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VOL. XXVII.
RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1909-
No. 33
EDITORIAL BRIEFS
Why i3 a North Carolina Demo
crat? The papers In Atlanta, Ga., have
discovered an honest man but he
Wilmington must be getting bet
ter as .some of her inhabitants are
pn pariiis' to fly.
Acroniing to Senator Tillman they
must have rascals in the South Caro
lina legislature also.
It may life that the Democratic Con
gressmen havn't explained for fear of
making bad matters worse.
Wonder why crimes of, every de
gree continue to increase under Dem
ocratic "good government"?
The Democrats might at least try
their anti-trust law. That would
prove whether it had teeth or not.
An exchange asks does farming
pay. The answer depends a great
deal upon who is doing the farming.
A dispatch from Oastonia says that
two boys in that town got crazy
drunk on bay rum. Another new
brand of insanity.
The Democratic politicians are
busy telling each other of their short
comings, and for once they are plac
ing the blame where it belongs.
A Chinese gardener in California
has produced an odorless onion, and
now, if he can change the taste, we
may be able to eat them.
In Washington last Wednesday a
hotel porter was swindled out of
$1.50 by a traveling man. That
traveling man deserves a chromo.
The Democratic papers might ex
plain why it was necessary for the
Ware-Kramer Tobacco Company to
bring their suit in the Federal Court.
It has been stated that the treas
ury department will decrease the size
of paper money. Why not make it
larger, so it will go farther in one
sense at least?
In Virginia some days ago a child
was born with wings, but it found
Democratic politics in that State too
demoralizing at least the child lived
only a few days.
Judge Parker, once Democratic
candidate for President, does not like
the corporation tax. Can his objec
tion be due to the fact that he is a
corporation lawyer?
The man who takes the census in
Greensboro will be in danger of be
ing mobbed when he makes his re
port for Greensboro now claims a
population of over 43,000.
Ex-Governor Glenn has been In
vited to make some speeches in the
campaign in Maryland this fall. It
ii presumed he will accept, as talk
ing.is Mr. Glenn's long suit.
An exchange says that Democrats
threaten a continuance of determined
agitation on the tariff. Since the
Democrats must agitate It might as
well be on the tariff as on anything
else.
A Harvard professor claims that
he has invented a machine that will
detect liars. Wouldn't a great re
formation take place if that machine
was put into general use in this coun
try? The Democratic machine says it is
not a friend of the trusts. It will
have to put up a harder fight In the
future than it has in the past If they
want to make the people believe
them.
The "red shirts" will hold a re
union in South Carolina in a few
days. It is to be hoped that Mr. Sim
mons will not have a re-union of the
red shirt brigade in this State. How
ever, they might be a more quiet set
since the State has gone dry.
Judge Alton B. Parker, who was
the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent in 1904, does not favor the now
corporation tax. And this too, after
we had been told that the Democratic
party was against the corporations!
"What is a Democrat?" is being
asked again. Mr. Bryan is the most
conspicuous and persistent example
we know of. Atlanta Journal.
If the Bryanites are the real Dem
ocrats, then there are a ereat nnnv
ber of so-called Democrats sailing
unaer false colors.
HENRY UNDERWOOD SHOT
Durham County Woman Cats Short
Mad Rampage of Brothcr-ln-Law
Who Had Made Threat to "Raise
Hell."
Durham, Aug. 22. Henry Under
wood, a well-known carpenter of the
county, lies dangerously wounded on
a cot in the hospital ward of the
county Jail tonight with a bullet
wound in his abdomen. Mrs. Bettie
Parton, his sister-in-law, who fired
the shot that laid Underwood low,
has not been arrested.
The facts in the case, so far as
they are obtainable, are as follows:
Underwood left the city for parts un
known some time ago, and shortly
after his departure his wife swore
out a warrant against him for de
sertion. He returned this morning
and started out to the home of Will
Parton, two miles from the city,
with the threat that he was going to
"raise hell." He met his wife on the
way and forced her to accompany
him. Arriving at the Parton's house
he met Robert Browning and he be
gan the execution of his determina
tion by felling Browning with a
chair. Then he broke out window
lights and demonstrated in other
rough ways that he Intended to make
lots of trouble for the inmates. His
rampage was cut suddenly short by
Mrs. Parton, who drew an ancient
pistol and fired at Underwood. The
bullet took effect in Underwood's ab
domen and floored him. Fortunate
ly for him the pistol was weak and
the bullet did not penetrate so far
but that good surgical work extract
ed it. He was removed to the coun
ty jail and no effort has been made
to arrest Mrs. Parton, who comes of
a good family, and is one of the sub
stantial women of the county.
