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J. J. MINER, OWNER AND MANAGER
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V OLUME«XIV
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. DECEMBER 17.1909.
NUMBER*50
HARVEST OF DEATH
Winter’s Storm oa lake Tskes
Toll of Many Lives.
59 PERSONS PERISHED
Stcrm on Lake Erie Also Laid Waste
More Than $1,000,000 Worth of Ves
sel Property—Dead Brought to
Port,
Cleveland, Olilo.—The winter storm
Tsiiich passed over Lake Erie reape:!
a deadly harvest and laid waste mcrre
than $1,000,000 worth of vessel prop
erty. Late reports show that 59
lives were lost, that 20 sailors were
rescued, that four boats were de
stroyed and that one sustained heavy
damages.
A summery of the storm’s work
shows:
Steamer Clarion burned; ffiteen
lives lost, six saved.
Steamer W. G. Richardson sunk;
five drowned, fcnirteen saved.
Car ferry Marquette and Bessemer
No. 2 wrecked; thirty-two lives lost.
Tow boat sunk; no lives lost.
Sailor from Richardson, crazed by
exposure, committed suicide.
Erie, Pa.—^With her flag at half-
mast the state fisheries’ boat. Com
modore Perry, brought to this port
the dead ^rcrzen bodies of nine
members of the crew of the Bessemer
and Marquette ferry No. 2, w^hich left
Conneaut, Ohio, carrying thirty-two
men, and which probably foundered
in the middle of Lake Erie.
New«-of the finding of the bodies
had reached the city, and thousands
of persons swarmed the wharves. As
soon as the fish boat made fast a
force of mv a, vith tacl«o, set ^o work
raising the dead bodies of the men to
the deck, where wagons were in wait
ing.
The procession of dead passed
through the principal streets of the
■city with hundreds of people follow
ing.
Conneaut, Ohio, where most of the
men lived, was notified by telephone,
and a hundred residents of that city
arrived here within two hours. They
were taken directly to the coroner’s
morgue, where identifications were
made.
SKATING PARTY DROWNS.
Sad Accident Almost Obliterates Fam
ily at Kent, Ohio.
Kent, Ohio.—The opening of the
ekating season claimed five victims
near here, and nearly obliterated a
family.
Frank, Helen, Flora, Mabel and
Russell Germany were the victims.
The tragedy occurred on Sperry
Brook, a tributary of the Cyuahoga
river, at Monroe Falls.
The Germany girls had be^ warned
against venturing on the ice alone,
and persuaded their father and uncle
to accompany them. The men were
to skate and the children to slide.
They left home about 9 a. m., promis
ing to return for dinner.
When 'they failed to appear, Mrs.
Gcfrmany became anxious, and, taking
her 3-year-old som, Charles, the only
surviving child, went to the homes of
neighbors, and organized a searching
party. Search at the falls revealed at
first only a big hole in the ice.
In the afternoon Flora Germany’s
body was dragged from the water, and
later the others were recovered.
Skating Causes Five Deaths.
Philadelphia, Pa.—Five deaths re
sulted from the inauguration erf the
skating season in this state and New
Jersey. Four of the 'victims were
boys, and the fifth, a father, who was
drowned after rescuing his 12-year-old
son.
School Teachers Drowned.
Oak Karbor, Ohio.—Nelson Davids,
aged 19, and Mary Mylander, aged
21, both school teachers, were drown
ed while skating on the Portage river.
Admiral W. W. Kimball.
Chosen to Command Our Slxips In
‘ Nicaraguan Waters.
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Admiral William W”irt Kimball is the
man selected by the Washington au
thorities to command the squadron of
American vessels sent to Nicaraguan
writers. Admiral Kimball is one of the
newest of the nation’s admirals, hav-
iii:' been advanced only recently from
the grade of captain. His previous
command was the big battleship New
Jersey.
FIRST GUN IS Fii^ZD.
Controversy In Congreos Over Rail
road Legislation This Winter.
Washington.—A controversy over
railroad legislation be precipitat
ed in congress thl?^wittter, which, in
intensity of interest and gravity of
importance, promise* to surpass the
legislative comfiict over railroad rates
four years ago.
The first gun has just been fired by
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, introduc
ing a bill proposing radical changes In
the interstate commerce 'act. In a
large sense the Cummins measure is
a practical substitute for the present
interstate commerce act. It is ex
pected that a measure proposing
amendments to the existing law will
be introduced early in January by
Senator Elkins and will differ from
the Cummins bill in many important
details.
In brief the Cummins bill requires
the interstate commerce commission
to promulgate a uniform classification
of freight and to prepare a plan for
the statement of freight rates whicn
shall hereafter be made in a uniform
way. The carriers are required to
adopt this classification.
