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VOL. XXXV.
PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, AUGUST 14, 1912.
NO. 1.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY IN
M0ST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
Complete Review of Happening, of
Greatest Interest From AH
Parts of World.
Southern.
A disastrous fire broke out in Cul
pepper, a Virginia town of 3,000 in
habitants. A telephone message from
a neighboring town said that all the
wires were down to Culpepper, and
that the latest report from tnere ta.
ed that the fire was sweeping through
the entire business section of the
town The latest message from Cul
pepper came from a railroad operator,
who said that the fire was driving
him from his key. He stated that
the flames were then under control,
but that practically the entire busi
ness district had been wiped out.
The first legal electrocution in South
Carolina took place at the state pen
itentiary in Columbia, jfhere Wil
liam Reed, a negro, convicted of a
felony, paid the penalty of his crime.
The bill providing for the installa
tion of an electric chair was passed
at the last session of the legislature
after a hard fight and received the
signature of Governor Blease. The
chair used for the execution is of the
same make as the one in wiiich Hen
ry Clay Beattie, the Virginia wife
slayer, was executed.
Kissing, in so far, at any rate, as
teachers and pupils are concerned,
has been frowned upon by the com
mittee on elementary schools of the
New Orleans school board. The com
mittee issued instructions to the su
perintendents of schools to warn the
teachers of the dangers that lurk in
osculation and to advise them against
practicing it in greeting their pupils.
Sam Verge, a negro, was taken from
officers near Hall's creek, Marengo
county.Alabama, and riddled with bul
lets. A posse is after his brother,
Richard. Vernon Tutt, a well-to-do
farmer, was the employer of the ne
groes, and had words with them over
putting a team of horses out of the
rain. He struck one of the negroes
with his fist. One of the negroes got
a gun and short Tutt, mortally wound
ing him.
General.
The Panama canal bill, when it
passed the senate, contained provis
ions which amend the Sherman anti
trust law and the law creating the
interstate commerce commission, and
is beyond all odds the most important
piece of legislation which has passed
either house this session. British
sVip owners, however, are indignant
ut the senate's action. s
The national palace of Haiti, at
Port-au-Prince, was blown up by a
powder explosion and burned to the
ground. The president of the repub
lic, Gen. Cincinnatus Leconte, .was
killed. Members of his family, who
were awakened by the terrific shock,
found themselves almost surrounded
by flames, but managed to make their
way to safety.
Bernard C. Murray, son of former
fire commissioner of Hartford, Conn.,
has confessed to having set fire to
thirty hotels and house buildings in
Connecticut and western Massachu
setss during the past four months.
"While no lives were lost, in many
fires there were hundreds of persons,
a majority of them hotel guests,
whose lives were imperiled, and the
total property loss is estimated to
be over $250,000. At the time of the
alleged confession Murray was serv
ing a sentence of thirty days on a
charge of larceny.
Woodrow Wilson, governor of New
Jersey, in the presence of several
thousand friends and admirers from
many states, accepted the Democratic
nomination for president of the Unit
ed States. The speech of notification
was made by ' Senator-elect Ollie
James of Kentucky. Governor Mar
shall of Indiana, the Democratic nom
inee for vice president, was present.
Ira Hawortn, known as the "grand
father of the Republican party in Illi
nois, and a personal friend of Abra
ham Lincoln, died at a Kansas City,
Mo., hospital, a charity patient. He
"wag one of the six men who attend
ed the first Republican meeting in Il
linois in 1856 and later was one of
the delegates fho voted for the nomi
nation of Lincoln for president.
In the Missouri prima y election
five state tickets Republican, Demo
cratic, Prohibition, Socialist and So
cialist Labor were in the field. Five
Democrats and three Republicans
v. ere candidates for governor. -
Rufus L. Perry, a negro lawyer
of Brooklyn, has embraced the Jew
ish religion.
The failure of the sardine schools
to visit the coast of Maine in their
accustomed number this year has re
sulted in a shortage of the canning
supply which threatens to sehd up
the price of the fish for the year 1913.
Many are out of employment.