AX UNGRATEFUL MEMBER.
A Disappointed Constiuent Give9
Vent to His Feelings Against a
Member of the Australian Parlia
ment. According to reports from far
away Australia politicians are as
subject to attacks from their constit
uents in that country as they are in
America. A member of Parliament
in Australia who had disappointed
one of his constituents, received from
him the following letter:
"Deer sur, You're a dam fraud,
and you know it. I don't care a rap for
the billet or for the muney either but
you could have got it for me If you
wasn't as mean as muk. Two pounds
a week ain't any more to me than
40 shillin's is to you, but I object
to beln' made an infernil fool of.
Soon as you was elected by my hard
working friends a feller wanted to
bet me that you wouldn't be in the
house moren h week before you
made a ass of. yourself. I bet him
a Cow on that, as I thought you was
worth it then. After I got your note
sayin you deklined to ackt in the
matter I druv the Cow over to the
Feller's place an tole him he had
won her. That's orl I got by howl
in' meself horse for you on election
day, and months befoar. You not
only hurt a man's pride, but you
injure him in bizness. I believe you
think you'll get In agen. I don't.
An what I don't think is of moar
konsiqulnce than you Imajin. I be
lieve you take a pleshir In cuttin'
you best friends, but wate till the
clouds roll by an' they'll cut you
just behind the Ear, where the
butcher cuts the pig. Yure no man.
Yure only a tule. Go to hel. I lowers
meself ritin' to a skunk, even tho I
med him a member of Parliament."
Arkansas Brings Suit Against Insur
ance Companies for $65,000,000.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 19. Al
leging that sixty-five Insurance com
panies representing a combined capi
tal of $156,000,000, doing business
In the State of Arkansas, entered in
a rate combination on December 16,
1908. Prosecuting Attorney R. E.
Jeffrey of the third judicial district
filed suit against these companies
today for penalties aggregating $65,
000,000, under the State anti-trust
statute. The suit was brought at
Newport, Ark., in the Jackson Coun
ty circuit court.
All of the companies sued are rep
resented at Newport. It is alleged
by the State that a combination
was affected before the law pass
ed and that subsequent to the
enactment of the anti-trust statute
the combination dominated insur
ance companies organized here. The
agreement, according to the charges
brought by Prosecuting Attorney
Jeffrey, existed 224 days expiring on
August 17, 1909.
Heat Kills Boll Weevils in Texas.
Houston, Texas, Aug. 19. Re
ports trom many sections of this
State indicate that the extreme heat
of the past few days has not Injured
cotton In Southern Texas, but has
practically exterminated the boll
weevils, so that the late crop will
be improved, rather than Injured.
Heat has caused the weevil to fall
off on the ground by the thousands
Mr. J. B. Edwards Receives Fatal
Injuries.
Goldsboro, Aug. 19. James Ed
wards, of Grantham township, was
Drought to the .Goldsboro Hospital
iasi. mgnt in. a dying condition, as a
result of a blow on the head brutally
Inflicted by a negro. The assailant
escaped and is still at large.
BILKINS IN CEYLON
The Major and His Mule
Bob Have a Taste of
High Life.
NATIVES FOND OF JEWELRY
The Wonders of an Island life
Near the Equator Where Eating
is a Part of Life- The Manufacture
and the Wearing of Jewelry A
Universal Industry A Mixed Pop
ulation Strange Plants and Their
Uses Where Wild Animals Roam.
A Country That is Full of Rovers
and Rascals Where Tin is Mined.
Correspondence of The Caucasian
Enterprise. ,
Colombo, Ceylon, Aug. i. I am
now headln' fer India, one ov rae
jumbo countries that air sed ter be
full ov powerful interestin' sites. But
havin' stopped in Java an' flndin' hit
full ov things ter look at, an havin'
hearn folks say that Ceylon ir truly
wonderful, I concluded ter see fer
myself, fer I may not pass tis way
ergin soon.
