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THE CHATHAM RECORD THE CHATHAJ3 ROCOCO Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion ' SLOG One Square, two insertions ' LX) One Square, one month $2150 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts wHl be made. H A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance Ctrl VOL. XXXIV HTTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, FlBmUARY 141912. NO. 27. lEFNEWS NOTES FOR THE BUSY MAN MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OP THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. diplomatic complication arose be tween the state of Texas and the Unit ed States government on the one hand and the Mexican government on ilie other, which, temporarily at least, AviH Bot allow Mexico to move any trcops over American territory in con jiectiom with her revolutionary dis turteaaces. Governor Colquitt of Tex as pointed out to the state depart ment in his messages that residents of SI Paso were apprehensive that rebels at Juarez, Mexico, might resist the entry of Mexican troops from American territory and precipitate a liatUe endangering American lives and property. Secretary Knox assur ed Governor Colquitt that no permis sion would be granted until the mat ter had been carefully studied. la a statement reciting the forward steps, notably in the department of agriculture and in the penal system, -which he claims for his administra tion, and severely arraigning elements that have, he says, sought to discredit his efforts, Gov. Ben. W. Hooper, the tirse Republican inaugurated gover nor f Tennessee in thirty years, an nounces for re-election. Homer Stewart, a negro, who had killed another negro and wounded two others so that they are not ex petted to live, was taken from the officers and lynched at Vidalia, Ga., it is reported, by members of his own raee. The blacks, incensed at the killing, are said to have formed a nios which overtook the bailiff and eaptsred Stewart. The black was then led a short distance into the woods, hanged to a tree, and his body riddled with bullets. The Florida Republican state con vention met at Palatka, Fla., but split to pieces before it got down to busi ness. The office holders wanted a del egation instructed for Taft, while the greater number of delegates favored Roosevelt. Over half of the dele gates walked from the hall after fil ing notice with the convention, pro ceeded to another part of the city, met, organized and with great enthu siasm elected delegates to the nation al convention, instructed for Theo dore Roosevelt as the standard-bearer of the G. O. P. for 1912. Both fac tions will send instructed delegates to the convention, and both have nom inated a state ticket. William Randolph Hearst announc ed the purchase of the Atlanta Geor gian and took active charge of its publication immediately. In the an nouncement of the purchase the New York newspaper proprietor announced that there would be no radical chang es in the policy or in management of The Georgian, as the paper had lieeB operated largely according to his ideas since the beginning of its publication six years ago. F. L. See ly cf St. Louis was the former owner. M. H. Clark, confidential secretary of Jefferson Davis and the last acting treasurer of the Confederate states, died in Washington at the age of 82 years, from chronic liver trouble. His home is in Clarksville, Tenn. Mr. ( lark was born in Richmond. He hecame associated with the president of the Confederacy early in the histo ry ef the "lost cause." He was pres ent at Washington, Ga., when the Coafederate cabinet disbanded. General. Assembly Theodore Douglas Robin son of Little Falls, N. Y., nephew of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, announced his candidacy for delegate to the Re publican national convention for the Thirty-third congressional district of New York, ille says he is satisfied Roosevelt will be a candidate for the presidency and that he is going to Chicago to vote for him. Charles W. Morse is poor only in comparison, some of his .New York friends say. Of the ex-banker's orig inal $22,000,000, it is rumored he still lias a million or more.