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General hunon Has
Five Hundred Men Said
To Be Emtombed In
Mine By Explosion
oops To
Scene Of Trouble
TE
Platoon Of Machine
Guns And live Com
panies of Troops Rush
ed to Go Id field, Scene of
Mining Trouble.
Mine Operators Ask Pre
sidcnthor Troops-Held
Long Session But Gave
Out Nothing Strength
OJ Troops.
1'. Associated Press.
Washington, D. C. Dec. G. Gen.
:';;nston has ordered five companies
ruin Fort . McDowell and four com
i.:ir.ios with a machine gun platoon
nvtu Monterey, all of the 22nd in
i';:;;try to proceed to Goldfield, scene
i wining troubles. The total
vi'iiph of the troops, probably
v.1';i not exceed 250 men.
Troops Left Today.
. n Srancisco, Cal., Dec. 6. Gen
r:::s; 'ii verified the statement that
V:.- U leral troops will leave Monte
: v and San Francisco today for
(".''ifield.
A
iii
special
Fort
train will take troops
McDowell to Goldfield,
.'ill:
this morning.
In all nearly
put in the
a platoon of
regiment will bi
';.!!. accompanied by
,K!'-:nne guns.
The general will not accompany
lie troops and the name of the offi-
- ; who will command the expedi
:i n was not disclosed.
The troops will go fully equipped
:;. ! provisions for a stay of unccr
:'n duration.
.Southern Pacific officials are au
Ij iity for the statement that only
:,; men in all will comprise the
ccir.MKind. The trains will have the
'.-! of way over everything on
i::r'.:s and will be rushed to Gold-
!.'; as speedily as possible.
Mine Operators Meet.
frohlfield, Nev., Dec. 6. In view of
'' admission of the mine operators
:i.!t they applied to the president
v orders holding troops in readi
i ?s to come to Goldfield, there is
widespread divergence of opinion.
Vw people can be made to believe
h;-.t such action would be taken
. r the head of the sheriff, who
ivs he has not been consulted.
He denies that he is unable to
iTiTrol the situation and adds that
i1' has not been approached. Several
n'ir.irics directed to the government
iskiug on what grounds he asked
t troops remain unanswered. It
s accepted that the publication of
;i war department was premature
:;: ! that the operators oniy wished
' ;a rid of the preliminaries be
f the critical time came for open
i:, cr the mines with non-union labor-
'!'!!( mine operators yesterday held
ng session but said they had
'.-l.Ui'i to give out for publication
! ;" :::.! deploring the fact that the
i'S'l-'iicat ion for troops had gained
h wide publicity.
Froi'i messages received hare dur
ing the last 21 hours., it is evident
'!";! ihe outside world thinks all the
: i -:tixo!5 from Goldfield are censor-
' uu that correspondents arc prc-
- i.u in i.) giving the facts on the
.'';h ion. Owing to the sensational
r- !.!: officers are swamped with
: ts to take care of valuable
: : in the event of rioting or
: Mi-re has not been an arrest
!!' common drunkeness for a
Many Burglaries In
Nev York City
A:-:.r:"!ate.'l Press,
''v.- Voi-l-:, I;.:-o. (',. That more burg-
- nd robberies have occurred in
" Vf.-rk 'luring the last sixty days
! ! i'.ny other like period in the
:"iy of Hie city is the" statement
;;;' iits of half a dozen burglary
'ii'MK v companies.
; is ; !so said that burglaries and
'': Ties have steadily increased for
''a I war:;. Last year, it is esUmat
' ' he loss in the city from theft
'wt (l to $ir,,S00,000, while the loss
fires was only ?f) ,800,000.
PLOT AGAINST EMPEROR.
narchist Plot Life of Emperor Jo--"P'n
Aliened to Have Been Dis
covered. y Associated Press.
i;a'l:.p.st, Dec. 6. The Nap, a
'v.-xnaper of this city, publishes a
' !:-a:ional story to the effect that
;i -ir.hi.st plot upon the lives of
ror Francis Joseph and Arch
Francis Ferdinand, heir to the
" r has been discovered.
Think There is No Plot.
Vi una. Dec. G. The officials dis
; Yu the report of a plot against the
laj.eror.
'mh. Sarah F. Torrence, who has
!""'" '"'viag with her caughter and son--Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. McBryde at
- North College, has moved to 501
'" 'li College street to the house re
"ailv occupied by Mrs. T. L. Ritch.
