. MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST I, 191* White Meu I ro? More Ti ? Troops Have B?en Negro? Store Trouble U Fern Palestine. Tsx., Ju!y^"U^-At least 18 negroes were killed In a racial claah in the extreme eastern section of Anderson county laat' nl^ht ' and today, the culmination of an enmity between the race? brewing for several weeks. Eighteen Is the number of dead. according to the conservative reports which have reachfd here from the Isolated section where the disor der occurred. Other reports plac* the anmber kUled between 30 and 40. It was also reported that aevaral white men YW either kUled or Injured, but each rumor 'as to cssualtlss among the whites hss met ma author denial. xroope w - Tonight troops reaefcad Palestine and lmmedlataly began an overland march of about 26 miles to the sceM of the rioting. The arrival of Tfie soldiers had a wholesome effect aad tonight the belligerents are reportid to be dispersing. Further bloodshed, will in all probability be s verted. J The first reports of the disturb ances reached Palestine this morning. Officers were sent to theacene. local! ammunition storss ordered to sus pend sales and the asloons closed. It was Quickly apparent, however, that the altuatlon was beyond controT of the local officers and troope were asked for. A company of National Guards udder command of Capt. God frey Fowler, former United 8tates srmy officer and more recently en gaged In Nicaragua In the cause of the Insurgents an a colonel of srtll lery under Estrada, dispatched from Marshall, Tex., arrived tonight. The rioting began quite late terday near the village of Blocum. Several, reasons are assigned as the cause for the facial feeling. First the- refusal of a negro to pay an ob ligation (or which n white farmer stood sponsor. This vtas some days ago. Later a white man received no tice that he should perform road work under the supervision of a ne gro. The white man refused, -later came reports' of secret meetings that were being held by tha negroes, and in alleged confession of a negro that the murder of a man In ques tion. James Sparger, and his family had been planned. Tha situation ar rived at a climax, however, yesterday j when th? negro was discovered ad vancing op Bpurger from tha rear.) &rmed with a shotgun. He was trail- 1 sd for some distance, and shot by a posse whan he rsfusad to surrender. 1 With the shooting of the negro those of both races armed themselves and tha rioting began lata last night. A fflMTATKMBfT OORRBCTKD. To Um Public: I hare bM reliably Informed by ?am* of the very beat cltlsens of the county that thera js a report in circu lation that I made the statemsni that If It had not boon for the DU clple Church that Carl Kelly would hare been electrocuted. I desire to Bay that thla statement la absolutely and unqualifiedly false, and is being circulated by my enemies for political purposes. I hare the highest respect and regard for the Dlaciple Church as a denomination, and some of Its strongest members are mx staunchest friends, both politically and socially. While this report la being circulat ed It seems impossible to find the au thor or orglnator of_s*me, and when the truth s found bo aoen that those who ^ro circulating it are fol lowing In the wake of some political band wagon as close as a Texas steer erer followed a Kansas hay cart I hope this will prove conclusively to *11 tlx rnralm of the Disciple Church that thli report baa b**n cir culated (or political raaaon* only. Respectfully, JOS->. TAYLOE. A PLAIN HTATRMKXT. To the Public: It baa com* to m y earsfrom reliable clttaans of tha county that titer* la * report In circulation that during the Kelly trial Joa. T. Tayloe eatd In my prwence that bad It not b**n for th? Dlaciple Church C?rl Kelly would habfl been electrocutad. TRt* atate ment la absolutely f*lae. *o far aa my knowledge goes. 1 waa with Mr. Tay loe nearly erery. lay during the trial and at all tlmaa be expressed hti deepest sympathy for Mra. Kelly and her daughters. I r?grft <*gT much lhat anyone AMERICAN U ! my own _ s to all par ,*"*? j The nutnj frleo4. The patrons of the op-; era house la the future can witness *ttract*>as with more ease and com