North Carolina Newspapers

>N, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. w*7 la public HUIW In th? , taat for Europe Uke ? U. 8. i ancampmant?. A local wag Ttafa t?j , 'twr !?? Itiiw/' (In tan tat) Yee, tt is Intense a ml what's morel] ifs going to. even ,f In tenser" u the | pile of subecriptlona thus far receiv ed la tils period win prove. Why. || when that hunch of big, fat special | ballot* lands In the ballot box the final night of the contest It will | make a noise that will be heard for miles. Honestly It will, because It Is certain to mean victory for Just four fortuanta, energetic?and, of |[ course, good looking young won When the winners are announced 1 where will you be? Miss Candidate, will you be one of them? Mr. .Read-1 er, will your subscription have count I ed'double votes toward making herf successful? ? candidate for European tour I membership can loetf by a very slim majority. We know of one once who| loet by tepi than the t.400 votes that I are allowed on a new one-year sub-J scrl prion this period. Think of thst. Naturally she wss much more dlf-| appointed than she would have been [ bad she lost by 100.090, for It means j that one double vote subscription I would have saved the day for her. [ We shouldn't like to see that thing | occur again. Important Notice. I - All oawdl^tss must have their I double vote subscriptions delivered) THE CLOCK. I liked to wstch the good old clock I that hung upon the wsll; I really I think a man might walk from Cleve-1 land to 8L Paul, and not behold a| smoother piece of skillful crafts-1 manahlp; the wheels went round as I slick as grease, and never made a I slip, ^ dearly loved for house to I stand and watch the pendulum; and I note the active minute hand, and I hear the flywheel hum. I liked to I hear the blamed thing strike?but! on one fateful day, the boss remark-1 ed: "You'd better hike?you are! not worth your hay. You're paid] to help to sell my stock and de i other chores, but all the day youl watch the clock, so chase yourself! out doors." And then he pushed me I with his feet and fanned me with I n chair, and when I landed In the! street my shoes'" were In the air. O, f clocks are fascinating things, they have lovely works, and peqdu-l lums and hands apd springs, but! they are bad for clerks, wbo yield I to their seductive charm, and watch I the hands go round, and Ukten tol the loud alarm, and hear the striker | pound. * ' WAVf MASON WELLMAN SAYS KB WII.L New York, Oct IV.?Walter Well man will brave death again In an other attempt to cross the Atlantic by airship. He made the first an nouncement of his plan today. He stated that he'and Melvln Vanlman,1 m V. J WmM receipted before 9 o'ciock tonight If they wish them to count under this special schedule. Thefre la an exoeptlon in the cane of oot-of-towm * ;^npf will be allowed *mtll Monday after noon to get their subscriptions In. That means that the subscriptions must be In this office before Monday : ?#>? x% If they are mailed early Monday they will be accepted. > This special sllowanco of tlms will not be made on the final night of the oonteat. At that time all dis tricts will be compelled to come un der the time limit. Better be thor oughly Informed on that point pien | fy of time In advance. ' * The following verse ought to stim ulate anybody to the extent of a couple of five year subscriptions ev ery remaining day: Hark! I hear the whistle tootln". An' I bear the boatmen soootln' To and fro among the baggage ail> the carts; 1 hoar the bell a-rlngln' An' the engines start a-slngln' 'Bout the start they're goin' to make for "foreign parts." 1 can bear the folks f'goodbye" In' Some a-cheerin,' some a-cryln\ An' my heart it gits to actln' mighty queer. frjjwt I've got no time fortellln' Pbr that officer's a-yellin'? Listen! Can't you feear him: "Let >r clear!"? Now we're sallln' out to ocean After all o' this commotion; I feel better now, an' safer from this scurrup Let's take off our hst's an' yell.' Then., step,in an' rest a spell* *'v J For I guess at last we're on onr way to Europe. ? chief engineer of the airship Amer ica, In which they tried to cross the ocean, sfere beginning work at onee on plans for another air craft, in which they Intend to make another daah for Europe. "Our voyage pn the America show ed ua where, we were at fault and in our second airship we will map out an entirely different kind of craft," aald Mr. Wellman. "The balloon will be of different shape, and we will eliminate several things that we found were of ne practical use.