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VOL. XXXV.
PiTTSBOrtO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, OCTOBER 23, 1912.
NO. 11.
ft it in u i a hi
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
ron THE BUSY ill
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
Complete Review of Happenings of
Greatest Interest From All
Parts of World.
Southern.
Because he would be compelled to
enter a saloon to register in order to
vote at the coming November elec
tion, the Rev. Dr. R. A. Clark, pastor
of the Memphis, Tenn., Second Pres
terian Church, has decided to refrain
from casting a ballot in that election.
Sixteen persons were injured, one
perhaps fatally, and four small busi
ness houses were wrecked at Mar
shall, Texas, in an explosion of . nat
ural gas.
James Hargraves, aged 26, of Sa
vannah, Ga., shot and killed his wife,
aged 21, and then committed suicide
at the home of his brother, near Fair
fax, Ga.
James G. Woodward was nominated
for the office of mayor of Atlanta, Ga.,
in the "run off primary, defeating
Aldine Chambers by a majority of
717 votes.
General.
Notification that Burgaria, Servia
and Greece had declared war against
Turkey was given to the British for
eign office by the representatives of
these countries. The only formality
now lacking is the declaration of war
by Turkey against Greece, which the
Ottoman government has appeared re
luctant to do.
The final draft of the treaty of
peace between Turkey and Italy has
been signed. Peace treaty is by no
means one-sided or couched in such
terms as usually are imposed by vic
tor upon vanquished. Not only have
Turkish susceptibilities carefully been
safeguarded, but the Turkish govern
ment succeeded in obtaining conces
sions and a disguised indemnity.
United States Senator Weldon Brin
ton Heybura of Idaho died at his
apartments in Washington after a lin
gering illness. He was 60 years old.
and had been In the senate nine
years.
Because of numerous complaints
made to him, Mayor Fitzgerald will
send to the next meeting of the Bos
ton, Mass., city council the draft of an
ordinance which will limit to six
inches the length of hatpins to be
worn by women on the streets and in
public conveyances in Boston.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson announced
that he would cancel all speaking en
gagements until Colonel Roosevelt is
able to take an active part in the
campaign. He says he cannot cancel
the engagements immediately ahead
"without subjecting, those who .have
arranged them to a very serious em
barrassment and great unnecessary
expense' but he will cut the series
at the earliest possible point, as he
has no desire to be the single candi
date on the stump engaged against
no active antagonist.
Miss Irene Koester, a saleswoman
in a Philadelphia department store,
who sued Clarence H. Brown for
breach of promise of marriage, was
awarded a verdict of $500 by a jury
in Judge Staples' court. Miss Koester
met Brown at a dance in p'arkland,
Pa., in 1905. After an ardent court
ship he gave her a diamond engage
ment ring and in the presence of two
witnesses the wedding day was fixed
for the fall of 1910.
Dr. John H. Finley, president of the
College of the City of New York, and
F. D. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad, are to go on. a hike
from New York to Chicago, a distance
of 900 miles. . The college president
wanted to walk around Manhattan
Island. Underwood scoffed at the lit
tle jaunt. The college man suggest
ed New York to Philadelphia, but Un-,
derwood asked: "What's the matter
with Chicago?" "It's a go," replied
Doctor Finley, and they shook hands
on it.
A battle raged in the state peniten
tiary at Rawlins, Wyo. Locked inside
the walls with hundreds of mutinous
prisoners, a few guards fought des
perately to restore order and prevent
a wholesale jail delivery. Another
battle was in progress at the same
time in the hills south of Rawlins,
between a posse of citizens and from
twenty to forty escaped prisoners.
Charles Ewing, a civil engineer, wfio
as elected business manager for
Iansdwne, Pa., has given up the job.
He has severed his connection as busi
ness manager because it has .not suf
ficient work to keep him busy.
Judge Barratt of Philadelphia, in de
ciding a contested will case, decided
a garage is not a stable. ,
County Detective Harry E. Cheese
,nan, at the risk of his life, climbed
the steeple of the Broadway Method-'
lst Episcopal church, Camden, N. J.,
to arrest Charles Kephart, who was
"anted in Philadelphia, for wife de
sertion. Thirteen Oklahoma boys and 28
f rom Kansas competed during the ses
lueon of a corn growing contest. As
a result it has been decided that the
best ear was grown by an 11-year-old
'fiv. RalDh Bruner, 'Arkansas City.