fort. x v~| WITH TMK BHART-BUOOTEBH. No wonder T. It Uaghod when 14 was suggested that Mr. Bryan and ha won 10 Ma tre same party. WUliaa Is always of more pervice to Teddy when he's oa the other sld*. -^Cleve land Leader. ; - V Secretary Bal linger is said to have urged the OtvU Service Comalsaion to Inclnde severe tarts of the sblllty to keep still In the pending exsmlna tlon for government stenographers. ? Milwaukee Daily News. Just to even things up in Central America ex-Preeldent Bonllla la said to have*started a revolution to Over throw the Da Vila government Some one ought taapank the whole caboo dle ? Pitts bars Sun. $? PresiO j'.t Taft said the other day that everybody ought to have two months' vacation. Waa he looking In the direction of Oyster Bay when he said It? ? ClnctnnaU Commercial Trl been misquoted fn a recant Interview, declared that he had been"misua deretood." when a abort word would so mnch better have expressed It Memphis News Scimitar. Paper speaks ot a bank shortage as a great "myatery." It depends on the social standing of the defaulter as to the degree ot mystery. ? Atlanta NKffv. . /?) The ' Democrats now have a per fectly equipped wilderness, and only lack some one to lead the month of it ? St Louis Times. . * ' ? POWTOSO PARAGRAPHS. Whan a woman cans fruit It Is a put-up Job. Does a porter who loses his posi tion become an exporter? If without curlouslty a woman would certainly be a curiosity? No man err found true happiness by running after pleasure. It's easy to drive some men to the pump ? if It Is a beer pump. A woman never forgives a man for letting ber make a fool or blm. Once tn a while a stuttering man is sMe to spsak a good word for hlm ?elf. Some people cant see the error of their ways because they Insist on keejrthg their ejres on yours. ? Chi cago Inter-Ocean.' COUNTRY CLUB A Most KnJoy?ble DM* Given Lut Friday Night by ft he Young People. The dance at the Country Cluh last I Friday evening wss much enjoyed by tboee par/Jcipatlng. The music was furnished by ttfe FOrbss orchestra. The folloying were those dancing: Miss Woodier. Elizabeth City, and Mr. Henry Moore; Miss Greene. Greenville. Mr. Darld Tsyloe; Miss McCord. Chicago. Mr. Bdi^ond Hard Ingy Miss Frapcls Hsugbton. Mr. Lindsay Wsrren; Miss Msry C. Hs* ?ell, Mr. David Carter; Miss Wlnnl fred Nicholson; Mr. John MscLean; Miss Catherine 8mall, Mr. William Knight; Miss Elisabeth Hill. Winston. Mr. J. D. Callals; Miss Msry Shaw, Mr. Herbert Bonner; Miss Mary Hill. Mr. Kugler; Miss Carrie Simmons. Mr. Jay Hodges; Miss Julia Msyo. Mr. Samuel Williams; Mr*. *J, D. Grimes, Mr. & S. Neal; Mrs. J. O. BTagaw. Mr J. G. Bragsw. Jr.; Miss Katie Durham. Kentucky.; Mrs.' Claud Carrow. Mrs. George Hsckney, Mr. David Fowls, Mr. Carter, Absr DY CORSETS tile MU ratio a* lor the I year.. In m tew centuries one ml a I d*T>UI suffice 11 U a constant de claration ot physicians that *? eat] too nut/, sad erery now tflNtl we hear of people who. I* eon tlon of U?> theory, or (or eome voluntarily glre up the use ot f The longest test on record, and one In which there wore no possible means of deception, waa that of a French murderer in the Jail at Tou louse. A horror ot the guillotine led him to starve himself, and for ot days he tasted not a morsel of tood. although the most delectable dlsUea were cooked, and placed, steaming hot in his oeli. His only indulgence was a few drops of water each day. and on the 6Sd day he died, some time hofore the date set for his exe cution. There are cases on record of much longer fasts, but their sources are not so authentic. The most remarkable ease was thst ot a girl, Sarah Jacob*, who claimed that tpr" IS years food had not passed her lips- Some skep tical physlclass, to teat bar. had her locked In a room with a number ot annee set to watch bar. and s/ter a*>en days of rlgllant ohe*rratlon the girl died. In a almllar manhar many other caaea ware sejneU so that ?> days conaecutin tasting still studs >0?JH GRBATKST LO88. IB th. MM SUM. during thi time required tor you to read thU ais tlele ? three or lour minutM ? tea 01 twelve people will die; the next slxtj m In u tee wiU be the hour of death foi 1T5 othtrs. sad today's sun will eel on 4.000 newmade graves. while ai many undertaker* will make prepara tion for tomorrow's repetition of to day's tragedy. Thla means, according to th? United Btatee Census Reports. 