-ad Mrs. A. M. McBryde will board
; ,!!' -Mrs. Tononce.
Reward Offered For
Capture of Murderer
Special to The News.
Mt. Airy, X. C, Dec. G. 'Mr. Thomas
Woodruff e, of the North Carolina Gran
ite Corporation, left yesterday morn
ing on a business trip connected with
the quarries.
Quite a gocd-sized town has been
built up at the Mount Airy Granite
quarries during the past year or two.
Many handsome dwellings have been
erected and others are now going up.
One splendid boarding house, just com
pleted, n,dds much to the appearances
out at the quarries. This house is ele
gantly fitted up and is handsomely rur
nished. The writer spent some time
there yesterday and learned that the
work had not shut down and that there
was no talk of shutting down. One firm
in ix distant city wants from G to S
carloads of granite daily and that indi
caes lots of work for somebody.
The Mount Airy Overall factory re
sumed operations this week after a
temporary shut-aown for repairs.
School Committeeman E. H. Wrenn
has finished taking the school census
and finds 1,494 children of school age
m Mount Airy, lie also ascertained
the number of inhabitants by actual
count to be 5,102. This shows an
increase of about 1,000 since the last
census was taken. Verily, Mount Airy
is growing!
This scribe, with the help of your
most excellent journal, has endeavor
ed to keep Mount Airy and her prog
ress before the world. It remains to
be seen whether these people appre
ciate good things. Guess some feel
the benefits and are willing to admit
it.
Your correspondent is glad Surry
county commissioners have offered a
reward for the murderess of Robert
Snow, the colored man who was killed
in cold blood Wednesday of last week
Mrs. Lizzie Hazard, of High Point,
is in the city visiting her mother, Mrs.
Edith Creasy.
The merchants here have been busy
this week. Lots of trade is coming to
this place now. People are getting in
their Christmas supplies.
The tobacco growers arc still get
ting top prices for tobacco, and the
beauty is, still they come! The far
mers know very well that this market
is never behind when it comes to good
prices
Miss Alga Cody, of Charlotte, is
visiting her parents near this city.
W. F. Carter, Esq., it attending a
meeting of Concord Presbytery at
Statesville this week.
Mrs. Henry Wright died at her home
in this city yesterday. The funeral
services will be held today from the
residence.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Bank Failea
Fort Pitt National Bank
Closed By Order of The
Comptroller of The
T reasury Ihe Notice
Posted.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. G The Fort
Pitt National Bank, of this city,
failed to open for business this
morning.
A notice appeared on the door as
follows: "Closed by order of the
comptroller of the treasury, John B.
Cunningham, examiner."
Prof. Emory Criticises
Sec. Cortelyou's Conduct
By Associated Press.
'Now Haven, Conn., Dec. G. Prof.
Emery, of the department of eco
nomics at Yale, an authority on po
litical science, in a lecture last night
severely criticised the recent policy
of Secretary Cortelyou, in his rela
tion to the financial panic.
He pointed that the so-called in
dependent treasury system has com
pletely broken down.
Established in 1846 to divorce the
government entirely from the banks
it has resulted in a situation which
makes the government a more im
portant factor in the banking world
than it ever could have been under
the old system, or than is the case
in any other country.
Meeting of College Y. M. C. A.
Albany, Ore., Dec. 6 Albany College
is entertaining for three days the
eighth -annual convention of the Young
ixi'r. rrT-ioHari A penr-iations of the
iV-LV1A vy ' ' . . - - .
colleges of Oregon and Idaho. Many
enthusiastic delegates were present.
the formal opening of the gathering
today. The program provides for ad
dresses by a number of prominent as
sociation workers.
Harry S. New Was
Elected Chairman
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 6. Harry
S. New, of Indiana, was elected
chairman of the republican national
committee, to succeed George B. Cor
telyou, resigned.
SyWk J3S?SfejrS North Car y0v -ii DrX yfe
Conference
At New Bern
Special to The News.
New Bern, N. C, Dec. 6. The third
days' session opened with religious ser
vices by R. A. Willis.
The proceedings of yesterday were
read and approved.
Rev. P. L. Kirton was granted loca
tion at his own request.