An aeroplane, with pilot and two
passengers, crossed the English chan
nel from Douai in a storm. The aero
plane landed at Ashford, Kent but
owing to the heavy wind collided
with a tree. No one was hurt. -
Seveial years ago in Petersburg,
Ind.. a tramD appeared at the kitchen
in which Maggie Drain was working
and asked for something to eat. The
family in which she was employed as
a servant protested, but she gave the
man his breakfast, and an hour later
he returned with a paper which he
handed to her, charging her to keep
it. It proved to be a document giving
to the girl the property of Marshall
McMurran at his death. The will has
been, probated, and Miss Drain will
get $40,000.
The Turkish gendarmes in the gar
rison at Okhrida, Albania, mutinied,
and their commander, General Djem
alrey, declared war in the name of the
Young Turks against the present gov
ernment. The commandant gave no
tice that he would lead an . army
against Constantinople, and issued a
proclamation calling upon all loyal
Young Turks to join his standard.
The rebels will attempt to force the
abdication of the present sultan, who
took the throne when the Young
Turks rose up against Abdul Hamid's
regime.
The committee of nine apointed by
the New York City board of aldermen
to investigate the alleged alliance be
tween the police and lawbreakers be
gan takiig steps to make a sweeping
probe. Special counsel will be re
tained and $25,000 will be expended
getting at the vital facts m the sit
uation. A fund of $50,000 is said to
have been raised for the defense of
Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker,
under indictment for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal.
The most remarkable candidacy for
nomination to office at the approach
ing August primaries in Oklahoma is
that of "Al" Jennings, former outlaw
and trai nrobber, once sentenced to
life imprisonment and then pardon
ed. Jennings is seeking the office of
county attorney of Oklahoma county
on the Democratic ticket. He has
made such an effective campaign
that wagers are being freely offered
that he w ill be nominated and elected.
Jennings is practicing law in Okla
homa City.
The enly Chinese aviator in the
world, Tom Cunn, made an aeroplane
flight at Alameda, carrying Gen. Lan
Tien Wei, formerly in command of
the Manchurian army of the Chinese
republic, and now in this country to
inspect the American army. The gen
eral was taken one thousand feet up
and carried through turns and dips
In fearless fashion. When he set foot
on earth he. announced unqualifiedly
that aviation would be introduced
into the Chinese army.
The finding: of an unbreeched shot
gun, wrapped in a sack, In a gin
house, 200 yards from the home of
Eugene Shewmake, at Eupora, Miss.,
where Walter Permenter was shot to
death, inspires the peace officers to
hope that the assasin will be .cap
tured. This is the first important clue
unearthed in the last chapter of the
Winston county bloody tragedy, in
which pretty Janie Sharp was killed.
One thousand dollars have been of
fered for the arrest of Permenter's
slayer.
Not in a decade or more have there
been so many snakes in the south
eastern part of New York state as at
present, according to reports recelv
ed by the New York Zoological soci
ety. Because of this prevalence the
society has placed In service an auto
mobile equipped with 500-candle pow
er searchlight will shunt the re p
tiles by night in several suburban
counties. The automobile is equipped
to carry several hundred snakes.
Washington.
More than a half-million dollars ot
old paper money washed and ironed
to the crispness of new in the Fed
eral government's currency laundry
will be placed in circulation. This lot
will represent Uncle Sam's first job
as a laundryman. For. weeks the
treasury department has ben clean
ing and reviving dirty old notes by
the washing machine perfected in the
bureau of engraving and printing.
Secretary MacVeagh stamped the
venture a success and the laundry
will be run in full swing.
More than $8,000 damage was done
to crops in the South in July by the
army worms, according to unofficial
estimates of the department of agri
culture. Whether the season's second
brood of the insects, appearing in
South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and
other states, will increase this loss is
nf much concern to government ex
perts. All the means at the depart
ment's disposal are being used to
meet the emergency. There are. army
worms at some places half a foot deep
on railroad tracks.
By a vote of 44 to 11, the senate
refused to strike from the Panama
canal bill the provision exempting
American ships from payment of
tolls for passage through the Pan
ama canal. The defeat of the Burton
amendment to strike out the dis
crimination in favor of American
ships was the senate's defiant an
swer to the protest of the British
government against the legislation.