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist,
was charged with abdjucting Miss Lu
2ile Cameron, 19 years old, in a war
rant sworn out by the girl's mother.
Bill Rugh, the Gary, Ind., newsboy,
who, a few days ago, submitted to
;he removal of a withered leg that
material might be provided for a skin
grafting operation that saved the life
of a young woman he had never seen,
is dead. His dying words were; "I
guess I turned out to be some good
after all."
The members of the Turkish lega
tion have left Sofia. They were giv
en safe conduct through Bulgaria. The
Turkish minister and his staff left Bel
grade, Servia by special steamer. The
Turkish minister has received orders
to leave Athens at once. The Balkan
fighting remains limited to the Mon
tenegrin border, and, although the re
lations of Turkey and the other al
lied states are virtually broken, there
is a curious indisposition on the part
of Bulgaria and Servia to take a final
place in the hostilities.
The Boston Red Sox, pennant win
ners of the American League, are the
world's champions of 1912. Defeating
the New York Nationals by a score
of 3 to 2 in ten innings of a bitterly
fought struggle, they captured their
fourth victory of the world's series
and carried off the premier honors in
baseball. The last game was a game
of excitement, and changing emotions,
for the 17,000 spectators who went to
Fenway park in Boston - to see the
teams which had struggled valiantly
for seven games, with honors even,
meet in the deciding contest. Never
was a game harder fought, for it was
twilgiht when the red-stockinged
Ferkes flashed over the plate with
the winning run.
Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of Gen.
Porfirio Diaz, the deposed president
of Mexico, raised the banner of re
bellion at "Vera Cruz. He entered the
city with 500 men and seized the ar
senal and garrison. Col. Diaz Ordaz
was in command of the garrison. Diaz
then placed men in charge of the two
gunboats lying in the harbor.
Defalcations already aggregating
the huge sum of $5,6000,000 and con
stantly increasing, have been unearth
ed in the offices of the Grand Terneu
zen railroad at Brussels, Belgium,
through the accidental discovery of
false share certificates among a small
parcel recently sold. Nestor Wilmart,
manager of the company, has disap
peared. After months of diplomatic strife
for better terms, Turkey surrendered
and the Ottoman and Italian plenipo
tentiaries signed the protocol of a
peace treaty, which ends the war be
tween Italy and Turkey, and inciden
tally relieves the Ottoman empire ol
a crushing handicap in the forthcom
ing struggle in the Balkans.
Theodore Roosevelt, who was shot
in Milwaukee by a madman, is resting
easily, and expects to return to his
home in Oyster Bay soon.
Judge Martin Wade, speaking in
Chicago, said the attack on Colonel
Roosevelt will have no effect one way
or the other in the election, but, said
he, "Every true American must feel
regret at the attack."
John Schrank, the man who tried
to slay Colonel Roosevelt, stared at a
group of newspaper men who stood
outside the door of his cell at the
police station in Milwaukee, and as
serted that his life had been wasted
because the colonel will live Schrank
said t.e was led to conclude that the
death of Roosevelt was necessary to
avoid Civil war. He says he had no
Intention of committing suicide,
Washington.
A contract for part of the armor
piercing shells for the navy on which
the Hatfield Steel company of Eng
land recently underbid all American
competitors, by nearly two hundred
thousand dollars on less than a mil
lion dollar contract for 2,000 14-inch
shells, and by about three hundred
thousand dollars on a contract of
about a million dollars for 2,500 12
Inch shells, will be awarded to the
English concern.
For the protection of the military
secrets of the United States, Presi
dent Taft issued an executive order
forbidding foreign vessels to enter
these ports without special authoriza
tion of the navy department: Tortu
gas, Fla.; Great Harbor, Culebra;
Guantanamo, Cuba; Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii; Guam and Subig bay, Philip
pine islands. These ports are Amer
ican naval bases.
President Taft signed an executive
order putting 35,000 fourth class post
masters in the classified service. Exe
cution of this order will put every
fourth class postmaster in the United
States under the civil service, 25,600
having previously been placed in the
classified list by the president.
Upward of $400,000 was expended
in the efforts of Gov. Woodrow Wil
son, Gov. Judson" Harmon and Repre
sentative Oscar W. Underwood to gain
the Democratic nomination for presi
dent this year, according to testimony
presented to the senate campaign con
tributions committee.
$500 for Broken Heart.
Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Irene Koes
ter, a saelswoman m a department
store who sued Clarence H. Brown,
for breach of promise of marriage,
was awarded a verdict of $500 by a
jury in Judge Staples' court. Miss
Koester met Brown at a dance in
Parkland, Pa., during July, 1905. After
an ardent courtship, during which,
she said, he gave her a diamond en
gagement ring, in the presence of twe
witnesses, he fixed their wedding day
for the fall of 1910. She said he jilt
ed her, however, July 9, 1910.
0
UTH'S
WORK
IN AGRICULTURE
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ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AG
RICULTURAL WORKERS AT
1 RALEIGH.
MEETING TO, BE IN NOVEMBER
Purpose of This Body is to Help Solve
the Farm Problem Many Speakers
From All Over the Country Will
Attend.
Raleigh. State Chemist B. W.
Kilgore, who is the secretary of the
Association of Southern Agricultural
Workers, which includes in its ranks
all the commissioners of agriculture
in the South, has had a conference
with Secretary Olds of the chamber of
commerce here in regard to the next
annual meeting, which is to be held
at Raleigh, and which will be the first
here, the dates being November 7-8-9.
There will be from 150 to 200 mem
bers f from other points.
The association takes in depart
ments of agriculture, agricultural col
leges and experiment stations, the
agricultural press and other agricul
tural organizations, and farmers gen
erally. It is decided that there shall
be meetings each morning and even
ing, when all the sections, three in
number, of the organization shall
unite, and these general meetings will
be in the hall of the house of repre
sentatives. The Yarborough House has been
chosen as headquarters for the asso
ciation and its section meetings will
be held in the hotel each afternoon.
Governor Kitchin will be asked to de
liver an address of welcome to the
association, of which Commissioner of
Agriculture William A. Graham, of
this state, is the president, the vice
presidents being W. R. Dodson, di
rector of the Louisiana Experiment
Station, and R. M. Riggsbee, president
of Clemnson College and the secretary
is State Chemist Kilgore of this state,
who has. held this secretaryship a
dozen years.
Trial of Hazers Postponed.
As a sequence to a telegram re
ceived from Judge Harry W. Whedbee,
of Greenville, bearing the Information
that on account of illness he could
not convene Orange county superior
court for several days, the promised
notable criminal trial against the four
hazers at the state university charged
with bring about the death of "Billy"
Rand, of Smithfield, in the early morn
ing hours of September 13, was post
poned until the March term of Orange
county court. This definite agree
ment was reached when the attorneys
in the case, in consultation with Solic
itor Gattis, recognized the apparent
impossibility of the court's reaching
the case until the latter part of the
week, if then.
Pitt County Teachers Meet
The teachers of Pitt county met in
Greenville recently and reorganized
for the present year's work. A large
number of teachers were present for
the number of schools that are in ses
sion at the present time. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, J. B. Carroll, Winterville; vice
president, Natt Wright, Ayden; secre
tary, Miss Annie Perkins, Farmville;
reporter, W. B. Edwards, Grifton.
Big Celebration In Robeson County.
On Wednesday, October 23, there
will be a big ceelbration of the open
ing of the large canal which is to
drain about 23,000 acres of Robeson
county's finest farming land, and
many prominent speakers will be
present to address the crowds that
are sure to be here. Among them
are Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, J. A.
Brown and O. L. Clark. Work on the
project has progressed very rapidly
and smoothly and the operations are
now well into the swamp, although
access to the dredge is easy and the
celebration will be held right at the
plant where the work is in progress.
Republicans Meet at Kinston.
The standpat Republicans of the
second congressional district, in ses
sion at Kinston several days ago, nom
inated Thomas Brad. Brown, of that
city, for congress, and J. Frank Lyles
of Tarboro for elector. T. B. Brown
was made chairman of the congres
sional executive committee, and W. J.
Jordan, of Snow Hill, secretary. Pret
ty nearly all of the counties in the
district were represented, but there
was no enthusiasm in the meeting, as
it was understood that it was empty
honors bestowed upon the nominees.
N.'.C. Confederate Veterans.
' The North Carolina State Associa
tion of Confederate Veterans will hold
its anual meeting in Raleigh Octo
ber 23, in the house of representa
tives. The association has met an
nually since the year 1865 and its
president is Major William A. Gra
ham, state commissioner of agricul
ture, Capt. S. B. Ashe is secretary.. It
is the purpose to keep the association
alive as long as there shall be any
one to attend to see that it is perpet
uated. All veterans and others inter
ested are inrited to attend.