-'One solitary latch of $11,000,000 in cash or gilt edged securities has never been ac counted for publicly. Talk of some prospective new legal action was heard. The "Roosevelt League of New York State," the organization of which Liden Bates, "Jr., is president, sent out 20,000 copies of a letter urg ing the nomination of Colonel Roose velt for the presidency.' Charles W. -Morse, the banker re cently pardoned by President Taft, will leave Atlanta. The Prairie Oil and Gas company of Kansas has just advanced the price of crude oil three cents to 60 cent a tarrel. The reason, it was stated, was the alarming demand on reserve Sftocl: and decreasing production. Vv'Lile the condemned inmates in 'lie death house in Sing Sing prison softly sang "Safe in the Arms of Je Charles Swenton, a negro, was executed in the electric chair for the niurder ot Isaac Lee in New York. Senor Eladio Victoria has just been ekcted president of the Republic of ai; Lorn in frt Considerable excitement prevails in Puerto Cortez, Honduras, as the re sult of a serious clash between the United States and the Honduran au thorities over the enforcement of a decree of President Bonilla, directing the representatives of W. S. Valen tine forthwith to turn over to govern ment authorities the railroad, wharf and other properties which the Val entine syndicate holds under lease. The commander of the United States gunboat Petrel landed 75 marines and took charge of the railroad and wharf, Emperor William in person opened the thirteenth reichstag which has assembled since the foundation of the German empire. As is customary, instead of going to the imperial par liament the emperor called the mem bers to the palace, where he made his speech. The emperor referred to the new treaties about to be entered into betwen Grmany and other coun tries, and announced that the gov ernment would adhere to the old ba ses of its tariff policy. Supporters of Governor Harmon of Ohio for the presidential nomination controlled the meeting of the Colora do Democratic state central commit tee which chose Colorado Springs and April 29 as the time and place for the state convention, which will name 12 delegates tc the national convention. The Harmon supporters, who are po litically aligned with Mayor Speer of Denver were opposed by friends of Governor Shaffroth of Colorado, who favor Woodrow Wilson. The great ice bridge that has check ed the Niagara river channel between the cataract and the upper steel arch bridge below the falls for the last three weeks broken from its shoring, and went down the river, taking with it to their death a man and woman believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton of Toronto, Canada, and Bur rell Heacocg, 17 years old, Cleveland, Ohio. Four other persons were - on the ice at the time, but managed to get ashore in safety. Washington. Public hearing in the second sena torial investigation into the election of Senator Lorimer was declared clos ed by Chairman Dillingham of the senate Lorimer committee. Attorney Hanecy, representing Senator Lori mer, was given permisssion to file a brief to the effect that the senator's election had been adjudicated before the present investigation began and, therefore, that it could not be the subject of a second investigation. The inquiry has proved to be one of the most exhaustive ever made by a con gressional committee. In the eight months' hearing about 10,000 pages of printed testimony were taken, con stituting about 5,000,000 words. It is estimated that the stenographers' fees alone reached $15,000. Thorough investigation of charges that government reports on Florida Everglade lands were suppressed by officials of the department of agri culture at the instance of land spec ulators and that department engi neers were dismissed because of con troversies in this connection was de termined upon by the Democratic members of the house committee on expenditures in the department of agriculture. A statement issued by Solicitor McCabe of the department of agriculture with the approval of Secretary Wilson declares that the charges are untrue, and that the ef fort to "besmircht the character of the secretary of agriculture will fail." The determination to sift to the bottom the circumstances concerning the depart ment of agriculture's relations with the Florida land cases was preceded by a conference between Senators Duncan U.' Fletcher and Nathan P. Bryan of Florida and Chairman Moss. Representative Oscar W. Under wood was sustained by a vote of 115 to 66 in defying Mr. Bryan and his lash and in providing that the regu lar committees of the house should undertake the investigation into the "money trust" of the country. The house caucus on the resolution which has been a bone of contention for many weeks lasted for three hours, and finally adopted the Underwood substitute for the Henry resolution by a votes of 115 to 66. Through edito rials in The Commoner and by means of telegrams to Washington, William J. Bryan has urged a special commit tee to probe financial conditions with especial reference tc- the control of the .money market. Those who oppos ed his plan were said to be in control of the money trust. The house Dem ocrats refused to follow his advice, but chose instead to let the regularly organized" committees of the house do the work. Convict labor in the operation of subsidiary companits of the Uuited States Steel Corporation, particularly in Alabama, were taken up by the Stanley investigating committee. Mr. Shelby M. Harrison of New York, a magazine writer, testified