*' . Wellman Said that he and Vaal man had received several offers to tours which they would accept, and while lecturing formulate the plans for the second voyage. The air navigator has been ahow with telegraps and cablegrams from aeronautic societies all over the world, congratulating him and hla party on their attempt. There will be regular services at the Episcopal church tomorrow morning and evening at the usual hours. The rector, Rer. Nathaniel Hard ing, will pi'each at both services. Bun day school meets at 4 p. m., E. K. Willis, Jr., aupsrintsndsnt Delight ful masks. Beats free. All cordially Invited. Cot to? Market. 8eed cotton, ffJSO. Lint cotton IS t-4. Cotton seed ISO pel ton. Blankets and Comforts. ? We carry the most complete line of Bed Covering ever shown in our city. *' V , Cotton Down Comforts from 98c. to |4.H. AU Wool Blankets $3.98 up to $10.0*. Cotton Blankets $1.35 to S?.M. THK OKM TM*TWI ? UinrnMt Don't mlaa U? show uii tlu bt?h tUDdwd natltttki ular SEN. MICH RUNDOWN IT, BUT OWING AGE COMr MAY FOUjOW?HE WAY J0dBD68 THE AOOIDBNT OC N*w York, Oct- SI.?With seres on guard to turn away per nJen. Nelson W. Aldrlch, senior United States Senator from Rhode Wand, la believed to be lyln? In a critical condition at the home of eon. Wlnthrop Aldrlch, 540 Park a venae, today. . He was run down by an automobile last night at Sixtieth street and Madison ave and mystery was thrown about the case today by the fact that all information as to .the extent of his injuries waa refused* One reporter was badly beaten when be sought Information. An at tache of the Aldrlch home blacken ed his eye and otherwise mauled him. That the qpn*{or waa badly hurt was eridenoed by the arriral In quick succession of three physicians at the home todsy, These phystcana when seen upon leaving would make no statement. At the time they left no report of the accident had been made to the police of the east 67tK atyeet station and no effort has been made to find the driver of the machine that ran the aged senator down while cross ing the street In the dark. Senator Aldrlch with his wife, reached this country only a few days sgo from Europe where they had spent a vacation of several months. Since his srrlval here he has been stopping st an uptown hotel. As the aged senator attempted to'iftom 60th street, s powerful machine turned into the aide street , from Evidently bewildered by the unex pectsd appearance of the machine, the senator stood stock still In' the middle of the street. Before the chauffeur could throw on his brakes the car struck Senstor Aldrlch and hurled him several feet. The chauffeur without stopping to ascertain the lnjurlea of the senator, turned on his speed and disappeared in the darknees. Auto Mishap Last Night Mr. Benjamin pickles, of Oriental. N. C., who bu been In the city for the past few day* with his friends, came near meeting with a eeroua ac cident last night. While driving his automobile at the corner of Gladden and Second streets, In some wsy his machine became unmanageamle causing the auto to run in a differ ent direction from that contemplat ed and the conaequence was Mr. Pickles was thrown from the ma- j | chine. He was painfully hurt aboot the' head and face. Dr. Joshua Tayloe was called and rendered the neces sary medical aid. While Mr. Pickles Is suffering to dsy from the effects" of the mlshsp his many friends will be glad to know there Is nothing sellout. Fine Program For Tomorrow FIN PROGRAM ? .. A. most Interesting program has bMD arranged by the committee for the, Toung Men'i Christian League tomorrow afternoon at t o'clock. Both gentleman and Udlee are cor dially Uvited and no doubt there will be a large number preeeat the following la the program: Opening hymn: "What a Frien^ Wi Hare In Jeeua.** Prayer. - Hymn: "Throw Oat tbe Lite Scripture reeiHag. Hymn: Yield Not to Temptation Vocal Solo: One Sweetly Solemn Thought?Mlae CoeelWL . . ,, /.J. Addreee?Waahlngton't ruture De relepment, by I. A. Denial. Jr. , Ah Mall the Power ot CRIPFEN CIAMM FROM SSL? ?ens^wi OBJtXT OV PLAOU) HIS MICK. London. Oct/ fjSi-Tbe pitiful fig ure of'br. H. 