiiTiitv for him to preach peace r . ... . Senator Smitn or ssoum wrouua introduced a resolution of vast impor tance to the cotton industry of the athfirn states. He proposes to re- auire the secretary of agriculture to ,ot mi hi I tne meinoas uy wmuu crop conditions are ascertained and how the experts arrive at tne prooaDie ?oi,i nf fleecv staple for a given year He also proposes that the names and addresses of all the experts wno rur- nicvi thia information De puDiisnea. wo nijins to have the department tell the public how it arrives at the num ber of acres that nave Been pianieu in cVon. WILL BE READY BY OCTOBER Contrast For Seating Auditorium Made Municipal Building is Now Vir tually Completed. Raleigh. Governor Kitchin granted conditional pardons to four men, three sentenced for illicit dealing in liquor and one for stealing a horse. These pardons and the reasons set out by the Governor are: Sanford Leagon, of Cleveland coun ty, convicted at the March term. 1911, for the crime of manufacturing liquor and sentenced to six months on the roads. The Governor's reasons for the conditional pardon are: "TTnnn repnmmendation of a ma- v 2- u jority of the jury, the Solicitor and many other reputable citizens and for reasons set out in the petition, pris oner having served nearly all of his sentence, I pardon prisoner on con dition ithat he remain law-abiding and of good conduct. Will Downey, of Granville county, convicted at the May term, 1911, for the crime of selling liquor, and sen tenced to six months on the roads. The Governor's reasons for the condi tional pardon are: "The county physician and health officer certified that prisoner is badly diseased and his physical condition such that further imprisonment would in his opinion, prove dangerous, and he recommends his immediate re lease. Will Bassett. of Buncombe county, convicted at the November term, 1910, for the crime of selling liquor and sentenced to four months on the roads. The Governor's reasons for the con ditional pardon are: "The two witnesses for the state on whose evidence prisoner was con victed have since professed religion and made affidavit that their testi mony was false. The trial judge and solicitor recommend pardon. The Representative of the Law Enforce ment League and many other promi nent citizens recommend pardon on the ground of his wrongful conviction. I pardon the prisoner on condition that he remain law-abiding and of good behavior. Jim Lomax, of Gaston county, con victed at the November term, 190 , for the crime of larceny and sen tenced to five years on the roads. The Governor's reasons for the conditional pardon are: "Prisoner was convicted of stealing a horse in Gaston county and, about the same time, of stealing a buggy in Rutherford county. He had served two years for stealing the buggy, and about three of a five year sentence for stealing the horse. I, therefore, pardon prisoner on condition that he remain law-abiding Raleigh. The Municipal Building and xuditorium, the pride of the city of Raleigh, and a comfort to the whole state, is now almost ready for occupancy, needing only the doors, the seating for the Auditorium and the furniture for the Municipal Building. It is a beautiful structure and no city in America of the population of Ral eigh will have so commodious and beautiful an Auditorium as the capital city of North Carolina. The Building Commission held a meeting in the Auditorium and opened bids for the seating. All the members were present Col. Charles E. John son, president; Albert L. Cox, secre tary; Joseph G. Brown, John C. Drewry and Josephus Daniels and Mayor Johnson and Chairman Elling ton, of the Board of Aldermen, and Architect P. Thornton Marye. The several bidders were given a hearing, after which following much delibera tion and examination the Commission awarded the contract for seating the first floor, the arena, and the dress circle, to Mr. Charles J. Parker. SMALL POX IN STATE STATE SECRETARY OF HEALTH FIGURES THAT EACH CASE COSTS ABOUT $150. Interesting (Dog Suit) in Iredell. An interesting dog suit is running the course in the Iredell courts. The defendants are Messrs. R. L. Church and. Clark Smith of the northern sec tion of the county, and they are charged with cruelty and the needless killing of a dog, the complaint being made bv J. W. Summers, the owner nf th deceased cannine. According to the evidence the dog was caught in a steel trap which had been set by Church in his spring house, and on finding the dog in the trap Church and Smith proceeded to send him into eternitv with a shot gun. Summers claims that he had had his dog con fined for days up to the night he was caught in the trap, and that it was not his dog that had been making visits to the spring house some nights previous. The case was given a hear nz hefore Justice Turner, wno