that he had made an investigation of the condi tions. He told of the large number of state and county convicts in the camps of Alabama and of the minor offenses for which some of the men had been convicted and put at work in the mines. Senator John Sharp Williams again aroused the animosity and stirred to bitterness Senator Heyburn of Idaho, when he sought to get a vote on his bill to erect a monument to the na val forces of the Confederacy in the Vicksburg national cemetery. The bill was introduced at the request of the park commission to erect a compan ion piece to the monument to the Union naval forces to be ready in time for the semi-centennial celebration in 1913. Senator Heyburn objected to the consideration of the measure be fore the chair ruled that it must o over. PECAN CULTURE IN JHIS STATE lOOD ADVICE GIVEN BY STATE HORTICULTURIST HUTT AS TO LOCATION. 1UST GET FIT CONDITIONS Mr. Holloway Who Is Planting, a Twenty-Five Acre Farm in Pecan Trees Sends an Address That Was Made by a Pecan Authority. Raleigh. "It is to be noted that the reports show that North Carolina produces the largest and best kind of pecans. The soil and climate suit the growth of the pecan and the wise thing for men with lands in the state to do is to set out pecan groves. They will pay handsomely." Referring to this item a letter was received from a prominent nursery man of this state who said in part: "The above statement might cause a great loss to people in the state who have land and locations not adapted to growing pecans. In fact in our state conditions and soil are so varied that we can grow almost anything, yet some things can only be grown successfully in certain lo cations and the pecan is one of these, the area being limited on which it will make a commercial success any one contemplating' planting should take up the matter of location with Prof. Hutt, state horticulturist, and. submit a full description of location, etc., and get his advice. This view of the matter is exactly the right one and of course it is meant only, of course, that pecan groves should be attempted where the lands and other conditions were suitable just as a farmer who plants tobacco should know whether or not the land he proposes to use is suitable. A matter of location af fects the growth of almost every thing that can be mentioned, and in pecan planting, as in other things, the condition and adaptability of the land should be first known. An Improvement of Business. A statement of interest has been given out by tbe local postoffice of ficials. This statement is to the effect that the January business of the Asheville office, including the sale of stamps, box rent and newspaper post age, for this year shows an increase over the business for the same month of last year of $923.83. The figures for the two months compar ed are: January, 1911, $6,083.18; Jan uary, 1912, $7,016.01. This makes a percentage increase for this month over that of last yar of over 15 per cent. It is also stated that this vast increase is attributable only to general improvement of business. Will Be Given Another Chance. The Forsyth Commissioners order ed another election in Broadbay township, to be held March 11, for the purpose of voting on the town ship issuing bonds in the sum of $30,000 to aid in the construction of the Randolph and Cumberland Rail road. The former election was de clared void on account of two bal lot boxes being used. A. E. Tate, of High Point, one of the leading pro moters of the new road, stated that the road would be built if Randolph county and Broadbay township vote the bonds submitted to them. Begin The Survey of Railroad. The survey of the Durham and Danville Railroad has been begun, the organization made permanent and the work of laying out a route between these two great business towns' start ed in earnest. Maj. W. A. Graham, of Durham, who wa3 in Raleigh, told of the election of a president and a secretary-treasurer, the head of the organization being Mr. Gilbert C. White, an engineer of large reputa tion, and the secretary-treasurer Mr. John F. Wily, former cashier of the Fidelity bank and one of the city's most splendid business. Portrait of James E. Shepherd. A splendid oil painting of the la mented former Chief Justice James E. Shepherd was presetned to the North Carolina Supreme Court, the address a fine tribute to the person ality and official and professional ca reer of Judge Shepherd, being deliv ered by former Gov. Charles B. Ay cock. The court room was crowded with people representing state offi cialdom and the social life of the city. Judge Shepherd was a member of the Supreme Court bench from July 1, 1889 to January 1, 1905. Was A Disgrace to The State. Dcelaring that the verdict render ed was totally at variance with the evidence presented, Judge B. Long of the -superior court of Asheville in the case of