Ceylon iz located only a short dis
tance from the coast ov Hindoostan,
one ov the divisions ov India, and iz
only a little more than a hundred
miles from the Equator, so the cli
mate iz mild, hot, in fact. But the
steady sea breeze comln' from the
surface ov the Indian ocean, tempers
the climate an' hit iz not unbearable.
The native population wear but little
clothin' an' the Americans an' Eng
lish wear only light-weight stuff.
They hev no winter here at awl.
Ov course they iz a gude deal goin'
on here in the way ov work, but the
wealthier classes ov people, native
an foreign, put in a gude deal ov
the time eatln', fer the climate Iz
rather healthy an' people who air
not obliged ter work can spend the
time az pleasantly eatln' az in any
other way. At the hotels, most ov
which air very good ones, you can
get tea or coffee at from 5 to 8 a.
m., breakfast begins at 9 an lasts
'till 12. Then they hev lunch or tif
fin' az they call hit from 1 to 3. At
4 they hev tea, an dinner iz served
from 8 to 10.30 at nite. If me an'
Bob wuz ter stay here very long we'd
soon hev ter gather some "yerbs"
an' fix up some "bitters" fer Indi
gestion. Colombo, Kandy an "Bultenzorg
air the principal cities in Ceylon.
The last place named iz hardly more
than a famous resort fer visitors. A
beautiful garden or park contalnln'
awl ov the trees, flowers an' other
things found in the island iz located
at Bultenzorg.
One ov the principal industries
here iz the wearin" of Jewelry. Many
gems air found in the island and
goldsmiths air plentiful. The men
wear a gude deal ov Jewelry an' the
women air erbout crazy on the sub
ject, some ov the more stylish women
wearin' jewels in their noses, ears
an' hair. But hit hez not bin long
since American women wore "ear
bobs," so we can't say much against
the foolishness I see here.
There air many Germans in Cey
lon, foreigners ov awl sorts, in fact.
In the city of Colombo alone hit iz
sed that twenty-nine different lan
guages air spoke at this time.
The different flowers, plants,
palms, etc., here furnish enough to
interest some people fer a long time.
The screw palm, whose leaves forms
a spiral line like the threads on a
screw, Iz a curious variety not often
seen, sealing wax palm, the higher
points ov which look exactly like
sticks ov ordinary red sealing wax.
attracted my attention, az did the
travelers palm, each - leaf ov which
holds enough water to quench your
thirst, an' In some sections the trav
eler must depend upon the palm to
furnish awl the drinkin' water he
gets for hours at a time. The talipot
palm awlso hez an interestin' his
tory. Its leaves furnished the parch
ment fer the first books issued by
the Buddhists. This plant blooms
but once In fifty years and then dies.
A plant known az. the "sensitive"
plant iz found here. If you attempt
to take hold ov this plant with your
hand hit shrinks from you and trem
bles az if frightened, and if you do
touch it with your hand It withers
and dies at once. This plant iz prob
ably the most peculiar in the entire
botanical family.
In Ceylon they seem ter" hev awl
that iz gude in the way ov fruits an'
eatables, and many varieties ov
spices grow here. Still the people
air not happy. Vicious animals, rep
tiles and insects air too numerous
here fer comfort, except under the
most favorable circumstances. Ov
course there iz no danger from wild
animals in the cities. But the in
sects air a nuisance and they neither
fear man nor devil. Muskeeters an
fleas an' a whole list ov varmints
that I didn't learn the name ov make
hit warm fer you. However, mus-
keeter bars an seabreeze at nite
make sleep possible. Ants air very
plentiful an air liable to crawl awl
over you at any time, day or nite.
The legs ov tables must be set in
bowls ov water to keep the ants
from eatin up the meal before the
human family can. Other varmints
( Continued on Page S.) "
NEWS IN BRIEF.
High Point is to have a big hosiery
mill, under the name of the Piedmont
Hosiery Mills Co.
Rock Hill, S. C, reports two more
cases of Pellagra, that have reached
a very serious stage.