'H. Crlppen, confused, self-damaging sn<Kerlnglng?writh ing beneath a pltflk rain of ques tions While he slo^y u* tU j| tottering before fcto, featured his aenaatlonal trial fofc the murder ot his actress wife, Belle Elmore Crip Den. in Old Bailey c^rt today. Utader the mi tlon of Prosecutor Crlppen rapidly aelf-complacent i Into an object of Court attache* had placed the n< neck and the ?] one of the moet pit nals of the famoor Justice. Wt/ft Crlppen admitted tha( he knew or no pereon who had from hla wife aliioe nor dltf ho know of aeen her leave hla Hllldrop Crescent, N. He admlttied that his testimony con cerning her leaving him to Join an other man In America Was mere as sumption. * - It was the most tetfflto cross-ex amination within the memory of bar risters, who looked on. At times (Solicitor Toblnl tried to save his client from the ava lanche of questions whlolt.'ralned^ip-j In him. Like the accusing personification of justice, Prosecutor Mulr stood dlf rectly before the prisons# hurling broadside at the dlmlnutlfc prisoner. The queetlons came lite tlj^snapplng of Whips?hi ment of those In the court room gave way to sympathy for the accused "Do you know a/ any person who has seen Belle Elmore Crlppen. or heard from her since her disappear ance?" was the first question shot at the prisoner after he had mounted the witness chslr for the cross exam ination. The witness faltered and looked startled. "I do not," be replied. "How can you prove that your wife left your home alive or that ahe ever left at allT" snapped the prosecutor.1 Crlppen paled as he realised the damage to hla case which these questions entailed "I cannot," replied the doctor. "How do you know that Mrs. Crlp pen went to America to Join Bruce Miller, as you stated on direct exami nation?" cape next. Again Crfppen hesitated and look ed towards his counsel with appeal fn his eyes. "I only supposed so; she seemed to be very friendly with him," said the witness. Crlppen clutched ;the arms of bis chair. Perspiration stood out upon his pale forehead. All hla assurance was gone. The women craned their necks to see the prisoner, and, as usual, wo man made up the bulk of the aud ience. 8ome of them had even brought opera glasses with them the better to see the prisoner, y First Methodist Cburch Hey. U. T. Plyler will ml his reg ular pullpt st the First Methodist church Sunday moraine and evening st he ususl hours to which the gen eral public la cordially Invited. Sun day school meets at 4 o'clock, n R. Mlxon superintendent prayermeet lnf Wednesday evening. All wel > Christian Chnrdi. Regular services at the Christian church San day morning and evening conducted by the pastor. Rev. Robert V. Hope. Bible school meets at ? o'clock, T. W. Phillips mperintaad eat. Good Music at an serrtoee. All strangere la the city are cordially P raj si-meeting wtd^esday night st the regular hous, ' ^ ^ . The aoabera of the Washington High School football team returned this morning from Klaaton, where they played the High School team "?rs PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED THREE HUNDRED PASSENGERS PRAY FOR SAFETY OF STEAM SHIP COMUS, AS SHE PASSES THROUGH THE VERY HEART OF THE CUBAN HURRICANE. New York, Oct. 21?After passing through the very heart of the Cuban hurrlcalne, when waves were laahed mountain high and the wind bled nearly 1O0 miles an hdur. and when passengers prayed for safety and sang hymus for deliverance, the steamship Comus, from Nhw Orleans, arrived here today four days overdue with thrilling stories of escape and with m particular story of bravery on the part of 'Mrs. Rene Cooper of Chicago. The vessel carried 800 pas When the storm was at Ita height last Friday and passengers were up on their knees praying for their lives Mrs. Cooper braved the dangers of wind and sea and went among the steerage passengers singing hymns. She is an actress possessing a beau tiful voice and her tones arose above I the laahlng of the wind in the rig ging and the road of the seas. The Comus first ran Into the storm on Wednesday of last week. Captain C. P. Maxon, kept her on her way right into the vortex of the hurri cane. The storm grew in volume, while It seemed to the passengers that the vessel would surely founder. The panic of fright spread among those on board, particularly in the steer age. The ship rocked in the trough of the waves until she was on her beam ends and It was a certain