the State against P. H. Thrash, charged with violation of the 'search and solzure law," dis charged the jury which, he said, was a "disgrace to the state." Thrash was convicted in the local police court some months ago, having more liquor in his possesion than the law allows. He appealed and the Jury returned a rerdict of not guiltf. WILL PURSUE ANEW POLICY Meckltnburg County Fathers Begin ning to Realize Importance of Preserving Macadam. Charlotte. There are 230 miles of macadam roads ia Mecklenburg county. The county board of com missioners has almost decided that there is enough and want to devote all of the time of the convict labor ers to repairing and rebuilding these roads, instead of macadamizing oth ers. In almost every section of the county there are macadam roads and nearly all of these are in bad condi tion, such condition that they need reworking and .repairs. During the past year the county commissioners have been rebuilding roads. They have laid much dustless and perma nent county road and have kept the gangs at work filling in gaps of unr macadamized strips connecting the macadam. One of the officials said the other day: "Mecklenburg county is grad ually losing out on, its reputation for the best roads in the South. That is because we devoted all of our time to building new roads instead of keep ing the ones we have in repair" and keeping abreast with the times in road building. . "Other counties have profited by our experience of years in road build ing and are now putting down coun ty roads with a permanent top dress ing of asphalt all at one time. We must go over every road in the coun ty and put it in good condition be fore we. can go up to our old stand ard and maintain our reputation of past years, making all our roads the very best with asphalt top Tt will take years to do, this for we have so many roads." Home Seekers Ask Information. There are coming into the state department of agriculture every day inquiries from many parts of the country as to the conditions in west tern 'North Carolina for apple and other fruit growing and in central and eastern Carolina for trucking, these inquiries being from prospect ive settlers and from agricultural and horticultural journals gathering in formation for patrons of theirs the country over. It is stated at the de partment at Raleigh that there were probably never in the history of the state. so many evidently really inter esteerflnquirers and the indications are for some really considerable ac quisition in the way of desirable home-owning settlers in the near fu ture. It is thought that the fine showing that the state has made in winning prizes at the national horti cultural congresses the past two years is having a very considerable effect in catching and holding the attention of the people the country over. Mystsry in Death of juice. The coroner's jury which inquired into the sudden death of Bailess Guice, divorced husband of Bessie Clark Guice, mentioned in connection with the Myrtle Hawkins mystery, return ed the following verdict: "We find that the deceased came to his death possibly from a gumma at the base of the brain, but we recommend a chemical examination of the stomach and its contents." Guice, who was superintnedent of the Oakdale ceme tery, died suddenly. At the coroner's inquest it was testified that he and his wife were on bad terms and that she had threatened to get rid of him. To Hold Track Meet in Greensboro. It is practically .assured that ttie second annual track meet and decla mation contest between the fifty-two high schools in the eastern district of North Carolina will be held in Greensboro on April 5. In order to secure this contest it was asked that Greensboro raise $75 toward defray ing the expenses of the contestants. A conference was held between Super intendent Foust of the county schools and Secretary Burgin "oT the cham ber of commerce. This State Sends Many Delegates. It . is probable that no state in the South will send a larger delegation of laymen to the Chattanooga Con vention than will North Carolina, for in no state is the work of the Lay men's Movement more active than is this. . " There Is Mystery About This Case. The coroner's jury completed for the preesnt its inquest into the deaths of the three young men from Benson, who were found dead in the Wilson apartments, and took a re cess to await the analysis of the stomachs of the men. One of the ju rors said the police and detectives must do a great deal of work. There is mystery about this case. He re ferred to how there could have been a deadly accumulation of gas in room No. 4 without pervading other por tions of the building. Resignation Tendered and Accepted. It was learned that at a meeting of Guilford county . commissioners several days ago the resignation of county auditor J. Leslie 'Abbott was tendered and immediately accepted, the