T7
The National .Canh
of Goldsborou
Offers to depositors every me
cotnmodatlon sate bank
ing will warrant.
QEO. A. NORWOOD, JR. Prt
O. C. KORNEQAY, Cashier n
Tho national Dank
of Goldbsero
Wants your business and Will
be glttd to talk or cor
respond with you.
QEO. A. NORWOOD, JR.,Pret.
M. J. ctEtT, Vice-f rest.
WEEKLY
'This Arqus o'er the people's rights
Doth an eternal vigil keep;
No soothing strains, of , Mala'a,' son
Can lull
ita hundi eye3a ' j i
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GOLDSBORO, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 1, 1909.
NO. 44
VOL. XXIV
b- .
GOLDSBORO SECURES
NEXT
Funeral Directors And Em
balmers Association
Decide to Meet Here.
fllU 3, 4 5,
Br. Carl E. Stanley Secures For This
Uty Next State Convention
low In Session In Greens
boro. Goldsboro secures the next annual
convention erf the Funeral Directors
and Embalmers of North Carolina.
This was the news that came over the
wire this morning, and every citizen
of our city will not only welcome the
COdVEflTIOf
AND 6 1910
news, but will also extend to this as- structed, and from that beginning the
sociation next year one of the most nre department of simians has devel
royal welcomes ever received here. oped. The "horses" with this depart-
The North Carolina Funeral Direc- ment are dogs. Every one of the anl
tors and Embalmers. Association is fnals knows his business perfectly,
in session in Greensboro this week, and the presentation of the fire in the
and by an unanimous vote Wednesday Hotel deMonk is a feature that brings
the members decided to come to the an unstinted outburst of applause
Gem City of the State in 1910, the from the children that visit the show,
next annual meeting to be held here The Gentry Brothers' shows will
May 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1910. There will give two performances in this city,
be lectures on embalming, funeral on Tuesday, May 4. In the morning
etiquette, and outlines on the general their street parade of glint and color
upbuilding of the association. will traverse the main thoroughfares.
Goldsboro is represented at the The prices for this date only are
Dresent session by Mr. Carl E. Stan-
ley, who was the representative of the
North Carolina Association at the con-
ventlon of the National Funeral Direc
tors Association at Jamestown in
1907. He is the youngest and at the
same time among the best qualified
directors in the State, and we are
proud that he has been able to secure
for Goldsboro the next convention.
Another of our "townsmen attend
ing the convention is Mr. J. W. Stan-
ley, who represents the Cincinnati
Coffin Company, and also secretary
and manager of the Scientific Chemi-
cal Company, and traveling salesman
for the Southeast for the former com-
pany.
The principal social feature of the
twentieth annual meeting of the
North Carolina Funeral Directors and
Embalmers' Association was a ban-
quet given at Hotel Guilford last night
by the Huntley-Stockton-IIill Compa-
ny, complimentary to the association.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for this event, which promises
to be quite enjoyable.
The annual address of the presi
dent was read at yesterday after
session, the address being very
noon s
erratifviner to the members.
'This morning's session opened at
9:30 o'clock in the K. of P. hall with
the invocation bv Rev. T. J. Osburn.
This was followed by reports of the
different committees and an address
by Col. T. L. Christian, of Richmond,
Va., and a lecture by Dr. C. A. Ren
ouard. This morning's session ad
journed to meet at 2:30 this afternoon
for practical demonstrations by Dr.
Renouard at Huntley-Stoekton-Hill
Company's store. On account of the
practical demonstrations the street to consider the petition for the par
car ride by Mr. E. Poole and the Wil- don of Maj. W. H. Martin, who was
son Undertaking Company, the trip
including a visito to White Oak and
Lindley Park and the J. Van Lindley
Nhirsprlps was not accented.
Officers for the ensuing year were
chosen, as follows: President, E. G.
Flannigan, of Greenville; first" vice
president, Wr Nicholson, of States
ville; second vice-president, D. H.
Rove, of Weldon; third vice-president,
Mrs. J. V. Brown, of Asheville;
secretary and treasurer, F. P. Brown;
delegates to the National Funeral Pi
which
rectors' Association meeting,
will be held at Portland, Ore., Sep-
tember next, H. W. Simpson, New
Bern: D. H. Rowe. of Weldon. and T.
W. Summerset, of Salisbury.
The attendance at the meeting is
the largest in the history of the asso-
elation, - there being about eighty-five
members present.
Judge Soon to Be Appointed.