re- auired a $25 bond of each of the de fendants for their appearance at the higher court.. Many witnesses testi fied in the case and both the prosecu tion and defense was represented by able counsel: A good sum of money will likely "be expended in the suit over a practically worthless dog. Another Accident on Southern. Passenger train No. 11 from Salis- hnrv tn Knoxville. was derailed at Murnhv Junction lust west of the French Broad River, the engine turn ing half over and the baggage and two day coaches leaving the rails. The en sineer and fireman jumped. No one was iniured. although had the train been going at a faster rate of speed,. it is probable that the injured list would have been large, since the scene of the accident is immediately along the side of the river and the engine won iri nnrloiihterllv have nulled the other portions of the train down the embankment. Criminal and Civil Liabilities. The North Carolina laws for the protection of forests as amended by the last Legislature provide both crim inal and civil liability for the starting of fires that through carelessness de velop into forest fires. And Commis sioner of Insurance James R. Young is sending to the sheriffs and clerks of the courts in all the counties copies of the law and big posters to be put up throughout the counties to get be fore the people just what is expected of them to protect the forests and prevent fires and what the punishment is for those guilty. Stokes Growers Will Pool Weed. An absolute pool of the tobacco crop grown this year has been order ed by the Farmers' Union in Stokes county. The meeting at which this important step was taken was held at Walnut Cove. The action was taken behind closed doors but it is under stood that after much discussion as to . details the pooling question went through unanimously. One Killed and Many Hurt in Wreck Two pullman cars of Seaboard ' pas senger train No. 40, from Charlotte to Wilmington, were derailed at Allen ton, when one passenged was killed and fifteen received minor injuries Miss Bessie Jones of Montgomery. Ala., was killed instantly. G. Brown, the porter on one of the ill-fated pull mans, said Miss Jones was attempting to climb through the window after the joult of the car on the ties had been felt, and just as she had projected her body half-way through, the car toppled and she was caught underneath Sheriff Returns With Prisoners. Sheriff C. G. Petty has returned from Laurel. Mass., where he went after L. C. Freeman, who skipped bail in a case of highway robbery of George Phillips more than a year ago. whi chact was committed in Green wood township in February. 1910 Freeman was arresied in Laurel, Miss., by a deputy sheriff tliere upon suspicion and held until Sheriff Petty could arrive. Heck Fore, an accom plice in this robbery, was tried at last term of" Lee superior court and sen tenced to 4 years ia the pea. Gave Assailant Six Months. Judge Sykes gave Charles Sherron, thp nRsailant of Verge Vickery. the Southern Power Company lineman, six months, the limit in his court. The testimony in the case showed that the assault was entirely unprovoked and that the Waxhaw man had done noth ing at any time to cause it. The two men seemed to have met on the same side of the street and Sherron began tr iio his knife. Though ne was right badly cut, Mr. Vickery was in court and in apparently no danger of hpintr marked for life. The worst iiiinrips were on his right arm and liruipr it. There were taken about nine stitches. Gives Blind Tigers Road Sentences Judge Daniels sentenced five Thom- asville blind tigers and with the ex ception of one woman, all drew road terms, the terms ranging from eight to twelve months. Judge Daniels said that it was against his policy to fine a blind tiger and that every tiger con victed in his court will get a road sentence. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Condensed News of Interest That Has Been Selected From Many Towni , and Counties of the State. A TABULATED STATEMENT Number of Foci of Infection Between October and February Last and the Number of Cases That Developed From Each Foci. Raleigh. Dr. W. S. Rankin, secre tary of the North Carolina Board of Health gives out a statement showing that there were seventy-two foci of in fection in smallpox in the state be- tweent October and February last, that is cases that made independent appearance in the state and that from these there developed 915 cases that cost the respective counties $9,775, or $150 per case. This shows 12 5-7 cases developed from each foci. He gives a tabulated statement showing that in the cost of smallpox in the state Wilson county led with 17 foci costing the state 550. and Forsyth is second with 16 cases and cost of $2,400. Wake is next highest with four foci that cost $600 and the others of the twenty-six counties