* mt WEATHER VOLUME! T7 ? Last Edition WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22, 1909 NO 120 SinSaftiS I EXPELLED FROM TRINITY COLLEGE! O On Account of Hazing ?js** . Efforts of the Students to Pro tect the Guilty Parties Arouses the Ire of President Kilgo? 'Makes Statement. ? - ? AN EPIDEMIC OF MUMPS Durham, Dec. 20. ? A batch of - eight students with derelictions shipped from Trinity today and through a period of several days an terior to this date, gave the town some excitement today coupled with rhr r inning ~of~thr- colle -.been n *e - e-f a fear of mumps becoming epidemic. Last weak Trlalty Park high 8Chool~ Htopped its exercises on ac count of the same fear, though at no time has there been such a condi tion that the schools would^have closed h**d it not boaqjtt the end of the term. \ There wefre-ftve cases un-s der treatment then and there are as t~~"h?any arpong the higher students. VttfrmluvnT UlIglHtl _J" PTTPFTS Of^ j the number of Illnesses. ~ Serious as President Kllgo is in hisl efforts to purge the college of any| ... midea* rafale -Htisett* ? Ln_ the Institu tlon, and as much as it means to the" ' students themselves, an account of ^the affair. as narrated by the boys is ^nrreprosslWy funny. It isn't desired"' to make Li girt- of it here., The young felfows thl? morning and afternoon on their way home said flve^of them--' I A were reprimanded and expelled then because last night they were engaged R. In 3ome fun with- a freshman as the r butt of the joke. Hj" the terms of I their dealing. Vfreshle"_ waj to be , plu need In a cold bathtub, -If in o) "gva^ching" contest the lots tell I against? hint: T h tT boys- 1 airt night j were using., cigarette baseball pic tures. They had stacked .the cards against the freshman and the minute the pictures doomed him, he shucked TrtH clothes auiT.feU Tnunhe December water. He was seen by Dean W. P. Few. who inquired Into the affair. It resulted In an Investigation. Dr. Kilgo took two views of It in | the punishment. Trinity is Irrecon cilably against anything that smacks [ of hazing and this was adjudged ?" ? form -of- Jt- .The freshman himself j thalvlhere was no force u?ed In mak ing him tak% the plunge. It could not be denied that it was a technical species of gambling and the presi dent replied that It was gambling and that they must suffer the conse quences. They were ordered away. The freshman himself was dismissed, the boys declared, upon the ground -fit ? "litHiJnt Mnwi?ir?." and Ih# whole crowd engaged In this char acieriFiir ronege siuni weni on. I?r. Kl I go Talk*. In the < hapel later. Dr. Kilgo ad dressed the students generally. In which he spoke of the almost Infinite amounl of worry that he had been given the last week by students flee ing from mumpH and the tendency toward rowdlness that had been dis played' on the approach of the boll day season. One of the young men was dismissed on sccount of shoot ing firecrackers on the campus and breaking out window-panes. In the from StrHj A courser Dr, Kilgo lost patience and- reflects d upon their Tack of manhood and, ft Is said, de clared that many of them are less than they ought to be on account of the Immoral Indulgences of their psr ents. He took a neat fling at Dr. Eliot's "college self-government," and declared thai a college commu nity couldn't be expected to be grant even WtlBT the eyes of the whole fac ulty upon It. Hs spoke of his fhten tlon to throw his soul Into an article upon "the undesirable patron" and hare It printed. Due allowance in this note is made for tlie Interest ot the students In thslr own. They took notes and this Is their side of It/ The interviewing of the faculty upon the matter, ? to which they would, in the nature-, of things, be averse to talking, would hardly be expected. The faculty, everybody understands. Is after ev ery thing that loose lotarard dtBArif-' isation. ,? % It has been a long time since any - species of . basing 7 was' upturned ta J lege wbloh Is absolutely fyee of It - NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DATA Report Made Today . Commission Declares That the Documents of Dr. Cook Do Not Carry Conviction and Are Not Satisfactory NO SURPRISE- BY REPORT Copenhagen. Dec. 21. ? The data submitted by Dr. Frederick A. Cook to the University of Copenhagen are not sufficient to prove his claim to the discovery at the north pole, ac cording to the report of the commis sion jnade today to lb* consistory.