A telegram of fraternal greeting was
received from the Baptist conven
tion. Dr. Coola, of Nashville; Dr. Porter,
of the American Bible Society were in -
troduced to the convention. I
W. T. Uzry, A. W. Price, L. P. How
ard, E. B. Craven, W. F. Galloway, J.
M. Daniels, L. B. Jones, W. O. Jones, J.
A. Sharp, J. ivi. Wright and B. P. Robin
son were received into full connec
tion. . Bishop Galloway delivered" a splen
did charge to them.
Gen. Julian S. Carr and Chas. H. Ire
land addressed the Conference on the
Laymen's Movement.
Dr. Yates took the chair.
Reports of committees on conference
relations and Bible course made re
ports. Professor Gilbert, of Paine College,
was introduced and addressed the con
ference. A collection was taken.
Pleasures of Meeting Make Some
Fornet.
There is nothing in the Methodist
family, that is equal to the annual
conference, -for pleasure, the seeing
and the being seen, and the greeting
never get all th way round, let it be
one or two weeks long. As scon as
the body adjourns, and long before it
meets the men and the women gather
about the rooms of the church and talk
and talk and talk. At times some one
has to go after them, when wanted in
the business of the session, or to stop
lUD 7"""7. !
comes througn a thin partition. Twice;
during this session some good ladies
on the meeting of the good friends of
long ago, so far forget, where they j
were, that in greeting the friends and !
the talk following, stopped the busi
ness so that the presiding officer had
to rap for order. But that was simply
the outburst of glad hearts, and was
not meant in disrespect. And all so
understood it, even if the ladies felt
the rebuke of the gavel, as it fell in
earnest on the table.
Cannot Read Too Much.
When the young men were coming
in, and being advanced from one
year's course up to a higher one, it
developed that some cf them had not
completed the course, or gone before
the committee, and Bishop Galloway
took the time to insist that it was ne
cessary for the young men to read, and
read much. When one had not finish
ed, the presiding officer wanted to
know, in a kindly way, what was in
the way of work, it is easy, if a little
time, often spent in talking, and chew
ing and smoking and spitting, is put
in on the work." Read if you would
grow mentally.
Judge Neal Wants the Layman to
Make Good.
The resolution introduced here, by
Judge Walter H. Neal asking the con-
terence to go on record against the
preachers having to respond to so
many collection, and putting the lay
man in the breach, was well meant,
but Bishop Galloway said that the part
about the preachers not responding to
calls for need, was not according to
the scriptures. He was right, and it
would not doat all for the privilege of
not helping the distressed brother.
When the collection was taken for Mr.
Brothers, and the men were pouring
the money on the table, Old Uncle An
drew Betts started, as he Walked to
the table, the old song: "Help us to
help each other, Lord" and the crowd
took it up. That was all the proof
one needs of the love of such men
for eachother.
' Judge Neal and others will do well
to get the layman to do his. part, but
do not say these men cannot help an
afflicted fellow laborer.
In the assembly room of the Co
lonial Club "Tennyson's Portraits of
Women," presented by the D. A.'R.
With Baptists
At Wilmington
Many Important Matters
Considered at Big Con
vention Now in Session
Pull Report of The
Work Done.
Special to The News.
Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 6. Doubt
less the most interesting of any day i
during the Baptist State Convention j
, ,
lomy.
The meeting opened at 9:30 this
morning with devotional exercises. The1
remainder of the day was taken up on!
matters pertaining to ministerial edu
cation, state missions, foreign missions,
denominational ' schools and temper
ance. Tonight Wake Forest College will
be the matter before the convention.
Sixty associations of the state are
represented at the convention and over
500 delegates and ministers are here.
! Special to The News;
Wilmington, Dec. 6. The Baptist
State Convention of North Carolina as
sembled in the First Baptist Church
of this city, at 7:30 o'clock Wednes
day night, and opened with the sing
ing of "How Firm a Foundation."
Rev D. G. Lumpkin, of Scotland
Neck, read from the second chapter
of Acts and Dr. Craig, of Rocky Mount,
led in prayer for the Holy Spirit to
descend upon the convention.
Thus was inaugurated the session
of what promises to be one of the
most sucessful conventions yet held
by the grelit religious denomination in
the state.
The convention sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, of
Hickory, one of the state evangelists
and an eloquent and forceful speaker
nr lnnme,, t1lQ ,.
ur. naie welcomed the messengers
and guests, stating that plenty of
homes were secured for them, and
more, if neccessary.