COTTON MARKET BOOM.
Government Crop Report'Shoots Price
Up $2 a Bale.
New York.—Not since the Sully
boom of 1904 has the New York cot
ton exchange witnessed a more sen
sational scene or a more spectacular
rise in prices than occurred with the
announcement of the government crop
report.
With the galleries crowded with vis
itors from the soruth, augmented by
friends and relatives of operators and
other interested spectators, the mar
ket soared to a new high record for
the season with gains of more than
a bale. Both the May and the July
optioms touched the high mark of
15.80, both gaining approximately 42
points over Thursday's close.
The government estimate is about
200,000 bales below the predictions ol
the most sanguine of the bulls, and
the action of the market naturally
followed. Sixteen-cent cotton, so
much talked about, was not realized,
but the market came near it.
Alabama Passes Prohibition Bill.
Montgomery, Ala.—The Carmichael
bill, providing for state wide prohibi-
mssed the house by a YOta
of 75 to 19.
Night Riders Burn Tobacco Crop.
Cynthiana, Ky.—The' barn of Ed
ward Judy, together with 5,000 pounds
of tobacco, at Beaver Baptist church,
this county, was burned presumably
by night riders. All telephone wires
In the vicinity were cut and several
shots were fired. Judy was an inde
pendent grower. He recently sold hi2
crop to a local buyer but had not de
livered.
BLACK FIEND-KILLS
Gruesome Crime Discovered at
Savannah, Ga.
WHITE WOMEN VICTIMS
r Professor J. H. Gore.
One cf Three Men Chosen to Probe
Polar Claims.
Savannah Shocked and Outraged Over
One of the Most Dastardly Crimes
Ever Committed In Its History—
Police Arrest 150 Negroes.
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^ Savannah, Ga.—A gruesome crime
as the result of an assault by a ne
gro was brought to light when per
sons forced their way into the home
of Mrs. Eliza bribble at this place,
which had been closed so long as to
arouse suspicions of something wrong.
Upon entering the residence Mrs.
Gribble was found dead in one of the
bed rooms with her head beaten into
a pulp. Further search then found
Mrs. Carrie Ohlando, a daughter, dead.
Her head had been split wide open
with some sharp instrument, suppos
edly an axe.
The third inmate of the residence,
a second daughter of Mrs. Gribble,
was later found in a dying condition
in the room.
All indicatiotin point to the fitit
that the women were murdered during
the night by a negro who entered the
home with the intention of commit
ting an assault.
Caught In Police Dragnet.
One hundred and fifty negro men,
caught in the meshes of the police
dragnet through Yamacraw, the negro
section of the city, are prisoners in
the police station’ the theory of, the
police being that a negro man, hav
ing planned an assault upon Mrs
Ohlander, was coi^pelled to commit
the other crimes in order to escape.
Police believe that tlhs negro, usinr
an ax taken from the woodshed in
the rear of the Gribble home, beat
Mrs. Gribble to death, struck down
the other woman and after assault
ing Mrs. Ohlander in the wide, long
hallway, where the bodies were found,
finished his terrible work by beating
in her skull with the weapon.
$1,000 Reward Offered.
Mayor Tideman has offered a re
ward of $1,000, with evidence to con
vict, for the arrest of the negro wlio
committed the crime. /
The city of Savannah was thrown
into a furore of excitement over the
awful crime.
«WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC."
Immigration Commission Probing Into
Revolting Conditions.
Washington.—Stories of revolting
practices of American and foreign
procurers of women for importation
into the United ^States for immoral
purposes are told in a report issued
by the immigration commission. The
recommendations of the commission
contemplate a closer scrutiny into the
admission of alien women and re
newed efforts to stamp out the so-
called “white slave traffic.”
In explanation of the act of laying
bare to the public the details of dis
coveries by its agents, the commis
sion says that the “white slave traf
fic” is the most pitiful and the most
revolting phase of the immigration
question. This business has assumed
large* proportions, and it has been ex
erting so evil an influence upon the
country that the commission declares
that it felt compelled to make it the
subject of a thorough investigation.
POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES.
One Killed and Several Injured at
Bull's Gap, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn.—A special to the
Sentinel from Bull’s Gap, Tenn., says
that a dynamite and powder maga
zine of A. Doncfvan, a railroad con
tractor, exploded there. Isaac Buc
hanan was killed and W. H. Booth
and Dana Berry were probably fa
tally injured.
It is claimed Buchanan entered the
powder house with a ligflited pipe
and the explosion followed.