- ? The commission's report declares^ mat me documents do nat amy *on vlction, and" that the records and ob servations ace- entirely insufficient to warrant the verdict that ha discov ered the pole. The report created little surprise In official circles. A sensational feature of the find ings is that Dr. Cook had no- original observations or documents, not even his famous diary, on which he bsseil many of his claims. _ ? Among the pe'opln there wy s6mc thing qf a scnyal in^ in tfrr roport.tfH ? the adherents of tho first cjaimant to the discovery of the pole were still strong, though, their ranks had been rcrastderably thinned slncrc Dr. first came down our qf* the Great While North. ? Xlu^tonnr t>f ll'ti IftQQCi had haan . foreshadowed, however, and for sev ural days there were. rumors. In spite 3.f the strict orders to< all the mcirt bcrs of the commission against tslk Ing, that Dr. Cook wxiuld not be ac claimed ns the man who did the feat_ which bafiled Hhe race for centuries. The charges mad^ against Dr. Cook in America, as well as $)>6sc of Lhe rorelgners, "had done much in the last Tow month* to discredit bUn. ? ? Th hlf VVT to-U-'* horae^ After being -shot to death his Jjody waa^ft In ilm I'nitd., This af ternoon "Clint" Montgomery and several, other negroes were found barrtcaded in a (rotlRe, which was soon surrounded by a "determined! body of white men. All of the ne groes except Montgomery surren dered. Montgomery- faisened the uoor^ after* defying .the men to attempt to get him. One of his companions was compelled to fire the building. When the structure became enveloped in smoke Montgomery threw open a "window and- began shooting *ar the posse, using a magazine shotgun. Ernest Slade foil mortally wounded his . face. ?a?d imiiv JiiiflA n,- hi. X. f?. Carlton, Tojn Shields, and \yill iam Llndsey were also' ' wounded, though not seriously. A fusillade of' shots strurk Montgomery as he was attempting to leave the house. His body was riddled with bullets and it was allowed to be -consumed in the burning building;,'^ Nearly all of the--t)ther negro real donta of Magnolia lli-J. A\ 8 g'tlgfii tonight all Is quiet. The other negroes arrested were Troops Held in IleadlneM*. St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 20. ? Bight companies of militia were ready to start, for Belleville, III., tonight, and Sheriff Cashcl -was waiting at the St. Clair county jail with a heavily arm ed force of deputies to prevent a rumored attack on the jail there. In which Will Clark, a negro, suspec.ted of shooting and killing a street car inotorman and wounding a conductor In East St. Iiouls Saturday night, Is lockad up. ? , ? The sheriff "asked Gov. Deneeu lor the troops when reports reached him that friends of the "East St. Louis men were planning a descent upon Belleville, 15 Miles away. In East St. lx>ul?_there was little tonight to Indicate that the war-like prepara tions wer^ needed. At Bay. He Kills Himself. Abbeville. Ls.. Dec. to.? A thrll llng mn nunt Terminates nere tooay. iwhen Boy O'Haro, a negro desperado, killed himself, after a chase which be gan Tuesday, when he shot Officers Holly and Thomas. At the entrance to the Choctaw ha tehee swamp, a cordon of 100 men surrounded the ne?ro. Wounded, barefooted, and tired, he saw that (escape was Impossible, and placing the' barrel of his uhotenn to his |hrea8t he pushed the trigger with his to*. : O'Hare's body w^s tied to a buggy land dragged to Abbeville and placed ?j ' 7TT7."jriinpT|WT I I n ITT" ?? Isp' Wa | several hours.. * I ' FAtfir SAILING. I_ B. R. Mlxon & Co, 's echooaei-, Mary Qalllard, left here on Tuesday, De fpmb?r 11 *? 1 nVIV n..i. ? i llll 1 I P finlT L lT THE ELECTION^ OF MRDRIZ Prest. of Nicaragua i The Action of Congress. Was Unconstitutional and Will Be Contested, Also on" Battlefield Sa> Rebul Leaders^ ~j \ "DOWN WITH MADRlZ." *? ? v i illueflelda Nicaragua, D*C. 21. ? The election of Dr. Jose Madrii as president of Nicaragua ia tc| be hotly contested, not only on thejyutlefleld hut oft the ground that the faction of congress was unconstitutional, the njljet leaders today lUB&ured here. Thdy contend that the Atlantic coast town 8 and settlements were npt rep resented in the congress thftt accept ed Zelaya's resignation and .that therefore - the^ entfrer- program was without validity. The provlaloa&l government's representatives at Ma nagua have been ordered to. take the case up. At the same' tlm?, reports received here say that the long ex- ? pected battle between thd Ks trad an : troops and government forces under General VenqucE near Rama ban ?LiUL Kuthuslssm is running hlgli.l I1U1 unl) a mini |. Hit iigidlBla! K uT j among the people generally. "Down with Madrlz!" Is the cry on j every li and fifth e demTn8 |that Use J Insurrectionary army marcl^ on Ma M|ni> The public believes that~l&trada*s II vintoi-y would mwini the triumi li ofT honesty and good : government a'ndf the end of corruption and- barbarism j i-iaJTias market Zolaya's__reJ{yi audi .vhich. according to the promotion! sis, >' will continue under Madfl*. whom'! pfeaiiM t-erize-asJOie Cornier -president^' tool. . * H ! Death of John ^y... ..j Henry Fulford Death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johiv H. Fulford. who re side at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Buckman. KaM Second street, yesterday afternoon and took the sepl of little John Henry, Iheljt-" months-old son. For some time this bright "tittle flower has been afflicted and all that loving hearts or the skill" of the physician could do was sug-' gg^ted. hut all to ? tlvn UtriA rasket of Jewels was destined for an other .dime from which no traveller ever returns. Litte John Henry was the- Joy and conifort of father and mother's 'heart. Many a cloud - has been turnecMnto sunshine due to his presence. _ but now he is gone and gladdens the environments of.. heav en. May the same hand that has wounded comfort and solace rhsf grief sirifken parents and grandparents, and all those who liaveUost most and loved him best, v , The little fellow was taken to Oak dale this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and there placed beneath the sod. The wordB committing this frail tene ment ^vere said by Rev. H. B. Sea right, pastor of the First Presby terian Church. Daily News ex tends sympathy. ' * Orphean Club'Pleases ? The Orptjean Mustcal Club pleased: a fair slfed audience at the graded school last night and fulAHed all the expectations as to excellence of their performance. To single out any one number on the program-as being more meritorious than the others la impossible. Singing, reading, instru mental miiNic all fine and tK* ?raiuieHliiHiBt immmi'ttMfe ftir* as stage made a decided hit. In the rocal quartette. Testl's Good- Bye, the toning was exceptionally good. . -Thi*, the third attraction on the list of the Lyceum course, was thor oughly enjoyed by ad! pr*aeirt. It was a treat which could T5e appreci ated by all taatea and the verjf diver sification of the numbers added to Its pleasing qualites. THE secbem OVER STORIES No Ultimatum Given He Has Not Notified the Presi dent That the Price of Stay ing in tfie Cabinet is An In vestigation. IT IS NOT NECESSARY Washington. Deo. 21. Secretary Hallinger has served no "ultimatum" fin the president, that the price or his staying in the cabinet is a congres sional investigation of the land of fice and of the other bureaus of tfcs government that are related to the land office. Such action* on the p^rt o? Mr Balllnger Is unnecessary. President Taft is as much annoyed as is his secretary of the interior over the continued publication of- the stor ies concerning the Cunningham Alas Tcah~ coal scandal and the so-called "Plnchot-Ballinger controversy. The matter has now reached a crisiB that demands congressional .action in or der to settle It definitely - , The Democrats In congress say Ration of the (;la\is charge^ hecajiMe. "M is a Republican sore." and as this is a Republican administration, they feel it the duty of tho Republietii'.;* 1c fake the initiative. Tlie i'lM'i'i'l''" therefore is nov: to he 'taken by the Republicans, it was said today be cause the President and Secretary | ilulllng.il . woi-i TrT the leaders'- tn t'ie house that the pub lic trill- not be satisfied fin tit the rec ords are mide public,, in this .entire controversy between Chief Forester Pine-hot and Secretury Ballirser the ?had??\r of "former President Roose velt looms up on ,jhe horizon. His sxtneme conservation policy of with drawing from settlement large sec tions Qf-?lhl"'nn ?pe?* ? al ? Lha ? Fintrf.Peoahytpriftn Cburcb tomorrow evening at 7:30. Mr. Vaas la an Interesting speaker, and will tell of bia thrilling adven tures on the Congo, and of tbe atroci ties of the. late King* Leopold s ?ov ernment of that country. The public cordially invited, and U la hoped that all will avail themaelves of the op portunity to hear thla famous trav eler and missionary. Found - CM an*d Stiff with Whiskey Jug Near Him ?vim iimooii, ,wuu ramw near Old Ford, tbla county, waa found dead thla morning near hit. home. It ia thought that he trot* to daath. Whep found a )ug ot whlekejr vai ly >w ttvvuw'ino iiMumutt w iwre nc vu found daad II* ? lauH one child. . . , - Coroner Joe'uua Taylor vu mi tor, but efter jU??rln? the body and aecertalnlng the facte leadlni up to MM A HORRIBLE kCGIDENT LAST NIGHT % Mrs. G. A. Phillips Burned to Death ? ? ? ? : ' - ? - -f (Falls in Fire From An Attack of Vertigo and Is Dead Before Heip Reaches Her-Her Husband Only Absent From Room a Few Minutes-Face Badly Burned. FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON One of the moat horrible catastro^. phes in the history of Washington occurred last night when Mrs. Mar garet A. 