Yesterday's Proceedings.
Yesterday was a very busy day with
the Baptists. Three sessions, were
held and a great amount of business
was transacted.
After devotional exercises yesterday
morning, President Jones named the
standing committees. Following this
the report on education was read,
which showed, among other things,
that there are 73 students at Wake For
est College preparing for the minis
try. Sunday Schools.
Rev. Livingston Johnson's report of
the board of missions and Sunday
schools was next read. It showed that
during the past 2,372 members have
been admitted to the church by the
Baptists, and 1,345 by letter through
the work of state missions. The re
port also showed that $55,088 has been
raised by the missionaries in the state;
$35,654 has been raised for foreign mis
sions, and $1S,279.92 for home mis
sions. The Orphanage.
On yesterday Rev M. L. Kesler, of
the Thomasville Orphanage, "delivered
an address on the work being done by
the orphanage, showing a big increase
in the work of this institution. The
report showed that 365 children are
being cared for. A new infirmary is in
course of erection. Baptist women of
the state have raised $300 for this
building.
The Seminary.
Rev. J. R. Sample, of Jhe Louisville
Seminary, addressed the convention on
the work being done at the seminary.
There are 2S students in the seminary
from North Carolina. A subscription 1
cf $760 was made to aid twenty of
these in finishing their course. Eight
of these young men, and four women
in the training school, are preparing
to go as foreign missionaries.
The report .from the directors of the
Biblical Recorder, requesting the ap
pointment of seven- members of the
convention to co-operate with the di
rectors in the election of an editor and
in the editorial management of the
paper, provoked considerable discus-
j sion. The recommendation was finally
amended, providing that none of the
members of the convention be appoint-
ed by the stockholders, and the phrase
"To co-operate in the editorial man
agemcnt" was striken out. President
Jones appointed a committee to nomi
nate the committees requested.
The report on Sunday school work
took up the greater part of the after
noon session, the report showing that
North Carolina leads all the southern
states in the southern Baptist conven
tion with 1,466 Sunday schools and
119,600 scholars.
Regret over the retirement of Field
Secretary Hight C. Moore from this
state, was expressed.
Baptist University For Women.
The Baptist University for Women
at Raleigh came in for special atten
tion at last night's session. There are
90 students in the university, accord-
ing to the rePrt-
Home missions were considered next
and an address was delivered by Rev.
J. F. Love, D. D., secretary of the
home mission board of the southern
Baptist convention. Rev. C. F. Con-
rad read the report of the state con
vention's home mission board, which.
was adopted. ,
Before adjourning last .night a com
mittee was . named to constitute the
committee to co-operate with the direc
tors of the Biblical ' Recorder in the
election of an editor. The committee
is as follows: W. C. Dowd,;F. P. Hob
good, J. E. Massee, J. T. Alderman,
William Lunsford, C. A. Jenkins and
C. J. Thompson.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the re
port on temperance is to be submitted.
All members of the convention have
been especially urged to be present at
the consideration of this report.
WILL PROBABLY NOT
REACH ALL JAIL CASES
Superior Court Makes Slow Progress in
Disposings of the Large Docket and
May End Defore Finishing the Busi-
necs.
Unless the superior court makes bet
ter progress than it did this morning,
the term will end before all the jail
cases have been tried. Beginning -with
this morning there were 22 prisoners
still in jail awaiting trial, and it is
hardly possible that all of these cases
can be reached before tomorrow night
when the term comes to an end.
The cases disposed of today were as
follows :
Jim Edwards, charged with retailing,
was made to pay a fine of $10 and the
costs, and to give bond to appear at
the next term of court to show that he
had been obeying the law. This was
a case in which a negro was sent by
a white man to get him some whiskey.
Judge" Ferguson, after passing sen
tence, warned the negro that when a
white man got him to break the law,
that he was liable to get into trouble.
Lawson Murphy, a negro boy, was
sentenced to the roads for ten months
for the larceny cf a suit of clothes
from the Central Hotel some time ago.
Bob Fisher was found guilty of lar
ceny. LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.
The News Offers Its Columns to the
Children of Charlotte.
For several years it has been the
custom of The News' to print letters
to Santa Claus from its hosts of
little friends.