THE CHAMBER jf Uuiiuticiibt
Of State Pla.-L.cw . Greensboro.
Officers Were Selected. Fred N.
Tate is President.
. Raleigh. Thirty representatives oi
chambers of commerce and boards oi
trade in various cities of the state in
adjourned session here recently per
fected the organization of the North
Carolina Chamber of Commerce, pre
liminary steps for the organization oi
which were taken recently in Greens
boro. Officers elected are Presi
dent, Fred N. Tate, High Point; vice
president, Gen. J. S. Carr of Durham,
H. A. Ramseur of Fayetteville, and A.
K. Joy of Hickory; secretary and
organizer, Fred A. Olds, Raleigh;
treasurer, John O. Ellington, Raleigh;
executive committee, the president
and secretary, E. W. Thompson of
Charlotte, F. I. Sutton of Kinston, R.
C. Hood of Greensboro. In perfect
ing the organization one or more rep
resentatives were here from Greens
boro, Charlotte, Goldsboro, Winston-
; Salem, High Point, Fayetteville, Hick
! ory and Statesville.
Following the organization there
was an informal discussion of freight
( rates discriminations and the con-
! templated fight in the legislature, and
otherwise, against such condtions.
Among the speakers were R. D. Doug
las and R. C. Hood of Greensboro, A.
K. Joy of Hickory, W. S. Creighton of
Charoltte and J. L. Ludlow of Winston-Salem.
The first business meet
ing is to be held in Raleigh soon after
the legislature convenes in January.
Each of the commercial organizations
in the state that joins the state as
sociation is to elect a member of the
board of directors.
Democratic Rally at Hillsboro.
In spite of the incessant downpout
of rain, Orange county's temple of jus
tice was overflowed with Democrats
from many parts of the county to par
ticipate in the Democratic rally at
Hillsboro. It was a great day for De
mocracy. For two hours the speakers
of the day Governor W. W. Kitchin
and Mr. J. Ed Pegram,A of Durham,
expounded the principles of the Dem
ocratic party to an eager audience of
listeners. Other than those that had
pointedly come here for the purpose
of hearing the political speeches, there
were prominent attorneys from dif
ferent parts of the state in attend
ance upon court, that rallied to the
cause of Democracy.
The Catawba County Fair.
The Catawba county free street fait
which is held annually in Hickory,
promises to be the most elaborate
were held. As much as $2,000 in cash
and merchandise has been subscrib
ed as premiums. This is by far a
larger amount than has even before
been offered. The premium list,
which has just been issued shows that
premiums will be given on all, exhib
its that may be put up. There will
be prizes for the best displays of field
and garden crops, poultry, live stock,
dairy products, horticulture, manu
facturers' displays, pantry supplies,
children's department and a goodly
number of special premiums.
Lineman Gaddis Electrocuted.
Neil Gaddis, a lineman employed "by
the Waynesville Electric Company,
was instantly killed by an electric
shock from a live wire. He was work
ing on the line on Main street at
Waynesville when he was observed to
begin to fall and recover himself,
clinging to the wire about which he
had been working. When taken down
life was extinct. This is the first ac
cident of the kind that ever happened
in Waynesvme.
Postoffice to be Discontinued.
Postmaster Willis Briggs received
notice from the department at Wash
ington that the postoffice at Rogers
Store, Wake county, will be discon
tinued October 1 and that the patrons
from that office will be served by ru
ral free delivery. This is taken to be
a considerable improvement over the
old service as it will make possible
receiving a" response to letters on the
day after they are issued from Ral
eigh. This has not been possible be
fore. Hendersonville. The Henderson
County Poultry Association has an
nounced dates for the show this
season in this city, to le October
28th, 29th and 30th.
Hookworm Dispensaries in State.
Three additional counties, Anson
Stokes and Franklin, have made ap
propriations for the campaign against
the hookworm, making fifty-six coun
ties which have appropriated for the
work. The campaign against the
hookworm has been very successful
in North Carolina, and the work in
this state is attracting the attention
of hookworm officials all over the
country. Dr. Edward Fullenburg, a
noted hyiscian of Germany, visited
this state and inspected the different
free dispensaries.
Henderson Finished It's Share.