1.500, 000 deaths In the United States every year. It meens. In addition, as amount of sickness productive of s loee of la^or equivalent to the total Incapacitation for the entire year ol 8.000,000 people. Forty-two per ceni of tho 1.500.000 deaths, or 600.00C deaths, are preventable. The testi mony of expert opinion, of scientific facts and of actual results to th? truth of this mmtmmcBt ttMfc -TTfrth comlng in subsequent press contribu tions from this office. Political economists estimate thsl the productive euergy wasted through the productive energy w sated through preventable disease amounts to a fi nancial loss to the whole of th? the United States of over $1,000,000 annually. ThU Is omre than enough to pay the entire annual expenses of our National government; enough In one year to both dig tad fortify the Panama Cansl. Preventable disease, therefore, is s grave public concern. But, Is It not a problm of tremen dous Importance to the Individual? to yon, my reader? Let's eee. Di vide the total loss to the United States from this csuse by the totsl population ($1,000,000,000 by 86. 000,000 and we find that preventable disease taxes the individual $11.75 per annum. Satisfy yourself on this point. Take ten neighboring fami lies; estimate their expenses from tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid and hookworm; add to this 80 per cent of the expenses from summer diar rheas, and 50 per cent, of the ex penses from the contagious diseases of childhood; add losses from desth. estimated as follows: child under 1 year of age, f*6; child 6 years old. $980; child ttfn years old $8,000; s person 80 yeers old. $4,000; 80 years old. 84,100; 50 years. $2,000. Then remember there are many lofses from physics^ defective eyee, ears, and throats, tod other organs which should havb been recognised before their damage was done. All these ex peneee compounded will make a per capita tax from 10 to 20 times larger than the government per capita taj of s cltlsen of this 8tste. But. it is the part of human nature to think of self as the exception to thjs rule. I have In mind, .as I write, S family living on a farm where ne ease of typhoid has occurred In the 80 years In which this place has been need as a home. .The head of this ramily has frequently boasted of the freedom of the place and family from the disease. The country Isolation of this home, the surface contour of the yard and surroundings, the depth of the well aad the unknown occurrence of the disease on thfct hill might per suade the head of sdeh a family to feel a bit* Indifferent to the typhoid problem. The children are growing up, like all other children; one by one they are leaving the place of ?afety and coming ttfnder the general rules which govern their kind. The two oldest, the two that have been away from home the longest, have both had typhoid, giving even in that Wently typhoid-free family, the rule more than Its dues, l out of 8, Instead of l out of 6. The wise man governs his life by rules? by probabilities, not by ex ceptions H you are wise, so live thst preventable disease Will long delay MNbt The Country Democrats N; FOR CO. COMMISSIONERS Thrjr Desire H. F. Wcenu?n. Fred Wolfendc". W. W. Hookrr. W. I . Ciuyliml- and W. U. Wilkinson for Com nil sloaers ? Csadklut? That Would GIt? Couatjr Oood Service. Mr. Editor: jJM, - ^ While all of the leading- Democrats are rushing Into the paper with their Views and nominations, permit me. please, an humble, though staunch, life long Democrat, to expreil m* rlews and make a few nominations for the good of old Beaufort county. I think the proper thing for us to do Is for all-feveryone (let nQt one stay home) ? of the "Blmon Pare Dfmo jprats (not Repubflcaa *) Met at the hour of the primart* In, the various By the way. don't want an y protest going up from 4s la the couo ty by reason of any Republican hav ing voted In our -primary, it la the M*?