action of Mr. Abbott being at the request of the board. Former chair man of the board of commissioners J. A. Davidson was chosen as succes sor through a consolidation of the ;of flce of road superintendent and audi tor, Mr. Davidson having held the position of road superintendent form TO OPEN 'INSTITUTES FOR FARMERS AT ELIZABETH CITY AND SALEM ON FEBRU ARY 21 AND 22. AN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN The Farmers Institutes Will Be Con ducted By Prof. French and Able Assistants The Object of Women's Institutes is Given Below. Raleigh. A special from Elizabeth City states that the state agricultu ral board will visit that city and sec tion this month and Farmers' Insti tutes have been arranged to be held in that city, Wednesday, February 21, and at Salem, Thursday, February 22. Two sessions will be held, one beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and at 1:30 in the afternoon. At the same hours, Women's Institutes will be held. The Iattsr will be con ducted by Mrs. Charles McKimmon and Miss Webb. The Farmers' Insti-i tutes will be conducted by Professor A. L. French and an able corps of assistants. Various subjects of inter est to the farmer will be discussed by expert men in their lines. Pro fessor French is a practical farmer and stock breeder and what he has to say to the Pasquotank planters should be of unusual interest and importance. A premium of $1 is of fered for the best loaf of bread bak ed and exhibited by a girl or woman on the farm and a premium of $1 will be offered for the best five ears of pure-bred corn. Question boxes will te opened at each meeting and the farmers will be invited and urged to ask " any question or request any in formation that they may desire. The objects . of the institutes for women are to bring together the wo men from the farm homes that they may become better acquainted and talk over among themselves subjects tending to betterment of conditions In rural homes, sach as better and more economical foods and better methods of preparing them, home sanitation, home fruit and vegetble gardening, farm dairying, poultry raising, beautifying of the home and home surroundings, etc. Lady Found Burned To Death. Lexington A belated dispatch form Cid tells of tlie death of Mrs. N. T. Kindley, of that neighbrohood: Mrs. Kindley was found by one of the neighbors who ran in for a call lying with her head in her own fire place, upon the , backlog, dead. The head was in a blaze and the arms and the upper part of the body were bad ly charred. The neighbor rushed out screaming and Mr. Kindley who was at work nearby heard her, and ran back to the house; he had to pick up a tub of water and dash it on his wife's body before he could move it. Mrs. Kindley had for some time suf fered with heart trouble, and was subject to fainting spells. To Deliver Address at Marshall.' Raleigh. Governor Kitchin has gone to Marshall, Madison county, to deliver an address in connection with a big rally there for the county to raise the Madison county assessment for the work of the Greater Western North Carolina Development Associa tion to exploit the resort and com mercial advantages of the seven coun ties that have membership in the or ganization and also to give impetus to the undertaking to carry through the road construction that is neces sary for the great; Central highway, Beaufort to the Tennessee line to go through Madison county and by the flourishing town of Marshall. Elect Sheriff of Franklin County. Louisburg. At the regular meeting of the county commissioners Mr. W. P. Allen was elected sheriff, of Frank lin county to fill the unexpired term made vacant by the death of Mr. W. M. Boone. The election was hotly contested from the first and the issue was in doubt until the last, it taking five ballots for as many commission ers to decide. Mr. Allen is a resident of Louisburg and is fully qualified for the office, being one of the most prosperous business men here. Lexington Wants Lutheran College. Lexington. The fight for the Luth an College which is to be located somewhere in this section promises to be interesting. Salisbury, China Grove, Mt. Pleasant, Albemarle and Lexington are in the scramble for it. The odds seem to be in favor of Sal isbury, as that city has been able to raise the largest mount of cash. Lexington not out of the fight yet and will not be until the matter is finally decided. Two sites were or dered for the school at a special meet ing of the board of aldermen. Law and Order League At Work. Benson. The Law and Order Lea gue, organized here last summer, is showing its hand. Its demands for better enforcement of the law result ed in the resignation of the mayor and chief of, police, between whom and the leagae a bitter contest was carried on until the resigniation cf the officials was secured. Mr. E. F. Moore, newly elected mayor, and