Henderson county has completed its
share of the Greenville-Henderson
highway from Hendersonville to the
top of the mountains near the state
line says Supervisor Justice. About
a year ago an agreement was made
with ' the Greenville authorities that
if Henderson county would do its
share of the grading that Greenville
would meet the road with a well
graded highway on rne South Caro
lina side. The late J. P. Goodwin of
Greenville was one o the leading ad
vocates of this highway.
THE GREAT
FAIR
ONE OF THE MOST STRKlrG
FEATURES WILL BE POUL
TRY EXHIBIT.
NO ENTRY FEE ON POULTRY
One of Best Judges in South Secured
to Make Awards New Style Ferri3
Wheel and Merry-go-Round. Turn
stiles in Use.
Charlotte. Easily one of the most
striking features of the coming Char
lotte fair will be the poultry exhibit.
In order to stimulate interest in the
breeding of blooded poultry, the direc
tors of the fair have decided to
charge no entry fee on poultry. In
other words, the gates are thrown
wide open to all exhibits free, and a
special invitation is offered each
breeder of fancy chickens, ducks, tur
keys, geese, etc., to send their birds
to the show.
. A ' large tent has been provided
wherein all birds will be cooped. No
better arrangement could be made.
There will be ample space for all ex
hibits; In addition, the most improved
coops have been bought in numbers
sufficient to care for all entries,
whether large or small. The report
had gone forth that exhibitors would
be expected to furnish exhibition
coops. This is an error. On the con
trary, the best of coops will be ready
to receive birds of all exhibitors and
the best of care and attention will be
given birds while in the hands of the
association.
On top of this, one of the best
judges in the South has been secured
to make the awards, Judge J. P. Kerr,
of Haw River.
A very important part of the equip
ment of the new fair grounds is the
installation of four Bright's Coin Con
trol Turnstiles, which require the
dropping of the coin to permit of the
turn necessary to admit each pe-r
son, registering accurately the num
ber of people admitted, and doing
away with the slow process of ticket
selling.
There being four of thees turnstfles
juBt four times as many people can
pass through the gates as by the
old method. It will be necessary for
each one desiring admission to the
grounds to have the exact change
ready. In the place of ticket sellers
there will be provided a place where
money can be changed.
- Mr. Charles E. Creswell who has
recently returned from the fair in Ral
eigh reports fine prospects for " the
Charlotte fair. He says that the fair
this, year will more than pass the ex
pectations of the people and will in
many respects surpass any previous
event in this county.
A large and new model of the fer
ris wheel and a new kind of a merry-go-round
will be among the attrac
tions of the midway.
Grade Crossings Must Be Removed.
Charlotte. The county commission
ers are taking definite steps towards
the elimination of the deadly grade
crossings in Mecklenburg county. The
question has been agitated by many
for some time, and at last there
seems to be something done to make
the roads safer to travelers and to
minimize the risks that are now, taken
by the people who cross the railroad
tracks in several parts of the coun
North Carolina New Enterprises.
Raleigh. Charters were issued by
the secretary of state to the following
new enterprises: The Union Bank,
of Oxford, with authorized capital
stock of $100,000, to begin business
when $10,000 has been subscribed. In
corporators are W. L. Peace, J. S.
Bradsher, J. D. Brooks and L. F. Per
kinson, all of Oxford. Oldham and
Worth, Inc., of Raleigh, to engage in
the general lumber business, author
ized capital stock is $15,000, with
$10,000 paid in; George Oldhom, of
Raleigh, and Hal. V. Worth and Mar
guerite M. Worth, of Fayetteville, are
the incorporators.
Sheriff Arrests Moonshiner.
Kinston. Sheriff A. D. Warren, ot
Greene county, arrested William
Jones, colored, while engaged in the
operation of a .still in the Castoria
section of that county. Jones is an
old offender and had been off the
roads but a few weeks after serving
time for a similar offense. The negro
was tracked down and his still, a
200-gallon affair, destroyed. A small
posse, headed by the sheriff, follow
ed Jones from the home of a friend,
and when they caught him the still
was in active operation.
To Hold Pythian Rallies. -
Wilmington. Arrangements are
being completed for Pythian rallies
or Founders' Bible classes, which are
to be held at four points in the state
in November and will mark another
step in the campaign ; for new mem
bers inaugurated by Col. Walker Tay
lor, of this city, grand chancelor. The
programme for the three meetings is
expected to be announced in a snort
time, and they will include a number
of features, in addition to the initia
tion of a large class of candidates at
each of the four places. -
FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.