It was this clause of the bill which
led Great Britain to send a formal
0ct tn the state department. '
A constitutional amendment by
Representative LaFollette of Wash
ington for the election of the presi
dent and vice president by direct
votes of the people is provided in a
lntinn introduced, in tne nouse
Ti rrnirips that candidates for these
offices must be chosen in primary
elections and that the successiui can-x-.ac,
chnll have a majority of all
the votes cast. If this fails on a first
election a second election is 10 db
held on the last Thursday of each No-
nndrennially. The senator
Is very hopeful that his bill will pass
G. 0. P.WILL MEET
CHARLOTTE
THE STATE CONVENTION CALLED
TO CONVENE IN QUEEN CITY
SEPTEMBER 4.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
With the Taft Forces in Control the
Meeting Will Be Radically Different
From the One Which Was Held in
Raleigh.
Charlotte. The announcement from
Greensboro that the state convention
of the Republican party in this state
will be held in Charlotte on Sept. 4
was jot the least unexpected from the
fact that when the spring meeting
of the party was sent to Raleigh
by the executive committee it was
practically agreed that the state con
vention would come to this city.
Interest now centers in the resolu
tion adopted at the meeting of the
executive committee ruling on the
eligibility of the delegates to the state
convention, specifying that all those
who will sit in this convention will
be required to pledge support to the
Chicago tftket and platform. This ac
tion was taken, it is stated, in view
of the reports that the Bull Moose
followers in this state were planning
to capture the convention here and
name their own candidates for state
offices.
As was shown recently,- the stats
committee as at present constituted,
favors President Taft by a majority
of not less than three and the meeting
showed that the supporters of the
president are in control of the ma
chinery of the state organization and
that they will, therefore, probably
control the state . convention since
this committee is the arbiter of the
qualifications of membership in this
convention and it has ruled that to
sit all must take the pledge to sup
port the Chicago ticket and platform.
Weather Observation Station.
With the view to establishing a
weather observation station at Hick
ory Nut Gap, near Hendersonville,
three men widely known in their
fields of endeavor are now stopping
in Hendersonville. These gentlemen
are Prof. H. J. Cox of Chicago, of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture;
William M. Hutt of the North Caro
lina Department of Agriculture, and
L. C. Denton of the state weather
observatory at Raleigh. The purpose
of their visit here is to install an
observation station at Hickory Nut
Gap, to ascertain the peculiar advant
ages of that section and to investi
gate the possibilities of apple growing
here and to also investigate the al
ways interesting and ever mysteri
ous belt.
The Orange County Campaign.
Millsboro. The Orange county Re
publican convention have named the
following ticket: House of Represen
tatives, H. G. Dorsett; sheriff, T. E.
Snarrow: treasurer, S. E. Cole; corn-
missionaries, W. R. Lloyd, R. Y. Wal
ker and W. E. Ham. The naming or
candidates for register of deeds, coro
ner and surveyor was left with the
executive committee. The sentiment
nf the convention was almost entire
ly for Roosevelt. It was intimated,
however, after adjournment by one
of the most prominent Taft support-
era of the county that there wouia
be a regular Republican convention
held later.
Teachers' Institute for Rowan.
Thft biennial county teachers' in
stitute for Rowan county will open in
the Salisbury graded school building
in the near future and will continue
two weeks. Prof. I. C. Griffin, super
intendent of the Marion graded school,
assisted by Mrs. D. F. Giles of . Mar
ion, will conduct the institute. All
public school, high school and graded
school teachers in the county are re
quired by law to attend the entire
term.
Harnett County Campaign.
The Harnett county Republican
convention met at Littleton and nomi
nated a full county ticket as follows:
For the house, W. P. Byrd; for sher
iff, A. F. Surles; register of deeds,
J. A. McLeod; treasurer, H. N. Biz
zell; coroner, Dr. C. A. Young; sur
veyor, Prof. N. E. Cox; commission
ers, D. H. Senter, D. Trurlington Dun
can Darroch, F. M. P. McLeod and
P. G. A. Tart. The convention passed
a resolution saying they did not recog
nize Taft as the nominee and pledged
their support to Roosevelt.
Durham County School Census.
The school census report for the
nonntv of Durham has been compiled
by the county superintendent of edu
cation and it shows that the county
has gained a very little in the num
hor nf children of 6chool age. The
most interesting feature Is .that there
are but 131 children between the ages
nf 6 and 21. who are unable to read
nnrt write. This number out of a
school population of 11,902 gives a
percentage of illiterates of auout
0011, or about one child m every nun
cired who is unable to read and "write
GLADDEN FOUND NOT GUILTY
Cleveland County Believed Him lnno
Cent and So Records Their Verdict
Ross Will Go to the Chair.