the police, supported by the town alder men and the league, silently planned to expirate the blind 'tigers, and so the law was enforced in Benson. FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE A Column of Short Paragraphs That Were Collected With Very Much Care By the Editor. Laurinburg.Cotton picking is go ing on as actively as if it were Octo ber. Many fields of cotton have, never been picked for the first time. Winston-Salem. Thirty years in the penitentiary was the sentence given E. W. Tilley, who submitted to a verdict to murder in the second degree in Surry superior court, ac cording to a telephone message re ceived here. Tilley shot Capt. Thos. Jolly, as he sat at the table in Tilley's home after the men had been drink ing together. . Salisbury After many recommen dations) by grand juries, pleas from the bench and much discussion by the board, the Rowan county commis sioners have at last ordered that Row an should build a new court house costing from $100,000 to $125,000 and that an advertisement be placed in The Manufacturers Record for plans and specifications. Raleigh. The North Carolina Bar Association has selected Morehead as the place for the meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association and July 3 to 5 as the date. At this meet ing there is to be definitely launched a campaign to get through the next Legislature acts that will materially change the rules of practice and gen eral judicial system of the state. Raleigh. The Commissioner of La bor and Printing, Hon. M. L. Ship man, in his forthcoming report in the chapter relating to the cotton, woolen and silk mills of the state gives figures of much interest. In 'this chapter he tells of the large number affected by depression in the busi ness of the cotton mills, of how sen sitive is the business and of the ef fect of shut downs. Durham. The issuance of $50,000 in bonds for the erection of new school buildings in the city has been ordered by the Durham board of al dermen. The bonds are to be in de nominations of $1,000 and are to bear 4 1-2 per cent interest. The county board of education is calling for bids for the erection of a . new school building at West Durham to cost $20,000. Salisbury. A distressing accident occured at Cleveland, this county. Rev. A. T. Hord, pastor of the Bap tist church at that place, was prepar ing to kill a hog which he wao going to shoot. Tis pistol snapped several times and he was endeavoring to fix it when it accidentally discharged, the ball entering the abdomen of his 11-year-old son, Floyd, who was standing near watching his father. Raleigh. Attorney General T. W. Bickett has tried cut the latest slot machine designed to evade the state law against gambling devices and in a formal opinion rules that they are barred from the right to licenses to operate in this state. The machine vends gum and indicates each play of the wheel what the next turn will give, the possibilities ranging from gum or a nickel check to one dollar in checks. Murphy. Deputy Collector R. F. Henry and Deputy Marshal T. V. Shope destroyed a large illicit distil lery 4 miles south of here within one hundred yards of Deputy Sheriff Ham Verle's residence. The distillery was in full blast and three men were oper ating it. They made their escape, but were pushed so close they aban doned their hats and coats, which the officers brought in with the still. Asheville. A report was received by Revenue Agent R. B. Sams from Deputy Collectors Shepard, Gray and Stultz, who are stationed in the Vir ginia part of the territory, to the ef fect that they had arrested two men one of them had fought so desperate ly that he was necessarily wounded by one of the officers from which wound he died. High Point At the preliminary hearing in the recorder's court one of the Hill brothers, Numa, who shot his father through the hefad, was found guilty of an affray with his brother, connected with the shooting. He was put under bond for $2,000, pending the result of the father's condition. Wot being able to furnish bond, both brothers (Numa and Bunson) were locked up again. Raleigh. The monthly report of General Supervisor W. L. Wiggs to the board of county commissioners is probably one of the most interest ing filed by that official in some months and there is matters em braced therein that should be made known to the public. v Spencer. Gov. W. W. Kitchin has accepted an invitation to deliver the literary address at the close of the Spencer graded school May 1. Rev. Walter N. Johnson of Wake Forest has also accepted an invitation to preach the commencement sermon on this occasion. Durham. The post office receipts for the month of January were the largest in the history of the office, the total postal receipts for the month being $4,921.01. This amount , ex ceeds that of January of the previous year by about four hundred