*Uve of the ohalr^an awl the precinct to pass on this matter. The quallMOeas of the voter la not based on his prom ises to vote the Democratic ticket in this election, but how did he vote at the last election? The Question Is. Did he vote the Democrat!# ticket at tho last election? it be did. he Is *n titled to rote; otherwise he Is not. Thts can all be better learned by the local chairman than the County Com. So much for the parenthesis. After wej hare met In the various voting places, are boys In the country have about concluded on It. We want you to nominate for commlsaloaers of Beau ort c ouuty S. F. Freeman. Fred Wol fender, W. W. Hooker, W*. F. (lay lord :and W. H. Wilkinson. We boys on both sides of the river want to do had one term. It would be rght to give him one more. I- know we coun ty folks are determined Qn a change, and i^ Is coming "in. eplte of Brown's males." but you, boys, can you aee baffiii-lwo tdfms In accordance with onr views and consciences. Now these Ave men are men of lntergrlty and buslnss ability. Thy don't even wear finger rings, but they will administer the' affairs of the county economic ally and Justly. So we country Dem ocrats on the North side of the river and on the south ?side of the river must look out for these new commis sioners on next 5th and 6th of Au H. H- HILL, j AT MOREHKAD CITY. Atlantic Hotel. More head City. N. C.. July 29th, 1910. August has been long known as the beat fishing month at'Morehead, and :hU season promises to be a record breaker. Colonel Morton has a very targe booking for August, anl in many respects It will be the gala month of the season. Mr. W. L. Kennedy made another >n? of his remarkable catches of fine iheepshead last 'Tuesday. This was one of the largest catches he has made this year. Mrs. Graham H. Andrews, of Ral elgh. gave a rotwt delightful surf par ty Wednesday afternoon. A large number of guests enjoyed Mrs. An drews' hospitality. One of- the most laughable and thoroughly enjoyable contests ever held at the Atlantic was a potato race last night. The potatoes were placed ?n the ball room floor and the guests irere gir^n small silver spoons. Mr. Pavt'-M&ntague, of Winston-Salem. *ho succeeded in carrying the larg est number of potatoes across the room, was giren the prise. Mr.f the American ^people to dispense frith any of the luxuries of life. In act an exchange cites some rather urlous paradoxes, as follows* "Clothes are too high, we com >lain, and yet during the last fiscal rear. we. as a, people spent no less han $45,000,000 for Imported dla nonds and other gems. That's enough o pay for a good many clothes. But hese same trifles show us also that ve spent a trifle over $200,000,000 or automobiles during the year, and n these machines we rode to the the ttera. where we spent $75,000. >00 for entertainment, and after the heatre had enough change left to ln lulge in champagne and lobsters to he tune of $40,000,000, with heaven tlone knows bow many millions more or other liquors, not overlooking the arlff our cigars and cigarettes cost IB." HE TOLD THE TRUTH. - Senator Curtis, of Kansas, tells the ollowfng story about a young man rho sometimes drank more whiskey han was good for him. He had been making a night of It. >ut had forsaken his companions. He traa acquainted with an undertaker tamed George, and got the crazy no Ion at 3 o'clock In the morning that te must see this particular, man. Ac cordingly. he found George's under anng establishment, over which iertge had his sleeping apartments. Tpe intoxicated young man rang ind rang George's bell, and at last iwoke him. The undertaker put his tead out of the third-story window, ixpecting to And that his funeral ser Ices were required Immediately, nstcad, he recognised his friend, frank. *1 just wan' tell you. George," said rrank, "that you're the laat man in he world I wan* to do business rltb." ? The Popular Magazine. SUPERVISORS* MEETING. The Board ef Supervisors will meet it Hawkins School Houae. Long tcre Township, the first Saturday n August, bat will adjourn without ransactlng any bualaesa. ? C. A. SINGLETON, Chairman the lUrrta THEY THINK GOOD MEN SO if Mr. Thompson Takes Issue? Says There was Never a Better Ticket' Than the New Ones Mentioned Old Ofiicers Should Come Down add Out. Mr. Editor ? Seeing so many ar ticles In your