Washington, D. C, April 28. Attor
ney-General Wickersham made the
statement today that the President is
about ready to appoint a judge in
Eastern Carolina, and that he is only
awaiting a conference with Postmas -
ter-General Hitchcock and National
Committeeman Duncan before making
known his decision.
Ex-Governor of Vermont Dies.
Brattleboro, Vt., April 28. Freder
ir.ir Hnihrnnk fnrmfir governor of Ver
mnnt the nfriest. fit-Eovernor ' in the
miinin anH nne of the' last of .the
Civil War executives, died at his home
here tonight,
of as.
He was ninety-six yean
THE ONLY DOG AND MONKEY
FIEE DEPARTMENT IN WORLD
Will Be Seen Here Next Tuesday With
Gentry Bros.' Big Shows.
The only dog and monkey. fire de
partment in the world is coming to
Goldsboro Tuesday, May 4, when the
Gentry Brothers shows, with their
world of trained animals, will be in
this city. Monkeys are natural mim
ics, and it was through this trait that
the monkey fire department with the
Gentry shows was organized.
Around the winter quarters of the
shows there is a fire department. At
any hour of the day or night trainers
are liable to be turned out of bed by
an alarm of fire. It matters not
whether "the alarm is merely a test or
a real fire, the men have to go through
with their drill.
At one of these drills Archie, the
biggest monkey with the Gentry
shows, got out of his cage. It was at
a time when no one had a chance to
catch him. The monkey, however,
needed no restraining hand. In the
practice drill he fell into line with
his trainers. One of them saw him
tugging at a line of bose.
That one trick destined Archie to be
a fire fighter. He was taught the fire
drill.
Other monkeys were also in-
reduced to 25 and 35 cents.
FAMOUS METHODIST QUARTET
SING HERE THURSDAY NIGHT
Will Sing a Number of Selections in
St.. Paul Church Next
Week.
Rev. J. H. Frizelle, pastor of St.
John Methodist Church, of this city;
Rev. Charles E. Vale, of Wilmington;
Rev A j parker, of Punn, and Mr.
R M Phillips, of Carthage, N. C,
composing the famous quartet of the
Methodist Conference of North Caro-
lina have pranged to sing in St. Paul
Methodist Church, next Thursday
night, May 6.
Thig famoug quartet will go to the
Seattie Exposition in July, when the
National Epworth league convention
wiH be neld in that clt
Taft Praises Spanish War Vets.
Washington, p. C, April 28. Any
possible doubt as to President Taft's
attitude towards the veterans of the
Spanish-American war was removed
today in a letter written to Comman
der Rausch, of the Department of the
District of Columbia, United Spanish
wr veterans. ie expresses tne ut
raost ?ood win and highest apprecia
tion of the work Performed by that
body of men in the late conflict with
Spain.
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY
TOLD.
The Council of State will meet in
the executive office Monday morning
sentenced to ten years' imprisonment
for embezzling funds from the State
He has served nearly eight years of
his sentence,
It is with pleasure that North Caro
lina sees that Mrs. E. C. Gregory,
daughter of United States Senator Lee
S. Overman, has been elected one of
the vice-presidents-general of the!01 uein& ine assailant oi .lvirs. uomns,
Daughters of the American Revolu -
paid her in the vote by which she Was
elected, this being a lead of a hundred
votes over any other candidate. The
Daughters of' the American Revolu-
tion have done honor to themselves
by the election of Mrs. E. C. Gregory
and felicitations are due them for
their admirable choice
ARRIVED AT COLON.
Secretary Dickinson and Party Reach
Their Destination.
Colon, April 28. The United States
I dispatch boat Mayflower, with Secre-
tary of War Pickinson on board, ar
rived here today from Jamaica. Mr.
1 Pickinson was greeted by Lieutenant-
I Colonel Goethals and other canal offi
cials. He will make an examination
of the canal construction work.
Tho anviiiarv mw ProirU v,o,o
landed eight hundred men here who
- will be transferred to the auxiliary
- cruiser RufTaln at. Panama.
' ,
I Tile "Rest Line" Porch RoclfArs
earth, strong and durable. Call and
see them. Andrews Waddell Fund'
tare Co.
SNOW HILL ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Sheriff Warren and Mr. F. P. Eason
went to Goldsboro Friday, where they
took two demented colored men, one
of them violently so, to the Eastern
Hospital.
Adjuster Macon, of the North Caro
lina Home Insurance Company,- was
in Greene this week to adjust the loss
recently sustained by Mr. Fred L.
Carr, of Castoria.
Rt. Rev. Robert Strange, Bishop of
the Diocese of East Carolina, will
preach at the morning service in
Snow Hill on next Sunday, May 2.