Yadkin County has voted bonds to
aid in the building of the States
ville Air Line Railway.
Five persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents in the races at In
dianapolis, Indiana, Friday and Sat
urday. In a fued fight between laborers
near El Paso, Texas, Sunday night,
six men were killed and ten seriously
Injured. "
The Confederate veterans of Chat
ham County held a re-union at Pitts
boro Saturday. Gov. Kltchln deliv
ered the principal address.
Frank Allen, a young negro, was
arrested In Durham Sunday, charged
with attempting to burn the livery
stables of Brewer & Rand of that
city.
Walter PIckard, son of Mr. W. W.
Pickard of Chapel Hill, died Satur
day night in a hospital at Ricnmond.
He was the first chief of the fire de
partment at Chapel Hill.
Frank Q. Barstow, Multimillion
aire and director of the Standard
Oil Company, died of heart failure
in a berth in a New York Central
train near Utlca, Friday.
Mr. Grover L. Cuthrell was drown
ed Monday afternoon in Tar River
near Rocky Mount. He was engaged
in bridge construction work. Cuth
rell 's home was in Norfolk.
Monday, September 6th, will be
celebrated as Labor Day throughout
the United States. Practically all
places where organized labor Is em
ployed will be closed on that day.
Capt. John W. Whitsett passed
away Saturday morning at his home
in Greensboro. Capt. Whitsett was
born in Alamance County, near Gra
ham, but moved to Greensboro about
twelve years ago.
A Charter was granted Tuesday to
the A. A. Shuford Milling Company,
of Hickory. The authorized capital
stock is $125,000 with $80,000 sub
scribed. The company will operate!
a cotton mill.
Mr. Zeb Arledge, a policeman, in
Hendersonvllle, was shot from am
bush Friday night, and Is in a
serious condition. A large reward
has been offered, for the capture of
the unknown would-be murderer.
William Sneed, a well-to-do farm
er, of Gaston, was thrown from a
buggy Monday afternoon and re
ceived injuries from which he died
in a few hours. The accident hap
pened a few miles from Bessemer
City.
The Postoftice Department will
soon issue a new series of stamps in
commemoration of the Hudson Ful
ton celebration in New York next
month. There will be 50,000,000 of
this issue all of the denomination of
two cents.
Capt. Jno. F. Divine, of Wilming
ton, Assistant General Superinten
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line, died
Saturday in the 80th year of Els age.
Capt. Divine was born in Glasgow,
Scotland, but had resided in Wil
mington over" 50 years.
The grand Jury at Charlotte Sat
urday condemned the Mecklenburg
Ccfunty jail, and recommended that
a new one he built. The grand jury
reported that the jail was too crowd
ed and was unsanitary. The presid
ing judge joined the grand Jury in
their recommendations.
Walter Wellman's second attempt
to sail over the North Pole in a bal
loon has resulted in failure. The
giant dirigible balloon America, in
which Mr. Wellman and his party
started out upon thler perilous flight
Saturday, met with a mishap after
it had proceeded about 32 miles from
the starting point. Mr. Wellman and
his party succeeded in making a land
ing without injury to any member.
George P. Turner, a messenger for
the Southern Express Company, run
ning between Salisbury and Ashe
ville, was arrested at Salisbury Sun
day morning on a warrant sworn out
by an official of the company charg
ing him with the theft of certain par
cels of money from one of the com
pany's cars. The company would
give out no statement, but it Is re
ported that something like $3,000
had been taken.
For the Old Time Religion.
Greensboro Telegram.
The Raleigh Caucasian remarking
on Dr. Eliot's new religion says that
what is needed is an awakening to
the old religion. True enough. Old
time religion is good enough for
everybody. The only trouble is that
not enough folks practice it.
They Cannot Agree.
Durham Herald.
There may be some issue that the
Democrats could agree on, hut we
do not profess to have an idea as to
what it Is.
"All thoughts seem to lead to
roads,", says the Asheville Citizen.
Yes, had holes are the white man's
burden, and he Is wanting roads.
Winston Journal.
WEALTHY GIRL SLAIN
Love-Sick Swain Slashed Wo
man's Throat Twice and
Stamped Her in Face.'