'Phillipg. wife of Mr. George i A. Phillip*, was burned to death at her re?]fleuc*. on Weat Second mr^i 1 The -ne.ws of the terrible accident at first seemed to stagger the entire! community with its awfulness. but In ? e short while people from ail sections ] of the city began to hurry to the I home Where they found that the re port was true. There lying In front of the fireplace was the body of Mrs. Phillips, cold in death, who only a' few moments before was in apparent-' ly good health ? she having attended' to her domestic duties all during the' day, fiiui find maua uu ituu m. exhibited any sipns thai her health1 was not a* good as usual. If a peal of tlmnui'i . mm .t < |i';i i l ump ? be shock -?h? Id nut havp been gr-eat er to her ioved ones and neighbors. Today a pall of sadness hangs overr tllP Ollt.r.- ? ?? > , 1 lis horribles* aud gruesomaegs In a minor kci_ -jn goes out to the rriikhed l/us baud and daughter. How It Orrnitril. l*ast night between T ami \ o'clock; Mr. and Mrs. Phillips an J daughter.: af was their custom iifier'Wjrper. re-! paired to the sitting room. Ml*'* Ar.-, nie Gayloi',1. ayouug lady boarding, at the home of Miss .Mat tie Slewart,] a Bister of Mrs. Phillips, war. in the) dining room. Near 8 oVloik the I phonp bell rang, which Mr. Phillips answered The call was for .Mrs. \Vllllam_R. Hriglit. who resides Just I across Hie street. Mr. Phillips left his home to calli Mrs.* Bright and also took 1 to mail a letter In the mailbox, which I is located at the corner of West Sec ond and Washington streets. ? When he left his home Mrs. Phillips and I daughter were sitting in front of the i Tire! Little dlti "the fond husband } and devoted father dream that was 1 the last time lie would gaze on the | face of his loving wife in life. Xo one was an eye witness to the accident, excepting the daughter, who from birth has been afflicted. Mr. Phillips had not been absent from his home over five minutes. When he| returned ihe gaz<>d npon a spectacle 1 + ???? p-w f?f the writer ttWWt deatTihe or the brush of the painter .portray, j What Lis feelings were could only be I depicted by -a power infinite., bound- . less. One that watches the sparrow; fail- There before him lay the wtfe o* his bosom, fh the fireplace, burn-, Ing to death, and his poor, afflicted daughter looking on and unable to as sist the ipother who bore her. What passed rapidly through his brain will never be told. He rushed to the aid of his wife and endeavored to extinguish the flames, which h^ did after hard work, but not before he had burned both of hfs hands. Exhibiting a presence of mind under the circumstances that was almost without precedent, he thought of thd fire extinguisher, and rushing from the lifeless body of his wife, he secured it and succeeded in subduing the flames The young ladies. Miss Annie Oaylord and Miss Mattie Plewart. hearing a commotion, rushed to trie sitting room where, to1 their horror, thev aaxed with st>eech lfftftn Una upon His lift less tuilW!. ? | Mrs. Phlllipa for the past several years has been subject to attacks of j vertigo, and the surmise Is that In' David Fulford Ac quitted Yesterday David Fulford, who some weeks ago attempted to enter the residence of Mr. Thomas Davis. East Second street, and was caught in the chlm the Dally New* at the time, war tried In -the Superior coart yee?erday lor burglary. The Jury after hearlnc all lh? dWit/mm . ?K? ?%. - lumiim auu me cnarge or the court. ClfRlArMAH CKLKBRATIOX. The Ph??. fiaptlat Sunday School will hav? Ita Chrtatmas celebration at | ?|j| " Of PT??l??r . replenishing the lire she was taken land fell into the fireplace. One side 'of the face was burned and a good ! portion of her hair. There is no t doubt but what -lu- railing in the lira she sucked the fiaiuea down her tance could reach her. Her Ufe. Mrs. Phillips, before marriage was .Miss Margaret A. Barrow. She was* iborn at Ransom vllle. this county. 4 % years ago. She was happily married to Mr. Cieorge A. Phillips about twen ty-five years ago. Thus begins a life crowned with all those virtues that fulfills the mission the Supreme Ar biter decreed. Self-sacrifice and thought for .others. She gdve with M u l murmur unuplamt tit* lm?t 'that wa^ within her to' make the " smile gather on the check of those 10 he!1 Ilk' la.se. ai sweetness and lioauty. She was as true as steel' whcrf^tl-.c clouds gatli ' M -I. U. II ; yl ? ft;... sihfr J.i^ng. To l ev lift,- was one , sweet ~ She lowd t he aa>uliu?ri< m' Ii-r i .u;d ? gave to Him' the praise for tie many blessings He bestowed in her home. She endeavored ftttd djd i..>r form i he mission (?od iiiK-ncfeu j-:fi .? should perform. and how . ulu.t she joins that Innumerable