dollars. Chadbourn. The Teachers' Associ ation of Columbus county met here In the auditorium of the new graded school. Practically all the teachers were present and many expressed themselves as feeling that they will be much benefited. The most inter esting feature was a lecture by Prof. J. A lUvins. TO DISCUSS THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS 7 TENNESSEE CHIEF EXECUTIVE ISSUES CALL TO -SIXTEEN SOUTHERN STATES. WILL MEET IN NASHVILLE Governor G. B. Hooper Declares That the Time Has Come For the Serious Study of the Economic, Civic and the Social Questions. Knoxville, Tenn. Gov. B. W. Hoop er has issued a call addressed to the Governors of sixteen Southern states, for a Southern sociological congress to be held in Nashville, May 7-10, 1912, for the study and discussion of social problems. The Governor says in his call: , "For thirty-six years annual meet ings of the National Conference of Charities and Correctiqn have been held, the benefits of which have largely gone to the Northern States, for the reason that the conferences have usually been held in the North, have been attended principally by Northern people and have been de voted to the- discussion of qustions from a Northern viewpoint. t "For a long period subsequent to the civil war the South was engaged in .a struggle to . recover from the shock 'of war, and. regain her feet. When the period" of "recovery had passed, the South entered upon the present wonderful era of material de velopment, the zenith of which will not be reached for many years. Neither this condition of opoverty and depression not the sweeping material advancement now in progress have been conductive to. the maintenance of the South's high Ideals of govern ment and society. Nevertheless, every state in the South has been bravely grappling with her socoiological prob lems, which are admittedl ymore diffi cult than those in other sections of the nation. "While the South's financial indus trial and agricultural development is now being emphasized by her great leaders in those lines in the Southern Commercial Congress, questions of humanity mus not be forgotte'n, if our development is to be symmetrical. Medal For the Almighty Hunter. Paris. Theodore Roosevelt, ex President of the United States, has been awarded the special grand medal of the Societe D'Acclimation. M. Perrier, director of ' the museum of Tintiiml Viisstnrv in Porio anH nraciMont of the society, in announcing the award at the annual meeting euologix ed Colonel Roosevelt and described him as "more naturalist than hunter, eager to learn and skillful to depict the habits of the animals he was stalking." He referred also to the great work accomplished by Colonel Roose velt, when he occupied the presiden tial chair.' The .Cruel Fate of John Early. Tocoma, Was. Shunted about from place to place as the result of the long government investigation to determine whether he was a leper, John R. Early, formerly of Washington, D. C, has been located at Summit, near here and wjll be fenced in on an acre of land. The Pierce county commissioners de cided to take this step following an investigation by the county physician. The land is the property which Early before it was known that he was the one over whom the leper controversy took place,agree d to buy on install ments. Convict Stabs Prison Officer. Lincoln, Neb. Deputy Warden E. D. Davis of the state penitentiary was stabbed six times by Albert Prince, a negro convict, and will probably die. Three of the wounds are in the abdo men. Just as the prison chaplain was about to pronounce the benedic tion at the close of the morning chap el service, Prince, under a 20-year sentence for assault with intend to kill, attacked Deputy Davis. Prince says he objected to being deprived of certain liberties. Robbed and Murdered Saloon Keeper. New York. Two men held up and robbed a saloon in the Bronx, killing the proprietor, Patrick- Burns- and wounding his bartendefr Frank Neu ble. Burns once was chief of police at Findlay, and Toledo, O. He came here with his family two years ago and did a prosperous business. The murderers escaped with $39, which they took from the cash register. Al though Mrs. Burns says that her hus band had no enemies the theory that his assaliant bore a grudge against him. Discussed. How the Law Works. New Rochelle, N. Y. Attorney Gen eral Wickersham spoke before a large audience at the People's Forum here on "The Administration of Federal Justice." He outlined in an elenien-, tary way for the benefit of his lay audience the fundamental principles of government, and especially the re lation of the Department of Justice "to the people in enforcement of the laws. "If all men felt that a violation of the law would be followed by 3peedy and appropriate punishment," he said, "crime would decrease.
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