CONFESSES HIS AWFUL CRIME
Rather Than See Rich Young Woman
on Whose Farm He was Employed,
Married to Another, William Mo
Leod Deliberately Cut Her Throat.
Washed Knife and Ills Stained
Clothing and Then Ate Dinner at
Her Home Now Has Fears of Be
ing Lynched.
Douglas, Ga., Aug, 20. Declaring
that he had rather see her dead than
married to another, William McLeod,
a farm hand, today confessed to
Sheriff Ricketson that he murdered
MXs Mattie Graham, a wealthy and
refined young woman, whose body
was yesterday discovered in a swamp
near her home at Hokesboro, Coffee
County.
Going into every detail, his state
ment is that he left his work and
went to the house before dinner. Not
seeing her, he asked for Miss Mattie
and being Informed that she had
gone to her field for a melon, he
followed and found her. Both start
ed back toward the house, side by
side. Coming to a branch near the
house he let her precede hlm When
at her back he caught her by the
left arm and cut one side of her
throat. She turned and looked him
in the face and exclaimed: "Lord,
have mercy," the only words she
spoke after the attack.
Then he finished cutting her
throat and cut her in the side as she
fell. He stamped her in the face,
washed the blood from his knife,
face and overalls, and when dry went
to the house and ate dinner. His
only motive for the crime was that
he had rather see her dead than see
her marry Byrd Mobley.
While he loved her he had never
told her of his affection and If she
was now alive no motive could move
him to harm her. His only fear ap
pears to be of being lynched. He
does not show any remorse.
WILMINGTON HAS AEROPLANE
COMPANY.
Preparing" to Make First - Flight
When President Taft Visits That
City.
Wilmington, Aug. 21. Articles of
incorporation of the American Aero
plane Company, of Wilmington, have
been drawn up and will be forward
ed to Raleigh at once for a charter
for the concern, which proposes to
construct airships. The stockhold
ers will be Fred A. Bissenger, David
Palmgren, and a number of Wil
mington business men. Mr. Palm
gren is the inventor of an aeroplane
which he thinks is a decided im
provement over any of the machines
heretofore invented,. He has con
structed a model and it is said to
meet every requirement It is the
purpose of the company to begin at
once the construction of a machine,
and it is given out that Mr. Palm
gren expects to make his first flight
on the day of President Taft's visit,
November 9. The Inventor claims
that his machine is lighter and will
have heavier carrying capacity.
FOUR CRIMINAL ASSAULTS.
Three White Men and One Negro
Confined in Cartersville Jail on
Serious . Charges A Lynching Bee
Feared.
Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 22. With
the placing in jail here today of Wil
liam Golden, a white man, 52 years
of age, on the charge of criminal as
sault, Bartow County Jail now houses
four men accused of this heinous
crime and but one of these is a ne
gror Not before in the history of
the State has such a condition exist
ed and an attempt at wholesale
lynching would not be surprising.
Extraordinary precautions, however,
have been taken by the officers to
protect the prisoners and the sheriff
professes to have the situation well
in hand.
Golden is charged with criminally
assaulting Miss Annie Gentry, a feeble-minded
young white woman near
Taylorsville on July 22. The details
of the crime as told by Miss Gentry
and corroborated in part by her sis
ter, are revolting in the extreme.
As Taylorsville was also the scene
of the more recent assault upon Miss
Elrod, for which John and R. J.
Worthington, white, are being held
in the jail here, the authorities are
apprehensive lest a mob of consider
able numbers be organized in that
section with a view to storming the
jail and putting to death the quartet
of alleged rapists.
Howard Stokely, a negro, is the
fourth man held on this serious
charge. He is charged with assault
ing a 7-year-old negro girL
Should Explain their Conduct.
Durham Herald.
The Democrats are accusing the
Republicans of not acting In good
faith without taking the trouble to
explain much of their own conduct.
ROOSEVELT KILLS A IIITPO.
Kills the Bract at the Moment II
Was Charging An Escape from
Lions Party Without V ter.