Asheville. The local associated
charities has decided to install a dis
trict nurse to take care of the sick
among the poor who are unable to
pay for the services of a trained
nurse "in such cases.
High Point. It will be of state-wide
interest to know that something like
34,000,000 feet of lumber is consumed
at High Point annually by the many
wood-working plants located here, one
concern alone using 24,000,000 feet.
Lincolnton. The citizens of Lin
coln county were favored with three
fine political addresses during last
week. Hon. E. Randolph Preston of
Charlotte, ninth district elector, spoke
at Iron Station, Reepsville and at
Long Shoals.
Raleigh. An exchange of courts
between Judges James Li. Webb and
R. B. Peebles was authorized by Gov.
Kitchin. Judge Webb will hold court
In Chatham the week of November
11, and in Lee November 18- Judge
Peebles wilL hold court in Bertie for
two weeks beginning November 11.
. Greensboro. The Masonic and
Eastern Star Home for the aged was
formally dedicated here with impres
sive ceremonies. Grand Master W. B.
McCoy of Wilmington and other
members of the grand lodge were
present, while officers of the Order of
the Eastern Star also took part.
Concord. The steep hill at Coddle
Creek on the national highway, which
has been a source of worry and diffi
culty for teams and motorists for
years will, in a few. days, be no more.
At least it will be reduced to such a
grade as to obviate practically all
difficulty in ascending it.
Charlotte. Through the agency of
the Greater Charlotte Club, arrange
ments have been effected whereby
the farm demonstrators of the United
States department of agriculture for
North Carolina will met inCharlotte
next March. There are 65 demonstra
tors in the state with Mr. C. R. Hud
son in charge. Mr. E. S. Millsaps of
Statesville is district supervisor.
Raleigh. At the conclusion of the
first week's itinerary the Wake coun
ty Democratic candidates- are enthu
siastic andthe outlook is better than
it has ever been for an overwhelm
ing Democratic majority in Novem
ber. The speakings have been well
attended and have been marked by
close attention and enthusiasm on
the part of the voters.
TJilmington. Judge Frank Carter
of Asheville who presided at the
three-weeks' double term of New Han
over superior court, which has just
adjourned here, has prepared a peti
tion asking Gov. Kitchin to call a
special term of New Hanover court
for the trial of both criminal and civil
matters to convene Monday, Novem
ber 16, and continue for not less than
two weeks.
Raleigh Will Talent, of Macon
county, was give a pardon by Gov.
Kitchin, but he must give a $250 bond
for his faithful support of his wife
and child. Talent was tried and con
victed at the April term of court,
1912, for assaulting and abandoning
his wife and for forcible trespass. He
was given a three months' sentence
on the roads in each case. The gov
ernor grants him a pardon to re-establish,
if possible, the family relations.
Lumberton. George Hinson, who
escaped .from the Anson county chain
gang some months ago, was arrested
here recently by I. V. Hooper, who
recognized him. He was turned over
to Police Chief Redfern, who locked
him up. Hinson was sentenced to
twelve months on the roads for
shooting a deputy sheriff at Rocking
ham last fall on circus day. He only
served three months. When arrested
he carried a pistol.
Raleigh. Maj. W. A. Graham, who
has been attending the Buncombe
county fair, has returned to the city
and brought inspiring news from that
section. Major Graham declares that
three farmers of Haywood county put
on exhibit apples raised on their
farms in competition with the best
apples that could be selected from
the states of Minnesota," the two Da
kotas, Idaho and Washington and that
the North Carolina porduct, all com
ing from the same county, ' held Its
own.'
Durham. The register of deeds
and his assistants are just now com
pleting the tax books for the present
year, and in a few days will have
them ready to turn over to the sher
iff for the collection of taxes. The
totals show that the state and coun
ty taxes are a little bit less than
they were last year. ,'
Jacksonville. Democratic voters ol
Onslow county had an opportunity to
hear two fine Democratic speeches
here, when Senator Lee S. Overman
and Representative Faison .spoke to
a court house packed with enthusias
tic listeneres. ,
Wake orest. Dr. Edward S. Ruth
of New York City has arrived to ac
cept the professorship of .anatomy In
the department of medicine, which
he was recently elected to by . the
Wake Forest College board of . trus
tees. Doctor Ruth succeeds Dr. E. E.