included in the report show from one to three foci and correspond ingly low costs of treating the cases. Furthermore, it is shown that Virginia cost this state 2 foci and $600. Geor gia 4 foci and $600. He says the most remarkable control of the disease was in Gaston county where Dr. L. N. Glenn had six independent foci of the disease and not a single additional case developed from either of them. Also in Guilford county the county su perintendent had nine foci of infec tion and only 33 cases developed this, Dr. Rankin says, is especially remark able in that Greensboro and Guilford are in such close touch to Forsyth county which was next to the most dis astrous county in the report from the viewpoint of spread of the disease. Raleigh. The Grand Encampment I O. O. F. of North Carolina concluded its annual session here adjourning to meet next year in Shelby. Police Chief Shot by Blind Tiger. What is the most dastardly crime in the history of Williamston took place on Main street, when Capt. W. R. which act was committed in Green was shot to death, he dying one hour after. Chief White was on' his way to his residence, which is on Main street, and when he was in front of the resi dence of Mr. Wheeler Martin he was shot down by a man whom the chief stated was of large stature. Twelve to fifteen buckshot, entered his side, coming out through the abdomen and tearing the intestines. Confederate Reunion at Newton. Catawba's great annual reunion of Confederate soldiers fully measured up to the big times of past years. Thousands of people from every direc tion poui'ed into town and filled ; it. The beautiful court square and the streets presented an animated scene ar the immense crowd in holiday attire mover about. Gen. Julian S. Carr o! Durham was the speaker of the day and delivered a splendid address tr all who sould gather in the large ccur yard. A Home For Invalid Nurses. Raleigh. A telegram was received by Miss Birdie Dunn donating a site for the Home for Invalid Nurses, which the state association proposes to build soon. The gift is from Lr, I. J. Archer, of Cragmont Sanitarium at Black Mountain. The plot is on the beautiful Crag mont estate at Black Mountain, which embraces several hundred acres in the very heart of these splendid moun tains. The home will be in close prox imity to Cragmont, sharing its pure and abundant water supply, which is furnished by gravity, free. Dr. Archer has also generously offered to give his services to the institution. Miss Anne Furgeson, of Dr. Long's sanitarium. Statesville, had volun teered the site, but this gift will turn her contribution to the house. It is the purspose of the state association to begin building in the spring. Phvsicians. nurses, patients and laymen have contributed to this move ment. A touching incident, which goes to prove the interest and good will for the undertaking, was the yolun tary gift of two patients in a Western sanitarium, the contribution of the two amounting to $1.50. This is just one of the many evidences of appre ciation felt for the nursing profession hv the oublic. The building fund is slowly but surelv growing. Friends of the nurses desiring information as to the Home and wishing to contribute to the cause will kindly communicate with Miss Birdie Dunn, Chairman Ways and Means Committee. . ReDort the Best Crops Ever. Raleigh. Dr. S. H. Lyle, of Macon county, a leading surgeon of Western North Carolina, who once yielded to the solicitation of his friends to rep resent his county in the Legislature, Is in Raleigh attending the Encamp ment of Odd Fellows. He brings good news from the west, says that hevond the Blue Ridge the farmers have the best crops ever known, the seasons have been fine and the rains came iust when needed. More sum mer tourists are visiting the moun tains this year than ever before. To Have Live Stock Association, statesville. Iredell county is to hnvA a. live-stock association. At a meeting held in Statesville in the In terest nf such an organization a good ly number t representative farmers, dairvmen and others interested in im proved stock and poultry were pres ent and the preliminary worlc toward organization was done. bupt. a. i, Meacham, of the Iredell Test Farm, oDened the meeting and explained its object, and Mr. W. C. Wooten was elected chairman, while Mr. John Arey was made secretary and treasurer. Severe Storm in Yadkin County. statesville. News comes from the Hamptonville section of Yadkin county to the effect that the severest storm in manv years visited that section The territory in which most damage was done is about six miles long and one mile or more wide. The. wind urns vfirv severe and the store of WL linms & Reece was badly damaged The barn of F. L. Jeffrey was struck by lightning, a mule killed and the building fired, but the flames were ex tinguished before