Everybody' cordially invited.
The members of the Christian
Church, who live in Snow Hill, are en
deavoring to make arrangements
whereby they may enjoy a regular
monthly service at Snow Hill.
Letters of Incorporation have been
issued to the Pixon-Hicks Company.
This company is now occupying the
most southerly store of ' the Dail
Block and will engage in the hard
ware business.
The commencement exercises of
Hookerton Collegiate Institute have
been in progress this -week. The an
nual address was delivered at 11
o'clock today (Wednesday) by Prof.
Aldridge, of Durham. The exercises
close tonight. This" has been one of
the best years in the history of this
splendid school.
Sunday afternoon while at play the
little three-year-old son, Willie, of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Caraway, was
kicked and seriously hurt by a mule.
The mule's hoof struck him just above
the right eye, cutting a deep gash,
but not breaking the -bone. The mule
in some way had got loose where the
children, all Bmall, were at play.
Nothing was known of the kick until
the little fellow went into the house
with the blood streaming down his
face.
MRS. E. P. THOMAS DEAD.
Mother of the Congressman of This
District Falls en Sleep.
The many friends of Hon. C. R,
Thomas, pemoeratie congressman of
this district, win sympathize sincere
ly wl,th him in the death of his ven
erable mother, which is announced in
the papers today as follpws:
Shelby, N. C., Aprij. 28. Mrs. Emily
Thomas, aged 79, died this after
noon at the manse. She was fhe
mother of Congressman C. R. Thomas.
Reverends Jphn Stanley Thomas,
Garysyille, La.-F. p. Thomas, Bruns
wick, Ga. ; pr. H. B. Thomas, Burgaw,
N. C, and Rev. James Thomas, of
Shelby, N. C.
The deceased was the widow of
Hon. Charlps R. Thomas, former mem
ber of Congress from New Bern. The
funeral will he at New Bern Friday,
conducted by Pr. J. N. H. Summerell,
pastor of the FirBt Presbyterian
Church.
VV7HEN HE IEARXFD THE GAME.
Ex-Alderman Confesses to Gambling
T . . ..
Losses of Quarter Million.
New York, April 29. In the hear-
ng of the case against Thomas Plun-
iiett, charged with conducting a gam-
bling establishment, former Alderman
fames Falk, of East New York, testi -
fied today that he had lost nearly a
luarter of a million dollars gambling
in the past two years, although he had
lost only $5,000 in Plunkett's place.
When asked how he became a gam-
bier, he burst out crying and said he forty-two hours, nor anything like Nelson's refusal to do so, the militia
learned to gamble when he became an that time. A scientist who experi-knan, it is charge, stabbed him with a
alderman.
George Washington Released.
George Washington, colored, who
was arrested in Tarboro on suspicion
1 in KaleiSn nas heen released, as Mrs.
Jollins states there is no mistake, but
I that lt was Washington Whitaker, of
I TarDOro- "
Alter Lions 'today.
Mnimhi ' Ri-ttiah TTwt Africa a
28. The members of the Roosevelt
I party will start tomorrow from the
ranch of Sir Alfred Pease on their
first hunting exDedition after lions.
The remainder nf the T?0lt amIJ
was moved this morning from Kapiti
I plains to the Pease ranch.
DIED AT SEA.
And Found a Grave Within Its Depths,
Where He Shall Lie Unknown. '
New York, April 28. When
ocean liner Majestic arrived here
day it was learned that Dr. Anthony
I jannarius, famous tnrougnout juurope
I . .j ,
m llterarT circles, wno was en route
J to--this country to deliver a series of
i lectures ax Syracuse . university - on
Greek subjects, had died at sea Mon
on
day
He was buried at sea.
Advertise In the ARQUS,
RAPID GROWTH OF
ODD FELLOWSHIP
Passing of The Ninetieth An
niversary of This Fra
ternal Organization.
VIEWS OF A M
The Lodge Will Number 1,250,080
When The Order , Roands its
Centennial Tear.
In conversing on the passing of the
ninetieth anniversary of the Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows, one of the
order who is intense in his fealty and
conversant with its history talked
most interestingly on the subject to
this writer, and we quote him as fol
lows in some things he said:
"English Odd Fellowship," he said,
"known as the Manchester Unity, is
much older, but the American institu
tion has no connection with the par
ent order. All relations were severed
in the early days of the Independent
Order's history.
"The first lodge in this country was
started in Baltimore April 26, 1819. It
spread from the start and for years
past it has had uninterrupted growth.