Ex President Theodore tevelt
and h!s party are having tv . .eal
port on their hunting expedft n'n
Africa. The following letter wr.
by a correspondent at S'iItul
Africa, has Just reached this country;
"Theodore Roosevelt and his party
had not been expected to reach Salgl
Sal before the 20th instant, but hav
ing had success greater than they an
ticipated in the Sotlk and Guiso
Nyiro country, they decided to come
to the lake and try for hippopotami
with Captain Attenborough. R. N.,
retired, owner of the Saigi-Sal farm.
The last few days on the way to
Saigl-Sal the party had to make long
marches over practically waterless
country, and once when they reached
a water hole they had been making
for, they found It was absolutely dry.
Therefore, the party had to go Into
camp without mater. It was found
here also that the food supplies had
almost given out, and Europeans snd
natives alike had to go on half
rations.
The party reached the farm on the
morning of July 12. but found that
Commander Attenborough had gone
over to Naivasha for supplies. Mr.
Roosevelt, however, was not disturb
ed by this, and the scientists were
soon busy with their guns collecting
birds and mammals.
The camp was pitched on the lake
shore, wich Is densely fringed with
papyrus, thorn trees and brush. The
camp was very sandy and dusty.
On the 14th the corespondent rode
25 miles on a bicycle to the camp and
was warmly greeted by the scientists
and Mr. Tarleton. Mr. Roosevelt and
Kermlt were out In a launch shoot
ing hippo with Commander Atten
borough, H. W. Attenborough, his
brother, and Mr. Cunlnghame, and
did not return until sunset.
Kills Large Hippopotamus.
The following day Mr. Roosevelt,
Kermlt, the Attenboroughs, Mr.
Cunlnghame and the correspondent
went out in the launch after hippo.
We had the extreme good fortune of
witnessing a very sportive hunt. Mr.
Roosevelt made fine shots and bag
ged a very large hippo in a most
Bportsman-like manner, shooting it
from a small and frail rowing boat
at close quarters at the moment the
beast was charging.
As the day was drawing to a
close we returned to camp and every
one was loud In their pralae of Mr.
Roosevelt's fine shooting.
The scientists have bagged some
fine mammals, monkeys and birds,
and Kermlt Roosevelt also has se
cured his hippo. Saigi-Sal has, con
sequently proved a very successful
camping place. -'.-XT
Mr. Tarleton rode into Naivasha
by moonlight a few nights later and
was followed for some miles by five
lions. The route around the lake is
infested with lions, and there is
every chance of the party having
some sport when they come In. The
correspondent was chased In at
night by three Hons on the same
road recently.
Mr. Tarleton has gone down to
Nairobi to arrange for the expedi
tion's "safari" out to Kenia and
Nyerie. The party will leave Nai
robi August IS and expects to be
away six weeks. They will use some
fifty donkeys as transports In addi
tion to the 200 porters. They hope
to get a few elephants at Kenla.
Kentucky Authorities Land f 1,000, -
OOO In Counterfeit Money.
Louisville, Ky., Aug., 19 Dreams
of wealth centered in a brass bound
trunk containing a million dollars In
counterfeit Mexican pesas were shat
tered for John and Marion Roberts.
brothers, here today, when Deputy
United States , Marshal William
Blaydes arrested John Roberts In
Shelby County with the money In
his possession.
Since Roberts' arrest this morning
there has been unraveled in the cus
tom house of Louisville and in Cen
tral Police Station a remarkable tale
of attempted financial buccaneering.
rivaling some of the boldest exploits
in the making of spurious currency.
John Roberts, sitting in the office
of the Secret Service Bureau here to
day, coolly said that he would plead
guilty at the October term of the
Federal Court and seemed resigned
to spending a majority of his years
in the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
He had only wanted to get rich, he
said.
It was through Marlon Roberts
that the counterfeiters were appre
hended and their plan to defraud
Mexico of $1,000,000 exposed.
Make Immune From Cholera.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 20. That
hogs inoculated with a serum dis
covered by Dr. M- Dorsett, a govern
ment specialist, are Immune from
cholera has been demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the United States
government officers who have been
conducting a test at the Kansas City
stock yards.'
Law Not Enforced.
Lexington Dispatch (Democratic).
If Governor Kltchin's anti-trust
hill is such a good thing, "how
come" it necessary 'for an Indepen
dent manufacturer to bring suit in
the courts for protection against the
octopus? Surely if there are any
teeth in the bill they are false ones.