they had gained much headway. x Washington. The order issued by the Postoffice Department for the dis continuation of the postoffices at Falk land and Bruce in Pitt county, has been revoked at the urgent lnsis- tance of Representative John H. Small. Asheville. In the superior court room memorial exercises In honor of the late Judge Joseph S. Adams were conducted. A memorial address was read by Judge J. C. Pritchard and suit able resolutions were read and spread on the minutes of the court. Raleigh. The naitonal convention ot the state commissioners of Insurance will bo in session August 22 to 26 in Milwaukee, and Mr. James R. Young, North Carolina commissioner, is to at tend, being chairman of a number, of the most important committees of the convention. Raleigh. The premium list of the Central Carolina Fair to be held at Greensboro in October has been issued and contains much valuable Informa tion. The number of premiums and the amounts greatly exceed those for ,ny former fair, and the list of attrac tions is a long one. Winston-Salem. Dr. J. A. Ferrell, secretary of the North Carolina com mission for the eradication of hook worm, lectured on the subject of hook worm before the teachers' institute in a session at the high school building. He gave the history of the disease and told of the methods which the state was adopting to stamp it out. Asheville. The case of the United States against the Hiawassee Lumber Company opened in the United States district court here, Judge Boyd pre siding. The plaintiff is suing the lum ber company for the possession of 5,- 000 acres of timber lands in Clay county, said to have been formerly owned by the Cherokee Indians, Raleigh. A certificate of incorpora tion was filed in the office of the secre tary of state by the Round Knob Park Co., which is to have its principal office in High Point. The authorized capital stock is $100,000; .subscribed, $25,000. Geo. T. Penny and J. W. Tomllnson, of High Point, and T. K. and J. M. Maupin, of Washington, D. C, are the incorporators. Pittsboro. The severest electrical storm and downpour of rain visited this community that has been seen for many years. The rain came m sucn torrents that it washed the lands and growing crops badly, and the lightning played havoc with the telephone wires and posts. It Is reported that between here and the county home that the lightning struck the 'phone wire and chopped it into short pieces. Ridgeway. The prospect of Warren county getting a farm-life school is good. The people of this county real ize the necessity of training the boys and girls in practical affairs. Dr. J. Y. Jovner made a fine speech on why we should have a farm-life school at the court house. The election is to be held September 30. It is certain that all of the farmers will vote for the farm-life school. High Point. At a meeting of the school board the following teachers were elected for the Third Ward schools in the new building just being erected: Miss Cora Ptts, Miss Nellie Dobbs and Misses Low and Cox. These teachers come well recommended and the selection seems to have given sat isfaction. The new school building will be quite a handsome one with all modern improvements. Greensboro. In Superior Court the jury found a verdict favorable to de fendant in the case of Holloway against the Erwin Cotton Mills, of Duke. The plaintiff claimed $25,000 damages for injury caused by alleged negligence of mill corporation. The jury took the case, which had been on trial for several days, returning a cer dict that the defendant was not neg ligent. Plaintiff gave notice of ap peal. Durham. The Seaboard's main line by Durham was discussed at the meet ing of the Merchants' Association and a committee was appointed to take the matter up with a committee of manufacturers. Much has been said and written about this but not until recently was there actually serious notice taken of it. There was a reason for it, so it is said. Scotland Neck. Mrs. Win. H. Kitchin, mother of Governor W. W. Kitchin. of North Carolina, and Rep resentative Claude Kitchin, Congress man for the 2d North Carolina district, died at her home here after an illness of several weeks. She was 63 years of age. Durham. George T. Luquire, an East Durham cotton mill operative, died from an overdose of .laudanum. He had suffered dreadfully with tooth ache and took the poison for relief. It is not believed that he did so, with suicidal intent. He was 44 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Brevard. Taylor Love, the negro suspected of killing another negro named Morehead in Waynesville, was arrested at Cedar Mountain, twelve miles from Brevard, and is in Transyl vania lail awaiting the Haywood authorities. Apex. Twenty-two years ago Mr W. M. Waller, of Morrisville, R. F. D, No. 1, bought 71 1-2 acres of land which cost him