death to venture on deck. *? So violently was the vessel tossed about that for a time the passengers had to cling to the statlnary fixtures J *?? *i"fl "tro" trtmKI against the walls. It waft during the terrible Friday that the momentary possibility of death caused religious fervor to Bpread through the ship. Men and women knelt for hours and prayed for houra that the vessel might be guided safely into port. The captain feared that some of the steerage passengers' would go in? sane from fright and Mrs. Cooper volunteered to pacify them. As she sang hymn after hymn, men and wo men crouched about her, touching her hands and kissing the hem of her garments. They looked upon her as the angel of deliverance and when the ship was safely through the storm they pressed their thanks upon her with tears of Joy. Two Cases of Smallpox Drs. P. A. Nicholson and John C. Rodman returned from Baygldo yes terday afternoon where they were called to examine some smallpox su spects. They found two cases. The house in which they were conflittd was promptly quarantined And nil persons In the neighborhood not vac-' clnated went through this ordeal. The physicians hare no approhep slons of the spread of the dlsoaso in that locsllty. Arrangements Are Complete The recital *at the First Methodist church next Monday evening by Dr. Minor C- Baldwin, begins promptly at eight o'clock. Al the arrangements for the coming of this noted artist are practically completed. In addi tion to the recital Mrs. D. M. Carter will sing a vocal eolo, this alone |should be an inducement for a pack ed house. Dr. Baldwin comes to Washington bearing wltlfl him a most tn viable endorsement as a performer and All who bear him will no donbt go awey feeling that they have heard a treat .not soon to be repeated. ' Re la one of the moat noted organ ists In this country. iXot only has he charmed the music lovers of ?merle* but Bo rope aa well. Waah Ington to more than fortunate in e?? Im tor a recital. All Are looking forward t? hie oomtng. They ^ eomethlng out of the ordln aad Judging from the prcee no they will he rewarded. AGJHCULT1AL SOCIETY MEEi Raleigh. N. C.. Oct 21.?Tonight the North Carolina Agricultural So ciety after hearing reports and elect ing officers adjourned subject to the the cal lot the president to consider! Issuance of bonds for erecting three! [or four additional re-lnforced con-1 creto buildings like the splendid hort- i lcultural and aggrlcultural building opened for this tsate fslr. ! At the same time the question of' holding an exposition of two weeks or thirty days duration is to be set-1 'tied. '? I The society elected Col. E. F. Mc-' jCrae of Robeson county, president to1 succeed Col. J. H.. Currie. of Cum berland, he having declined to serve1 ja fourth term. j Col. Joseph E. Poguo was re-elect- ' od Roc rotary and S. L. Rotter trsaa urer, the election of vice presidents, j one for each of the ten Judicial dis-j tricta was left to the executive com-' mlttee with instructions to get men1 who will take active part In prelim-1 lnary work of the fair, who will come to the fair and attend the meet ings of the society which haa not been the case in the past was expecc ed of them. The Idea of holding a good roads and automobile congress in connec tion with the next fair, suggested by Col. p. B. Arqndell was recommend ed to the executive committee. Also Syretary Pogue's suggestion for 30 days' agricultural horticultural and manufacturers* exposition. Col. Pogue'a report as secretary showed this fair highly successful with exceptionally profitable crowds In Bplte of Tuesdays rains, with at tendance of thirty thousand, Thurs day not surpaased by any record ex cept the year President Roosevelt visited the fair. tramples upon victim. New York Oct 20?Queen, a huge African elephant, eighty-seven years old, killed Robert 8. Shields, who called himself an animal trainer, In Jersey City yesterday. Queen, who weighs 7,650 pounds' and stands ten feet high, was Infu riate when Shields, whom she did not know approached hex prepara tory to feeding her. she threw her trunk around him, drew him to her. knelt on him, then trampled him to doath. Every bone In his body was broken. The elephant which Is trained, has been performing with the Frank L. Robbing show for four years. Charels Curtis, her trainer, who has been with her all that time, rode