Stewart, who goes to New York City
as a practitioner.
Winston-Salem. Last week mark
ed the beginning of the Democratic
and Republican campaigns in the
county, "the Democrats opened up in
Abbott s - Creek township, while the
Republicans began in ClemmoDsville
township.
ATTITUDE OF II. S.
TOWARDS
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL ADHERE
STRICTLY TO POLICY OF NON
INTERVENTION. WILL PROTECT AMERICANS
Assurances Were Sent Out From the
War Department That the Mission
of Gunboats at Vera Cruz Was Pure
ly Precautionary.
Washington. The attitude of the
United States towards Mexico Is un
changed by the Diaz revolution and
despite the gravity with which offi
cials here regard the latest uprising,
it is the intention of this government
to adhere strictly to its announced
policy of non-intervention.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson,, on
his v way back to his post at Mexico
City, conferred with Assistant . Secre
tary Adee and before leaving Wash
ington will confer with Secretary
Knox. It is known here that the Ma
dero Government is planning an act
ive campaign against Diaz, who Is
popularly said to be acting in the in
terests of his uncle, Porfirio Diaz, the
exiled President. The warnings of
this Government that Americans and
their interests must be protected will
be renewed.
It is said that the presence at Vera
Cruz of the cruiser Des Moines and
the 'prospect that in a day or two the
cruiser Tacoma also will arrive in
Vera Cruz harbor should not be taken
as indicative of the Government's in
tention to- become in any sense a
party to Mexico's internal difficulties.
Assurances have been given that the
mission of the vessels at Vera Cruz is
purely humanitarian and precaution
ary; that their visit is in no way polit
ical but for the sole purpose of afford
ing protection and refuge to such
Americans and other foreigners who
may need such assistance.
Dispatches received by the State
Department indicate military move
ments of revolutionists and Federal
troops about Vera Cruz. That fne
commanders of the opposing forces
announced practically simultaneously,
that the decisive battle iwould be
fought without the limits of the city
is regarded here as a coincidence and
not due to an agreement even infor
mally made.
Ambassador Wilson probably will
take up for consideration with Secre
tary Knox the claims cif this Govern
ment against Mexico on account of
losses sustained by Americans due to
the operations of the various revolu
tionary forces.
Determined to Retire From Fight.
Princeton, N. J. Gov. Woodrow
Wilson returned to 'his home here
having made his last campaign speech,
he said, until Colonel Roosevelt shall ,
have recovered. The Governor . said
he had made no plans for the imme
diate future or the remainder of the
campaign, that request for speeches
were many, but he wu firm in his in
tention of keeping off the stump while
one of his opponents was incapacitat
ed. He probably will express his
views on public questions through'
statements and announcements.
Colonel Suffers Slight Setback. -Chicago.
Colonel Roosevelt's slight
setback from having over-exerted him
self in receiving friends will not pre
vent his departure for Oyster Bay
over the Pennsylvania Railroad. His
physicians admitted in their bulletin
that the noted patient had suffered
from his energy and they appealed to
the public to aid in obtaining perfect
rest for him. Their bulletin reads as
follows: "Pulse and temperature nor
mal. The patient continues to im- ,
prcjre.
Minor Fighting Only on Frontier.
London. No reallj serious fighting
has yet been reported from the seat of
war. The Montenegrins have captur
ed Blava and Gusinje and the Greeks
have occupied Elassonia; but these are
regarded as minor affairs in which no
real resistance was offered.
Killed in Rear-End Collision.
Atlanta, Ga. L. B. Holley of Macon,
freight conductor, was almost instant
ly killed in a rear-end collision of
northbound Central of Georgia freight
trains at East Point, near here. A
negro fireman and brakeman were
seriously injured.
Hazing at Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Md. An investigation
was begun at the Naval Academy into
a case of alleged hazing which was
said to have been of such a severe
nature as to w.arrant a court martial.
Wants to Clear Himself Before Jury.
New York. Police Lieut. Charles
Becker will take the witness stand in
his own defense in his trial on the
charge of instigating the murder of
Gambler Rosenthal, according to John
F. Mclntyre, his chief counsel. He
stated that he had yielded to his
client's desire in the matter and that
Becker's story would be heard within
the next two or three days. "We have
finally decided to allow Becker to tes
tify," said his attorney. He has been
anxious to do so all along, but we
have not thought it necessary.