paper about the differ ent candidates, so mueli difference as to opinion. I will try and say n few words as I nee it. I n*re* Relieved In long-term office holding. especially when they were wlro-worked in. We all know a good mtut~ln office has! much advantage crer a new man. We sre asking fpr J. W. Mayo, of Aurora, to be nominated for register of deeds. Ho is equal to any in character, and fully competent to fill the office. Ac cording to Messrs. Adams' and Green's articles they seem to think good men scarce. I deny that state ment, knowing we hare plenty In the county likewise.. Why-am I spending ao much money on my hoys and my nelghboy doing likewise to equip them for something higher than plow ing all their lives? Then deprive one set of men holding all the Important places in the county. I kuow there was never a better ticket spoken of- In Beaufort county than the new one. IVith this range 1 going on. and in ustlce to the party, I believe the old >fficer ? ought to come down and out. iherlfT Kicks made the statement two ?ears ago while here, that he would lot be a candidate any more. I work d hard for them when they were komlnatod. and they are my friends, wow 1 am against them, for I be telleve that Is right for the welfare of )emocracy. It hasnt been long since Jr. w. B. Rodman aent to this town hip ex-Gov. R. B. Glenn, Hon. H. 8. Vard, Mr. Abernathy and lots of oth ers, to help redeem old Beaufort. The ray things are looking, the way men .re talking, and the gain of the Re lublican votes should cause us to ;o carefully. Give us the new ticket nd all will be well. The old candl lates can't think hard, for they have tad the plumes for sometime. With >est wishes. B. H. THOMPSON. Aurora. N. C., Juljf S9. FARMERS MEETING Pitt County Sets Fine Example for Beaufort A CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS The Parmer*' Educational and Good Road a Mating At tendril fcy Over l.OOfl Today ? County WOT Inaue Hon (In for Improved Kuadwu)*. Greenville. N. C. August l. ? (Spec ial to Dally Newt). ? The Farmers' Educational and Good Roadi^ meeting combined was a conspicuous success here today. There were nearly one thousand representative citizens of Pitt county In attendance. The meet ing was held lit the large auditorium of the Eastern Carolina Training School. The morning session was de voted to the subject of good roads. Speeches were made by Congressman John H. Small. Mr. Lester E. Boykln. of the U. S. department of agricul ture; Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of the State Geological and Economic Sur vey. and Col. J. Bryan Grimes, sec retary of State. Much Interest was manifested, and the intelligent citi zens from all parts of the county ex pressed the opinion there would be a bond Issue for the construction of bet ter highways In the county. It has not yet been determined whether the bonds will be Issued by each town ship or by the county at large. Thlr, will be determined before the next meeting of the general assembly In January at which time appropriate legislation will be obtained. The Chamber of Commerce has been ex ceedingly active In the good roads movement. Mr. H. A. White, presi dent of that body, presided at the morning session. This afternoon there will be a discussion of agrculture. This will betfiBcussed by experta fr?m the U. S. department of agrculture. i Pitt county has set a fine example to Beaufort county. AT THK OEM TONIGHT. S REELS, 3.000. FEET Cleopatra has been considered through the ages, as the embodiment of luxurious and voluptuous beauty In woman. Pathe's beautiful hand-color ed drama, the various scenes of which are magnificently set und beautifully photographed, follow closely descrip tions of the qor^i and her court. It |Js needless to repeat the story. All (the world knows of Cleopatra. The I film adequately reproduces the scenes I as they have been many times pic tured by different writers, and will 1 be a powerful Influence In strengthen 1 ing previous descriptions of the mar j velously beautiful queen. "A Child of the Ghetto." Much in terest centers In and around the scenes which this Olograph drama graphically depicts, and will afford those who never saw the Ghotto a good