Shelby. "Not guilty" sounded good
to Frank Gladden when the foreman
of the jury of 12 came, into the court
house and spoke the magic words
that made him a freeman.
The case had been-on-trial here for
several days. O. M. Gardner, L. B.
Wetmore and N. F. McMillan made.
able speeches in defense of their
client while the prosecution was-look
ed after in the same able manner by
Solicitor Wilson, Clyde R. Hoey and
T. B. Falls.
Judge Daniels finished his . charge
and gave the case to the jury at 6:30
n the evening. They dined and then
went in consultation on the case re
turning the verdict as above stated in
a short while. It is learned that on
the first ballot the jury stood 10 for
acquittal and 2 for conviction, but the
latter were soon won over.
Gladden was charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Dixon last December, who
was slain at the same time, when her
husband, . John Dixon, lost his life.
Gladden was tried for the murder of
Mr. Dixon in February and acquitted
and was later arrested on the charge
of the murder of Mrs. Dixon for
which he was acquitted.
John Ross, colored, is the self-con
fessed murderer of Mr. Dixon and
will, unless the governor interferes,
which is not likely, be electrocuted
in the state prison at Raleigh, Aug
ust 14.
It was upon Ross' evidence that
Gladden was arrested both times and.
in each instance the jury has refused
to believe him. Tt is believed by
many that Ross killed both the
Dixons without the assistance of any
one while others think he had ac
complices; who they were, however,
will never be known and in about a
week's time the curtain will fall on
the last scene of this fearful "tragedy,
in the death house at Raleigh.
Board of Election For Each County.
The state board of elections named
boards of elections for each county
in the state, the appointments being
on recommendation of . the county ex
ecutive committees of the respective
counties, two Democrats and one Re
publican. However the county boards
will not be made public for some days
yet The board also fixed the size
of the ballots to be used in the gen
eral election. The state ticket will
be 3 1-2 by 12 inches, the presidential
ticket 3 1-2 by 8 inches and congres
sional ticket 3 1-2 by 2 inches. The
board consists of Colonel Wilson G.
Lamb, chairman, Williamston; J. C.
Clifford, Dunn, secretary; J. . itay,
Franklin, Democrats; and W. L. Da
vis, Hendersonville and Clarence Call,
Wilkesboro, Republicans. Ray and
Davis were not here. for the meeting.
Rowan Commissioners Meet.
The Rowan county commissioners
met and disposed of some important
matters. They decided to build the
new court house of Rowan county
granite instead of brick. By using
the granite the structure will cost
$ill,100. The old jail has already
hoMi removed, and digging is now be
ing done for the foundation of the
court house. The commissioners took
up the farm demonstration proposi
tion and decided that they w.ould not
make the appropriation as they were
not to be in office much longer and
riirl not want to put the additional
burden on the incoming board, but
they passed favorably on it tnat me
appropriation should be maae. iney
recommended that the incoming board
take the matter up.
Man Killed Near Goldsboro.
Toni F. Colev. a young white man
of the Eureka neighborhood, about
ifi miles nortL of Goldsboro, was shot
in a -ow at that place and died. Coro
ner Stanley and Sherig Edwaras were
ratified at once of Coley's deatn ana
i,iorJ to the home of Coley where
he had been carried. The jury which
rnner empanelled placed me
winnr nn Ernest Cook, who it is al
leged fired the shot, and his brother,
Arthur Cook, as an accessory.
Cook was arrested after a long chase
v the nfficers in their automobile just
as he was attempting to board a train
at Boston, on the Norfolk soutnern.
Campaign In Catawba County.
The Democratic executive couuiiu
tee of Catawba county met and re
oMcA P.hairman J. D. Elliott of
Hickory. W. C. Feimster of Newton
was made vice chairman and r. a.
nwvnn nf Hickory, secretary. Kouiine
business was transacted and the next
meeting fixed for the first Monday ra
September. Catawba Democrats are
confident of success this fall. The
Republicans appear apathetic since
the nomination of Taft. Indeed there
has beenv talk of not putting out a
county ticket.
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North Carolina New Enterprises.