Up to about ten years ago the Masons
outnumbered the Odd Fellows, but
now the latter is considerably ahead
in numerical strength. Both have
crossed the million mark in recent
years.
"W;hen I first joined the order the
lodge and encampment was more ex
pensive than it is now. Aprons as
well as collars were worn. We did
more parading in those days and
marched behind a brass band at every
funeral,
"We now have the Uniformed Pa
triarchs Militant for parade and es
cort duty and few organized bodies
make so fine a show.
"Those of us who are in the land
of the living ten years hence will see
a grand demonstration in celebration
of our centenary. The order will then
have attained 'a numerical strength'of
about 1,250,000."
SHAKESPEARE'S POISONS.
Not to Re Taken Seriously; the Bard
of Avon Was a Poet, Not a Chemist,
London Globe.
It is one of the penalties of Shakes-
peare s position as a great poet that
his words are taken seriously, A
learned doctor m a foreign scientific
review has been holding an iuqulsi-
Lluu 1ULo uie poisons uientioneu uy
He noints out that the "lulca
him
of cursed hebenon," which Claudius
is said to nave poured into tne .ear ol
,T , ., . . .
Hamlet s father, is incapable of pierc-
ing the tympanum of the ear, and,
therefore, could not have penetrated
the body and poisoned the blood as
the Ghost alleges. Again, the narcotic
1 which Friar Iaurence administers to
Juliet was probably either datura
stramonium or mandragora root. The
first is used by the convicts in New
Caledonia when they wish to rob their
companions, but its effects do not last
Imented on himself with mandraeora
found that intense sickness is caused
on waking, and this did not happen to
Juliet. As for the poison which was
given to Romeo, it was probably aco-
nite, or one. of those mixed poisons of
the norgias which seem to have been
composed of vegetable alkaloids and
ptomaine, since it "was so remarkably
rapid in its effects. But that is the
fault of too serious- people f they will
take everything seriously. Shakes
peare probably knew nothing at all of
i poisons or or narcotics, tie was a
poet and not a chemist, and might,
therefore, be allowed the usual poetic
"cenSe
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Murder and Suicide at Smith College
. Today. '
Northampton, Mass., April 29. Por
ter Smith, of Chicago, a student at
Partmouth College, shot Miss Helen
Ayer aiaruen, oi aomervme, a bmun
a . -i - ... ...
the! College student
on Smith College
to - 1 catn" ! hee.11tofa
He then killed himself.
Miss Marden is at the hospital and
. I it fa TAfiTtfwl cha wilt Ai
I" " ,
The girl had been engaged to Smith,
but had "broken the engagement.
MEBER
Our line of Matting, Window Shades
and Lace Curtains is complete with
j prices very low. Andrews &' Waddell
Furniture Co,
STATUE TO CONFEDERATE
SCOUT UNVEILED AT NASHVILLE
"Had I a Thousand Lives I Would
Lose Them AH Before I Would
Betray My Friends."
Nashville, Tenn., April 29. A statue
of Sam Davis, the noted Confederate
scout who gave up his life rather than
reveal the source of information he
had gained inside the Federal lines,
was unveiled here today with inter
esting ceremonies. The memorial oc
cupies a conspicuous site on Capitol
Hill and was erected with an appro
priation made by the Tennessee leg
islature. It consists of a bronze stat
ue of Davis, of heroic proportions,
surmounting a granite base. , The
statue was modelled by George Julian
Zolnay, the St. Louis sculptor.
Davis was captured in the Federal
lines at Pulaski, Tenn., November 22,
1863, with papers giving the field po
sitions of the Federal tropRS. He was
Uanged as a spy five days later by or
der of General Dodge.
"Had I a thousand lives, I would
lose them all before I would betray
any friends," were the words spoken
by Davis as he sat on the edge of his
coffin, condemned to be executed, af
:er General Dodge had offered him his
'horse, side arms and an escort to
;he Federal lines" if he would tell
who the traitor was from whom he
ibtained the papers found on him
when captured.
IX DIE IN ONE WEEK IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR AT RICHMOND
Result of Recent Crime in Powhatan,
Virginia.
Richmond, Va., April 29. Duriflfc
the week beginning tomorrow six ne
groes are to be put to death in the
electric chair at the state penitentiary
here. Five of them were sentenced to
be executed tomorrow, but three were
granted a respite of a few days be
cause the superintendent of the pris
on was afraid that some mishap might
occur if he attempted to put five men
to death in the same chair in one day.
Five of the" six condemned negroes
are the men who Instigated and car
ried out the crime in Powhatan coun
ty the night of February 12, when
Mrs. Mary E. Sklpwith and Walter G.