Christmas is' fast approaching and
old Santa Claus wishes to know
what the children want. He asks
The News to say to them that he
will be glad to receive their letters
I through The News beginning at once.
All he asks is that the letters be
written plainly, that they be brief,
and that the children do not ask for
too much. So send all letters to
Santa Claus care The News, Char
lotte, N. C.
Death of Mr. E. L. McElwee.
Particularly sad is the death of Mr.
E. R. MsElwee at a jColumbia. S. C,
hospital yesterday after an operation I was found guilty on two charges, that
for appendicitis. Mrs. McElwee died of assault and being drunk and disor
(.PTPral months aen and a habv of 10 , derly. He was fined $15 in the first
months is left an orphan. Mr. McEl
wee formerly resided here, being asso-
ciated in the insurance business with
Mr. Samuel Miller.
GOVERNOR ON THE GO.
Rturns From Raleigh and Leaves for
Goldsboro to Confer With ex-Governor
Aycock. J
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 6. Governor
Glenn returned this morning from
Washington, and left this afternoon for
Goldsboro to confer with ex-Governor
Aycock, of the counsel forvthe state in
the railroad rate litigation, relative to
the status of the state's interest in the
light of the ruling of the state supreme
court, arresting judgment of the $30,-
000 fine imposed on the southern by
Judge Long.
He will make no statement as to the
conference at Washington with Presi
dent Finley and Col. A. B. Andrews. -
The governor will speak at LaGrange
tonight, Kenahsville Saturday and Sun
day., returning to Raleigh Monday.
r , .. : su s
A CHANGE IN WHITNEY
PLANT.
Five New Directors for Big Yadkin De
velopment Enterprise.
An important change has taken place
in the Whitney Power Company. As a
result of the panic Mr. Geo. I. Whitney,
of Pittsburg, head of the banking
house of Whitney, Stephenson & Co.,
was pushed hard and had to retire from
the management of the great power de
velopment at the Narrows of the Yad
kin. The five Whitney director who
retire are J. B. Finley, C. S. Ritchie,
J. B. McClelland, A. W. Herron and F.
L. Stephenson. They are succeeded
by G. L. Stout, L. G. Young,- W. D. Sar
gent, , J. S. Henderson and A. O.
Brown.
Mr. Henderson is the well-known Sal
isbury lawyer and ex-congressman.
The work of developing the Yadkin
will in no wise be affected.
Stewart Ashburn.
Special to The News.
Mount Airy, N. C, Dec. 6. Mr.
Hubert Ashburn, of Ararat, N. C,
was married at the home of the
bride in this city on Wednesday
night, the 4th inst., to Miss Dora
Stewart, R. A. Jarvis, Esq., perform
ing the ceremony. The couple will
probably make Mount Airy their
home, as the groom holds a position
in this city.
AT SEA AS TO NAMING
3RD. WARD ALDERMAN
A Special Meeting of theBoard Will
Be Held On Monday Night for This
Purpose, and to Make Final Settle
' ment of Abbatoir Matter.
A special meeting of the board of
aldermen has been called for Monday
night for the purpose of naming an
alderman from the Third ward to suc
ceed Mr. C. A. Williams, who has re
signed. At the regular meeting of the board
Monday night, the other aldermen
from that ward announced that they
did not have a name to present, and
the matter went over, but Mayor
Franklin is very anxious ior this va
cancy to be filled before he names sev
eral committees which are now incom
plete, and hence he called this meet
ing to name a member from this ward.
Capt. William Anderson has been
urged to accept the position, but so
far he has not consented, and as the
matter stands today Aldermen Shelor
and Smith from the Third are at sea
as to whom they will present.
These gentlemen would be glad to
have the citizens of the Third ward
express in some way their preference
of men whom they would like to have
serve them on the board.
Another matter which will come up
at this special meeting is the location
of the abbatoir, or city slaughter
house. The committee which has this
matter in hand yill hold a meeting
on Monday morning, and a definite
report will be presented to the board.
There is opposition to the establish
ment of this abbatoir, as it is thought
by some that it is a scheme to put
out of business some parties wh.o have
i been conducting a plant of this char
acter, but on the other hand, the sub
committee which has investigated the
matter says that the present conditions
of butchering the meats, which are us
ed in the city, are awful.