Idea of what It is really like. The story is one of Interest. "Among the Breakers" is another Blograph drama of stirring character study, developed among the bold, fr??e element which go to make up the coast Inhabitants. The story possesses a peculiar fascination, and one fol lows every movement of the charac ters with Increasing interest. RECEPTION. Mrs. E. 8. Simmons will give a re ception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nor 1 wood Lee Simmons on Wednesday evening. August' 3. from 0.30 to If. ! All friends are cordially Invited to Jcmll, No cards Issued In the city. DIES M l il?K XI. V. Annie Perkins. one of the city's old fit and most respected colored cltl *??? *??d suddenly at her horns on Reeflpsa street Saturday night. Shi retired about 13 o'clock and InafMr minutes her daughter heard a noise THE STORM > metrical Htorm BatanUr Does Dam age 1? U? (Sty. Washington last Saturday afternoon *-a? visited by one of the severest electrical storms In its hstory. Not only was the thunder and lightning severe, but the rain fell In torrents. Main street, on that part recently ex cavated for the paving. th6 water stood a foot deep. Lightning struck the new building of the J. H. Harris Plumbing & Sup ply Company, demolishing ono cor ner. damaging It at least $25. The bricks wero knocked at least 100 yards down Main street. Tho Drs. Blount building was either struck or the bricks from the Harris Plumb ing and Supply Company struck it with so much force as to plow holes Into the roof. In consequence of thlf, rater poured into the Carolina Tel ephone and Telegraph Company'* of fice. The telephone exchange was damaged very Utile? only a few of the 'phones being put out of commis sion. This was due, no doubt, to the Improved apparatus installed. Mr. Bell, the manager, stated to a News man thiH morning, that If the old ex change had been in. he felt confident In saving every 'phone would have been out. The bolt did not pass the Dally Mews office by entering on the slectrlc wire. The regular edition was being printed at the time. Con sternation reigned in the entire office !or a minute or two. It sounded as if k whole regiment of artillery had >een turned loose and opened fire with every gun trained. The interior )f the office seemed to be a ball of Ire. It Is needless to state business was suspended for the time being. best vet at the gaiety to night. The beat program yet will be pre sented at the Gaiety tonight, consist ing of S full reels of refined motion pictures and illustrated song. "There, Little .Girl, Don't Cry" ? An adequate illustration of one of James Whltcomb Riley's poems, that has, perhaps touched the heart as few poems In the English language have done. The broken doll, the bro ken ?late. lastly the broken heart, though this can be, and Is in this in stance. healed. There is a touching pathos and a suggestion of helpful ness of others that appeals to one ? and seems to urge one to be sympa thetic and helpful in the tangles and difficulties and troubles I that recur again and again in every day life. This film will make a strong impression upon a larger proportion of those who Bee it. "Our New Minister" is a heart story of the Golden West. In its Western setting, full of the Are of the West and noteworthy In Its strong Plots and Intensely dramatic sitnatfons. This story 1b keenly Interesting from the first foot to the last. Like the oth srs it is picturesque In Its scenic set tings and is superbly photographed. "The Lookout" is an Intense drama In the Spanish hills. The story of a music-master turned guardsman for a mountain band of outlaws. This entire program is a feature one. and you should not miss it- Re member, you always see the best ones Brst at the Gaiety. ? SAD DEATH Mr. Hardy (Mailings Killed Instantly by Lightning Saturday. I Mr. Hardy Stalllngs, son of Mr. Jake Btalllngs, was struck by light nlag Saturday afternoon i and killed Instantly. He was sitting In his cart In front of his home at Woolard's cross-roads. The mule hitched to the cart ni alee killed outright. Mr Stalling* waa about IS year* at age and a man wall Ilka? In hla neigh borhood. On examination two large >j brulsea were found On his head and |