about $500. Last week he sold this land for just a little less than $3,500. This shows the great ad vance that has been made in the price of farm lands through this section of the state. - AN ATTEMPT TO THE WEST WIN PRESIDENT TAFT IS TO LEAVE IN A SHORT TIME ON A LONG TOUR OF THE COUNTRY. IS TO MAKE MANY SPEECHES Trip is to Overcome Opposition to His Renomlnatlon In the States Denomi nated by Progressive Republicans To Take Rest Before Trip. Washington. Plans for President Taft's coming trip through the West and to the Pacific Coast practically were completed. The journey will be almost as extensive as that taken by . the President on his famous "swing around the circle" in 1909, when he traveled more than 13,000 miles and visited thirty-three States. He will break ground for the Panama canal ex position at San Francisco, make sev eral score of addresses and attempt to scale the 14,000 feet of Mount Ralng er's precipitous slope. According to the present arrange ment, the President will be gone six weeks. In that time, It Is expected that he will make close to two hun dred speeches, from platforms, from, the rear end of his private car and at other places not on the regular schedule. Republican leaders look up on the trip as the most important po litically that the President has mapped out since re-entered the White House. He will go through all the states la the West in which they recognize the domination of the progressive Repub licans who are counted on to oppose his renomination next year. With adjournment of Congress prac tically assured for this week the Pres ident feels that he can get three weeks rest at Beverly and be In trim then to stand the admittedly hard grind of forty days on a private car. The President probably will leave Beverly September 17 returning East about November 1. He will go West through Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Col orado and Navada to the coast. Most of the big cities In the states including Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, Den ver and Salt Lake will be visited but the plans for the trip contemplate stops at scores of smaller places aa well. From California the President will go north to Portland and Seattle. Three days are to be spent in Wash ington State and the route eastward will allow him to stop in Idaho, Mon tana, the Dakotas and Minnesota. Girl Makes a Long Swim. Boston. Another sturdy 17-year-old Boston girl, Alsie Akroyd, made the difficult 9 miles' swim from Charles town bridge to Boston light. Miss Akroyd, of the scores who have tried the feat, is the third person to reach the light. She is the second woman, to succeed, little Rose Pitonoff of the same age doing the swim last year. Miss Akroyd's time was 7 hours and 12 minutes, 57 minutes behind the record time made by Samuel Richards, Jr., of Boston two weeks ago, and 22 minutes slower than Miss Pitonoffa time. Three men competitors who started with Miss Akroyd fell out of th3 race early. Two Aviators Die From Pistol Wounds. London. Pierre Prier, the French aviator, and his pupil, M. Hanot, died from pistol shot wounds received at the Hendon aerodrome, Hanot, who Is believed to have been rendered sud denly Insane by the heat, fired at M. Chereau, manager for M. Bleriot, but the bullets went wild and struck Prier. Realizing what he had done, he turned the revolver upon himself and fired twice and afterwards tried to cut his throat with a razor. Prier last April flew from London to Paris in an aero plane without stopping. He made the 290 miles in 4 hours and 8 minutes, which at that time was a record. Two Perish In Big Fire. Frankfort, Germany. The Opel Sew ing Machine & Bicycle Works at Rus selheim were destroyed by fire. Two persons perished in the flames and many were injured. Grants Writ of Error in Cutchln Case. Richmond, Va. The State Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of error in the case of Joel H. Cutchln. mayor of Roanoke, who was found guilty of misfeasance and malfeasance In office and was rempved by Judge Mullen from his position. A stay of sentence was granted pending the ap peal and the higher court grants su persedeas along with its error writ, so that the mayor will remain In office if he chose eo to do until his case has been finally determined by the court of last resort. Officers of Trust Company Are Held. Atlanta, Ga. Richard Purvis, presi dent; Ernest O. Heim, vice-president;-Guy King, secretary and W. N. Smith, former secretary of the Southern Loan & Trust Co., were held to the Federal grand jury on charges of using the mails to defraud and to promote a lot tery. The action was taken -following a five-day hearing before United. States Commissioner Walter Colquitt. The men were arrested July 27, after Investigation of their company, which, did a money lending business through the South.