astride her neck a fortnight ago into her winter quarters, a barn in the menagerie of the Bartels Company, animal importers, whose grounds cover several acres on Communlpaw avenue, near the Hackensack riv er. Curtis was not on the grounds yesterday afternoon Shields told Charles Reed, his negro helper that he would feed Queen. "Better let Mr. Curtis do that," said Reed. I "You go and net the hay," order ed 8bleldB peremptorily, and carry ing an elephant prong such as train ers use to catch the beasts' trunks and to prod them he entered the barn. In her rage Queen had torn the chain that held her hind leg to a stake. Said Reed later: "I was Just going to start In the I barn with the hay when I heard a noise like a blow, i ran to the door. Queen's trunk was around Shield's waist. She slsmmed htm against I the barn, lifted him up and threw I him down on the floor, put her for ward foot on hla face and leaned forward. Then she knealt on his breaat. "She was loose. She had grabbed him while he was trying to chain her leg. She was ugly, i knew Shields waa dead. We feel sorry for the woman who raila to _ make good at a talk feat. FROM DEATH - ? Mr. W Thernias Carrow of this city on hut Monday came near meeting With a serious accident While riding a railroad motorcycle near Walton burg, n. C.. about 40 miles from here. In some way the ma chine became uamanageable and Mr. Carrow was thrown from the ma chine. In consequence of the fall he fractured his right wrftst, right shoulder, cut a deep gaah above the right eye and received a heavy blow on hie breast. He waa taken to the Sanltorium at Wilson where his wounda were treated. He had to re main in the hospital from the time of the accident until yesterday. His friends are glad to know that his miahap did not prove serloua. Mrs. Aldridge Passes Away The aad news waa received In this city this morning announcing the death of one of Beaufort county's populsr women, in the peraon of Mrs. I J. D. Aldridge, who fell on sleep at her home in South Creek this morn ing at 5 o'clock. When the end came she had been permitted to view Ood'e handiwork for a pertbd of 4 2 years Although unable to walk for the last 12 years she waa cheerful and added aunahine and Joy in her home and envlron menta. For the past week while suffering from chills those she loved best and lost most did not apprehend the end and when it came it was as a thunder bolt from a clear sky. She died as she had lived fully trusting In the aupreme Arbiter and ab? watered tBV battlements or heaven with the plau* dlt "well done." Mrs. Aldridge was no ordinary wo man In many respects. She lived for others and their pleasure. Her life waa an open book known and read by all men. She leaves a fond husband and two children, to mourn their loss. While those nearest and dearest stand with crushed hearts around her cold form today they ahould remem ber that God's waya are paat our un derstanding and that some sweet day we will understand. The funeral wll^ take place from the Methodist church at South Creek Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the Interment will be in the family burying ground. Mra. L. R. Mayo, of this city a sis ter of Mrs. Aldridge left this after noon to attend the funeral. The Dally News extends sympathy. First Baptist Church. Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor. Sunday school 9:*45, Mr. S. P. Wil lis, 8upt. Morning worship li a. m.. Sermon subject: "The Mission of the Mes siah." Evening worship 7:30 p. m. Ser mon subject: "A Robber's Prayer." Sunbeams will meet Monday after noon at 4 o'clock. Ladles Aid Society will meet Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at 7:30. The Sunday achool les son for the following Sunday Is con sidered at this service. Every one wll receive a cordial welcome. Father 111. Mr. Jesae L. Warren went to Ed "ward yesterday afternoon on the Washington and Vandemere train to be at the bedatde of his aged father, Mr. A. O. Warren. Mr. Warren is between 75 and 80. years of age and is one of the county's highly esteemed citlsens. It is to be hoped he will be spared many years more to his family and friends. Scientists say that kissing must go. Well, It goes with most of the girls. , rionday's J?pecial 100 pieces Fine Cut Glass, fl.50 to $2.00 values specially priced Monday at 98c. See display in front show case, s -?I<? , ? ?