The following charters for new en
terprises were issued by the secretary
of state: The French Broad Handle
Company, of Brevard, capital $25,000
authorized and $10,000 subscribed,
for making handles, spokes and simi
lar articles of wood. The Southern
Pines Improvement Company of
Southern Pines, capital $25,000 au
thorized and $2,500 subscribed, for
general real estate and building m
vestments. The Byrd-House Compan
of Bunn Level, capital $25,000 autho:
ieed and $2,500 subscribed.
VETERANS MEETING
HELD AT WINSTON-SALEM HAS
ENDED. THE OLD SOLDIERS
MARCH IN PARADE.
THE LINE GROWS THINNER
This Reunion Was the Most Success
ful in Many Years There Were
1,790 of the Confederate Veterans
Present. Large Crowd Attends.
Winston-Salem. The Confederate
veterans reunion, closed after one of
the most enjoyable meetings in the
history of the State Acting Adjutant
A. H. Boyden of Salisbury declared
that he has attended all Confederate
reunions, state and general, but never
attended one where soldiers were
treated more royally than at Winston
Salem. Accompanied by cheers and ap
plauding hands of thousands of spec
tators, representatives of the remnant
of North Carolina troops that served
so valiantly in the sixties, marched
over the principal streets of the city
with martial step and amid the glit
ter of military accourtements. It. was
the greatest page without exception,
in the history of the Twin City. Fully
4,000 people participated in the great
parade.
All veterans wore bouquets of North.
Carolina pine leaf and beautiful badges
while many carried Confederate flags.
Never was seen here before such a
galaxy of Southern chivalry of the old
school and Southern beauty of the
present day.
The procession might have been
one such, as in olden days which the
fathers witnessed as troops rode
through on their way to battle. Beau
tiful decorations of business houses
and residences blended with martial
air of the parade and as the old bat
tle scarred flags of many regiments
appeared, great shouts arose in van
ous sections of the city and the ap
plause was deafening. Fifteen thou
sand people viewed the parade.
But with - gala spirit was mixed a
touch of the tragic, because spectators
could not but see that many of .me
crnnrt old men are near the final
bivouac.
Campaign in Lillington.
Dunn. The Republican county con
vention met in Lillington and nomin
ated a full county ticket. A. F. Surles
was re-elected chairman. Strong res
olutions were passed endorsing Teddy
and his whole course. The convention
was controlled by the same men who
have dictated its policies in the county
for the past ten years. The following
are presented to the voters of the
county to fill the offices for the
next two years: W. P. Byrd for the
House, A. F. Surles for sheriff, John
A. McLeod for register of deeds, H.
M. Bizzell for treasurer. D. H. Senter,
P. G. A. Tart, Devereux Turlington,
Duncan Darroch and MsLeod were
named for county commissioners. For
mer state Senator W. G. Turner was
endorsed for the Senate.
Find Body of Clarence Layden.
Elizabeth City The skelton and
clothes of young Clarence Layden, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
home at Belvider on July 11, were
found by two men named Whitehead
and Harris, in a desert about five
miles from this place. Young Layde.i
was last seen alive between Winfall
and Hertford on a bicycle riding n
the direction of Elizabeth City, ac
companied by a man named Vann,
also of Belvidere. Neither Vann or
Layden returning to their homes, an
alarm was given and a thorough search
was instituted without results:
Convicts Escape From Penitentiary.
Raleigh. Three long term convicts
assigned to service as cooks, escap
ed from the pententiary. They were
Frank Roberts, Asheville, white, serv
ing five years for embezzlement; Ed
Womack, colored, Lee county, serving
15 years for manslaughter; Green
McAdoo, colored, serving twenty
years for .murder, Guilford county.
The men cut out a post that held
the kitchin window grating, then us
ed a ladder to scale stockade.
County Board of Education.
Charlotte. The election of Miss
Mary Owen Graham to the supervi
sion of the ' primary schools of the
county w.as the most important ac
tion taken at the meeting of the coun
ts hnnrd of education. It is regarded,
indeed, as one of the most important
steps that has been taken m recent
years looking toward the advance
ment nf the essential school interests
of Mecklenburg." The board has be
come convinced that the situation
deserved the services of an expert ia
making the work uniform.
County Bankers' Association.;.
Wilmington. The program is now
being arranged for the sixth annual
meeting of the" county bankers' asso
ciation which convenes at the Oceanic
Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, Thursday
and Friday, August 22 and 23, having
been postponed from earlier in the
summer on account of conflict in
date with the' state Democratic con
vention. It is expected the convention
will bring over 200 persons, including
members of the families of the bank
ers. Lacy Williams is secretary.
NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By the Editor.
Concord. J. W. Cannon has signed
a contract with the Concord Gas Com
pany to run its gas for that commun
ity.
Durham. The Primitive Baptist As
sociation 'that has been in session
here has adiourned. The attendance
was unusually large during these
in tents.
Spencer. The funeral of John 3.
Harkey of Spencer, who was acci
dentally killed by a; traction engine
running into a ditch, near Spencer
was preached by Mrs. G. A. B. Hoi-
derby of East Spencer, at Friendship,
Stanley county. It is unusually for a
woman to preach the funeral of i
man but such was the case this time.
Concord. Mr. J. W. B. Long has
just completed the school census of
Concord. Mr. Long's report shows that
there are 2,147 white children in the
public schools of this city. This is ai
increase of 66 since the census in
1910. In the colored schools there
are ' 563, a decrease of 42 since th2
1910 census.
Hendersonville. A reunion of Con
federate veterans was held at Horse
Shoe, this county, several days ago,
when all the old soldiers of the county
on the Southern were present, as well
as a number from other counties. Re
duced rates were offered and an all
day meeting was held and interest
ing speeches made.
Greensboro. The commissioners
of Guilford by a divided vote ordered
that the road to Brown's Summit be
built. The road will be sand clay
The commissioners are also consider
ing improving the road to Oak Ridge,
building the thoroughfare of sand-clay
which, the people claim, is the best
material to use in the country.
Rutherfordton. James M. Carson
was declared the Democratic nominee
for senator from the thirty-third sen
atorial district, L. C. Daily, who re
ceived the second highest vote, hav
ing announced that he will not de
mand a second primary and Solomon
Gallert and L. E. Powers, who receiv
ed the lowest vote, being eliminated
Charlotte. Stating that the evi
dence adduced in the habeas corpus
proceedings before him Indicated, in
his opinion, a clear case of second
degree murder, Judge Piatt D. Walker
of the Supreme Court of North Caro
lina named $100,000 as the bond which
Wade H. Bailey, white, slayer of
James Davis, white, must furnish ere
he is restored to freedom.
Newbern. A message received from
Vanceboro. stated that the condition
of B. R. Warren who was shot and
seriously wounded by Postmaster Ed
wards at that place, was slightly im
proved. Edwards is now confined !u
iail here awaiting the result of the
injuries to his victim. Owing to the
prominence of the principals In the
affair it has caused a mild sensation
all over this section.
Raleigh. That the number of pa
tients treated annually In the state
Laboratory of Hygiene here for mad
dog bite hold up to about 160 to
200 per year in spite of the fact that
the numbers of dogs reported as hav
ing rabies is steadily increasing, both
in this state and throughout the coun
try. is the statement made by Dr. C.
A. Shore, director of the laboratory.
Lexington The official call has been
Issued for the Republican county con
vention of Davidson county to meet
here August 31. Davidson, like most
of North Carolina counties, was a
strong Roosevelt county, but whethef
the national split will have any effect
on local politics is very doubtful, to
sav the least. Nevertheless the Demo
crats, as well as the Republicans, are
awaiting the cpmlng of the convention
with unusual degree of interest
Raleigh. Appeals are coming In
steadily for docketing in the office of
the Supreme Court, preparatory for
the opening pf the court for the fall
term on the last Monday in this
month. The first day" is to be devoted
to the examination of applicants for
license to practice law. It is under
stood that each of the law schools
in the state, notably University of
North . Carolina, Wake Forest and
Trinity, will send good-sied classes
for the examination.
Wilson. A negro excursionist
from Durham by the name of Jim
Williams died here from the result
of having both legs cut off. The ne
gro attempted board a moving trail
on the Atlantic Coast Line and was
dragged under the train, the wheels
passing over and cutting off both legs.
Spencer. Mayor J. D. Dorsett stat
ed that the town has an offer ot
94 flat for all the bonds the town
has to sell and that the firm making
the offer proposes to take bonds in
payment for street improvements,
the building of sewers, etc., which
has been under way some months.