RIOT ATjPjTTSDuHG
Two Officers and Three
Striken Killed in a Sun
day Riot
00PS FIRE OH STIt
HE
Women Sympathisers Urged Strikers
to Storm Gate of Pressed Steel Car
Compaaj's Plant, aad as a IWvalt
Five are Dead aad Score or More
are Seriously Injured The State
Troops Opened Ftre aad a niched
Battle Followfd -fiheriff Calls for
Volunteers.
Pittsburg. Aug. 22. One State
trooper and one deputy sheriff aad
three foreigners were shot and kill
ed tonight In a wild riot at the Press
ed Steel Car plant in SchoenTiMe.
whose employes are now on strike.
At least a score of persons were
seriously wounded, ten fatally. The
rietlng followed a day of qulst aad
broke without warning.
During the early stages of the
rioting women were conspicuous.
Some of them were armed, others
effectively used clubs and stones.
These women, all foreigners. Insane
with rage, were mainly responsible
for Inciting the men to extreme
measures.
Pittsburg, Aug. 23. Three col
umns of smoke floated latlly from
the shlmneys of the Pressed Steel
Car Company's plant In SchoenTllle
tonight.
Tonight the striking men realized
for the first time that their Jobs were
no more, that tb ecompany could do
without them and that they no long
er were wanted within the big gates
of the car plant The women and
children of the strikers grasped the
sitaution as soon as the men, and the
dea of starvation and eviction with
winter coming on caused walls of an
guish In many a striker's cottage.
Forty State police are on their way
hree tonight to augment the company
of mounted constables now on duty
at the car plant.
FATAL FEUD IN MECKLENBURG.
Reese Hacks Killed and Several Oth
ers Wounded A Dead Dog Caus
ed the Fight.
Charlotte, N. C August 21. -la
one of the fiercest feud flgbU In the
history of Mecklenburg County, at
Huntersvllle, last night. Reece
Hucks, a prominent young farmer of
Croft, was killed; Lester Hucks, a
brother; Charles Cox, and Ollreath
and Batte Davis, neighbors and
farmers, were cut and shot, and sev
eral others were slightly wounded.
For a year there has been bad
blodd between the Hucks brothers
and the Coxes, growing out of the
shooting of Davis' dog by Charles
Cox. Members and friends of both
families attended a farmers' Insti
tute at Huntersvllle, and Davis and
Charles Cox met In front of the post
office and renewed the trouble. Cox
was getting the better of the fight
when the Hucks brothers appeared.
The row then became general.
Ed Ccx is said to have done all
the shooting, putting three bullets
into Reece Hucks, who died half an
hour after being transferred to the
Charlotte Hospital; shooting Lester
Hucks in the back and his brother
Charles, by mistake, in the arm.
Knives were freely used and blood
flowed.
After receiving his death wound
Reece Hucks arose from the ground
and felled his assailant, Ed Cox, with
a chair.
Preacher Sentenced to Roads for
Abandoning Bis Wife.
High Point, Aug. 21. Quite a stir
was created In the Recorder's Court
this morning when Rev. Mr. Tucker,
a preacher holding the faith ot the
Santiflcatlonlsts, was arraigned on
the charge of abandoning his wife
and family. At the Instance of bis
wife a warrant was issued against
him several days' ago and he was ar
rested in Asheboro yesterday while
holding a revival. Parties Interest
ed sought to effect a compromise,
but the wife would be satisfied with
nothing less than $4 per week, and
the preacher, having no coin what
ever In his possession, refused to
enter into such an agreement. Con
sequently he was tried and convict
ed and given three months on the
roads of Guilford County.
Seven West Point Cadets Expelled
for Hazing.
West Point. N. T.. Aug. 1. For
being Involved in the haxlng of Ro
lando Sutton, a brother of Lieuten
ant James N. Sutton, Jr., United
States Marine Corps, whose death
at Annapolis two years ago has just
been investigated, seven West Point
cadets were dismissed from the
United States Military Academy to
day by direction ot President Taft.
Tea, We Knew It,
Durham Herald.
The last legislature did not Intend
to put the American Tobacco Com
pany or any other trust out of busi
ness, and right well you fellows
know It.
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