I One gentleman on that committee
said that since his investigation, that
he had not allowed any meat used in
his home which he knew to be from
these places. - ,
This matter will be settled one way
or the other on Monday night, and a
location will be selected.
Perfected Organization.
By Associated Press. ,
Washington, D. C, Dec. 6. The
National Council of Commerce, cre
ated at the conference of the chamb
ers of commerce and boards of trade
in the office of the secretary' of com
merce and labor ' yesterday, perfect
ed its organization today, and ad
journed sine die.
Wife Beater Fined.
In the police court this morning J.
S. Henderson, the nesro who was .ar
rested last night for bearing his wife,
case and $10 in the other.
Solon Webb, a 'negro porter, was
found guilty of disorderly conduct at
the Southern depot, and fined.
Disastrous Explosion is
Reported In Two Big
Coal Mines at Monon
gah, West Va., Dead
Bodies Taken Out.
Many of The 500 Miners
Entombed Thought To
Have Been Killed All
Is Confusion at Scene of
The Disaster,
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 6. A terriffic
and disastrous explosion occurred in
mines Nos. 6 and 8 of the. Consolida
tion Coal Company of Monogah, West
Virginia.
A long distance telephone message
to the Associated Press says that ., the
bodies of three miners have been re
covered near the mouth of Mine No. 6.
Superintendent of the Mines John
Malone says that there are at least
500 men entombed.
. Mine No. 6 is located on the e-st
side of the Monongahela river, and
Mine No 8 on the west side.
How the explosion occurred simul
taneously in both cannot be explained
at this time.
All is confusion at the scene of the
disaster and definite inrormation is
very meagre. .
The explosion was heard for a dis
tance of eight miles.
It is believed that a majority . of
the entombed men were killed.
Heard Eight Miles.
Fairmont, W. Va., Dec. 6. An explo
sion is reported at Mines Nos. 6 and
8 of the Fairmont Coal Company, at
Monogah.
It is said to have been a dust ex
plosion, and it is feared .that the acci
dent is a serious one.
The concussion was heard for eight
miles.
Worst Disaster in History.
It is feared the accident will turn
out to be the worst in the history
of mining in this country.
Supt. Malone telephones that faOO
men were in the mine at the time
and the miners do not think any
could 'escape alive.
The fans were started at noon to
clear out the foul air and rescuers
may be expected to reach men this
afternoon.
The very earth seemed to be ren
at the moment of the shock.
Some idea of the force of the
explosion may be gained from the
fact that props from mine were
not only blown out of the entry, but
were hurled by the force of it clear
across the west fork of the Monon
gahela river.
Wires are down which is the rea
son for the details, of the explosion
being unobtainable.
It is said rescuers will reach
the imprisoned men by 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Several men were practically blown
out of the mine, No. 6, through the
air hole.
Their escape was miraculous.
The best estimate is that 400 men
are in the mines.
Will Sue 4C's And
Southern For $25,000
Mr. W. R. Gentry will institute
suit jointly against the Charlotte
Consolidated Construction Company
and the Southern Railway for dam
ages alleged to have been received
at the East Trade street crossing
several months ago. Through his
attorneys, Messrs. Cameron Morri
son and Paul Whitlock,. Mr. Gentry
will ask. for $25,000.
The accident occurred last Sep
tember, the tenth. Mr. Gentry, who
was in the employ of the Southern,
was standing on the top of a box car
and as the train passed East Trade
street he claims that the 4C's Com
pany's trolly wire struck him, throw
ing him down on the car, though he
did not fall to the ground. Pi -ice
the accident Mr. Gentry has lost
the use of one eye.
The summons will probably be
served tomorrow or at an early date
and it is thought that the trial will
be called at the next term of su
perior court.
Small Kansas City
Bank Re-Opened
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Dec. G. One of the
three small banks in the suburbs of
Kansas City, affiliated with the Nation
al Bank of Commerce, that closed yes
terday, the First State Bank of Argen
tine, Kansas, r-opened this morning.
The bank has deposits of a quarter of
a million dollars.
Sues Bank For $10.
In 'Squire Hilton's court this after
noon, the Merchants " and Farmers
Bank was sued for $10 by Mr. C. F.
Lemmond. It was alleged by the plain-
tiff that he had fixed the adding ma-
chine belong to the defendant, and that
payment was refused. The case will
, be tried this afternoon. y