Salisbury. The county board of ed
ucation, met in County superintendent
R. G. Riser's office in the couurt house.
Some matters of importance w.ere dis
posed of. N
Kinston. The board of county com-
misioners at the regular monthly.
meeting,, reduced the tax rate for Le-
aoir from 93 2-3 cents on the $100
valuation to 86 2-3, or - seven cents.
This appreciable reduction was made
possible by the increased tax valu
ation of property last year, and this.
The city council applied the knife in a
new tax levy and reduced the rate
from 50 cents to 40 on the $100
SAM SGHEPPS MAY
MAKE CONFESSION
ONE OF THE ALLEGED SLAYERS
OF ROSENTHAL CAUGHT IN
HOT SPRINGS.
HE HAS REFUSED TO TALK
Asserts That He is Key Note to the
Situation in New York and Must bo
Treated Right.--Will Not Fight
Requisition:
Hot Springs, Ark. "I am ready to
go back to New York without anr
requisition or without fighting the
case." said Sam Schepps. under arrest
here for alleged complicity in the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal in New
York, "but I want to know that every
thing Is all right.
"I am the keynote to the situation
in New York and if they want me to
treat the district attorney's office right
they will have to treat me right"
Schepps said that he has not decid
ed whether he will join with Rose.
Vallon and Webber In a confession.
The alleged go-between added that he
would make up his mind on that ques
tion while on the way East
He will refuse to talk further, be
said, here or on the way to New, York.
Before he "talks," he said, he wanted
to go over the situation with Rose,
Webber, Vallon and District Attorney
Whitman. Then if he has a statement
to make, he added, it will be given first
hand to the district attorney.,
Schepps is held in Hot Springs un
der uncertain circumstances as to
when he shall be delivered.! His ar
rest came about through confidential
information from the office of the dis
trict attorney in New York and it was
supposed that Detective Russo of the
New York district attorney's offico
would be here for him. Russo has not
appeared.
The police department of New York
has made inquiry about Schepps and
has suggested that if press reports of
his arrest here are true, agents will
be sent to take him back to New.
York.
Much Legislation Before Congress.
Washington. Congress Is about to
end a session that has now, run over
250 days. Since the organization of
the government there have been seven
continuous sessions of great length.
Measured by the standard of new laws
enacted, this one has not been fruitful
of much general legislation; but from
the standpoint of great issues fought
cut and great policies outlined, it haa
been of more than usual interest.
Political activities have helped to pro
long it and political differences be
tween the House and Senate, the one
Democratic and the other controlled
by an independent element of the Re
publican party have served to tie up
appropriation bills and impede the
progress of much general legislation.
Detectives at Work on Robbery.
New York. It was learned that pri
vate detectives are working on a $72,-
000 bank robbery which occurred In
the heart of the financial district two
months ago but which has not been
openly reported. Skilled cracksmen
entered a bank building by way of a
coal hole, dug through a thick ceiling
and bored into a steel vault, where
theye helped themselves to $72,000 in
bills. A safe in a corner, which the
burglars apparently overlooked Is said
to have contained at the time more
than $3,000,000 in bills and coin. The
dirctors of the bank voted not to make
the robbery known until report was
made to the state benking department.
To Exterminate Rats.
Washington. The government is to
become a modern competitor of the
Pied Piper of Hamlin as an extermi
nator of rats. But the magic of the
Pied Piper's flute is to be displaced
by the most improved modern, double
action, steel-jawed rat trap that Amer
ican inventive genius can furnish.
Through Surgeon General Blue of the
public health and marine hospital ser
vice the government has asked for de-
mostration of rat traps.
Friendliness Voiced in Knox's Visit.
Tokio. The announcement of plans
for coming of Secretary of State Knox
from Washington, to attend the funer
al of Emperor Mutsuhito September
12, Is received by all the leading Jap
anese newspapers with expressions of.
sincere appreciation. Articles In jour
nals voice a note of friendliness in
connection with Mr. Knox's projected
visit. Prince Katsura, former Premior
whose visit to Europe was cut short
by the death' of the Emperor, has re
turned to Japan to be present at the
funeraL
A Change of Policy.
i Alar
vvnRniTizmiL uuvei uuicui.
Federal funds is gradually
rected under a change of po
A lfMAirAnffh TXT V f
augmenting the
ernment's deposits.
Asnecially In sma
TI bu V -.
. . Al -
ii i v mill, mo
tween them. In
advantages enjoy
negligible.
at this session. . ..