Window glass were broken in a
large number of buildings in the
town, and a cavity about 20 feet in
diameter and 10 feet deep marks the
spot cff the explosion. The magazine
was totally de^oyed^
Professor James Howard Gore, mem
ber of the committee appointed by the
National Geographic society to inves
tigate the question of. the claims of
Cook and Peary to priority in the dis
covery of the north pole, is a Washing
ton educator of note who has written
books on geography and other sciences.
He is professor of mathematics in
George Washington university and sec
retary of the American Meteorological
society.
HOSPITABLE TO THE END.
In Death's Shadow, Woman Enter*
tains Friends at Reception.
Springfield; Mo.—Determined that
none of her social obligations should
remain unpaid when she died,, Mrs.
Alma Dodson, a social leader and the
only woman lawyer in this county,
invited all her friends to a farewell
card party and reception immediately
after being informed by her physi
cian that she must submit to an op
eration that would probably prove
fatal.
The party was held the day before
the operation was performed.
Smiling and cheerful, Mrs. Dodson
was an admirable hostess, allowing
nothing to disturb the pleasure of her
guests. If she felt any anxiety she
gave no evidence of it.
When the party was over and she
had bade her guest-s goodby, Mrs. Dod
son calmly arranged her personal ef
fects and picked oiit the clothing in
which she wished to be attired after
death. She then went to the hospital,
where she died following the opera
tion.
RANDALL IS NAMED.
Re-Elected President of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
Washington.—Joseph E. Randell,
member of congress from Louisiana,
has been re-elected president of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress. Capt J. P. Ellison, of Cincin
nati, was re-elected secretary-treas-
urer. Through resolutions, the (Jon-
vention declared for a new depart
ment for the treatment of waterways
improvements, and for regular annual
appropriations for the speedy comple
tion of waterways projects now under
construction to be paid out of current
revenues if possible; otherwise for the
sale of bonds.
The resolutions also call upon states
and municipalities to preserve and
protect their dock and landing facili
ties. without which the improved
channel would be crippled in its use
fulness.
County Government*.
Representative—G. W. Wilson.’
Clerk Superior Court—T. T. Loftis.
Sheriff and Tax Collector—C. C. Kilpat
rick.
Treasurer—Z. W. Nicholls.
Register of Deeds—B. A. Gillespie.
Coroner—Dr. J. Wallis.
Surveyor—A. L. Hardin.
Commissioners—W. M. Henry, Ch’n; G
T. Lyday; W. E. Galloway.
Superintendent of Schools—T. C. Hen
derson.
Physician—Dr. Goode Cheatham.
Attoniey—Gash & Galloway.
Town Government*.
Mayor—W. E. Breese, jr.
Board of Aldermen—^T. H. Shipman. J.
M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Mitchell, A. H. King,
E. W. Carter.
Marshal—3. A. G^loway.
Clerk and Tax Collector—^T. H. Gallo
way.
Treasurer—T. H. Shipman.
Health Officer—Dr. C. W. Hunt.
Attorney—W. W. Zachary.
Regular meetings—First Monday night
in each month.
Professional Cards;
H.' G. BAILEY
Civfl and Consultins Engineer
and Surveyor
McMin'n Block
BREVARD. N. C.
Patronize those who Advertise
W. B; DUCKWORTH,
ATTO R N E Y-AT-^LA W.
Rooms 1 and 2, PickeUi^r BuUdioe.
GASH GALLOWAY
LAWYERS.
Will practice in all the courts.
Rooms 9 and 10, McMinn Block.
Patronize those who Advertise
E. F. GILLESPIE
CONTRACTING
PAINTER
Estimates furnished and contracts
solicited for
Painting in all Branches.
Kalsomining, Floor Stain,
Varnish, etc.
Shop in rear Post Office, BREVARD, N. C
Patronize those who Advertise
One More Auto Victim.
Atlanta.?—An automobile party of
four young men came to a sudden and
disastrous ending on the Peachtree
road, when the right rear wheel fell
from the axle, throwing the car vio
lently into a ditch. B. Jones, better
known as “Daredevil” Jones, who was
driving the car, suffered a depressed
fracture of the skull, and was taken
to the Grady hospital, where he died
a short while afterward. Jones had
won several amateur automobile
races.
MARK the graves.
W. L. AIKEN
will furnish to order
MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES,
Marble^rGranite, |etc*
Don’t place your orders^ until 'you
see me.
^ FOR YOUR HAIR.
If Rezall “ 93 ” Hair Tonic does not
eradicate dandruff, stop the hair from
falling out, and grow new hair to your
entire satisfaction, we will, return every
cent you paid us for it. Surely no offer
could be fairer. Two sizes, 50c. and .00.