Johnson, her farm manager, were rob
bed, murdered and their bodies burn
ed in the home they occupied. More
than a dozen negroes were involved
in the crime. Five have been con
victed and the others are in jail
awaiting trial.
John and William Brown, father
and son, are to go to the chair tomor-
row mornine. Joe and Isham Tav- I
lor win follow nex Wednesday, and
two days later Lewis Jenkins will be J
put to death, as will also Howard
Toler, a negro who assaulted a small
negro girl in Pulaski.
Militiaman on Trial.
Paxton, 111., April 29. The case of
Joseph B. Klein, of Chicago, charged
with tho 17111111? of Rarl Nelson, was
rni fnr trial in the Circuit Court
1
here today. Tho case has attracted
much attention and the trl win De
. . . , , ,,,,
followed with interest. The killing of
Nelson took place when Klein, a mem-
ber of the First Infantry of the Illi-
nois National Guard, was on the way
to Springfield last summer with his
regiment, which had been summoned
to nut down the race riots in the capi-
tal city! Nelson, it is alleged, was
beating his way on the train that was
carrying the militiamen. Klein or-
dered him to leave the train and upon
I havnnet with fatal results.
Church Feud Case in Court.
Providence, R. I., April 29. Robert
Russell was arraigned for trial today
on a charge of murder in connection
with the death of Deacon Nelson Mor
gan of the Olney street colored Bap-
tist Church. Russell is alleged to
have shot the deacon while the latter
was standing on the church steps. The
affair was the culmination of a feud
which has existed between two fac
tions of the church for a long time.
THE PIPER'S PAY.
Delightful Play to Be Presented Sat
urday Night In Woman's Club.
"The Piper's Pay" is the title of the
delightful little play which will be
presented by the members of the
Woman's Club in their cluh rooms
next Saturday night. Mrs. Frank
Darbv Miss Weil. Miss O'Berry, Miss
iai uj i . . , '
Kirby Miss AyCock. Miss Towers, and
Miss Johnson are the ydung women
who make the cast. -
Of course it goes without saying
that the paly will be a great success
with such a cast of characters.
Admission will be fifty cents. Pon't
foreet the date. Saturday nieht.
-1 - ,'
ETery uge of The Argus Is interest
ing. No one page Is confined to local President has shown a desire at
I ttrwa, ,
SIMMONS FAVORS LUMBER DUTY.
He Delivers a Prepared Speech in
Favor of Tariff on Lumber.
Washington, D. C, April 28. Sena
tor Simmons, of North Carolina, dur
ing the discussion of the tariff meas
ure in the Senate today, said lumber
and its products represented the prin
cipal industry of twelve states, affect
ing more than 1,000 cities which were
largely dependent upon it. He op
posed the proposed reduction in the
iuty on lumber, principally, he said,
because labor constituted a larger ele
ment in the cost of producing lum
ber than in the cost of producing any
other manufactured product and, fur
ther, that lumber was a competitor
with some of the articles which added
to the cost of its production. "I sub
mit," he said, "that there can be no
;nore cruel repression of an industry
r.han by law adding 30 per cent, to
the cost of its production and then
forcing it into competition on the onei
hand with the foreign product which,
on account of the difference in labor
cost, stumpage cost and the cost of
transportation, can and, on the other
hand, forcing a competition with a
product of our own country, the price
of which has been enhanced 30 per
cent, by the protective tariff.
"How? do you square your advocacy
f a tariff on lumber with the declara
tion of the national Pemoeratie plat
form of 1908?" Mr. Pixon, of Montana,
inquired.
Mr. Simmons asserted that there
was no difficulty about that. That
platform, he maintained, declared for
a tariff for revenue, and he did not
believe the Dingley rate on lumber
was more than a revenue rate.
"Why single out this Industry for
discrimination and slaughter," he
said. Such action, he said, could not
be justified except upon grounds and
seasons of extreme necessity and
overwhelming urgency. But he did
not believe that such reasons existed.
In this connection, Mr, Simmons took
occasion to announce that he was not
a free-trader.
OF INTEREST TO BARACAS
AND PHILATHEAS IN THIS CITT
Annual Convention to Be Held in
Asheville in June rSpecial
Railroad Rates.
A letter of much interest to Baracas
and Philatheas in Goldsboro has been
received by members here. The let
ter Is as follows:
Raleigh, N. C, April 22, 1909.
Dear Baraca: Our next interna-
tional convention will be held in the
beautiful citv of Asheville. N. C. June
19 to 23, 1909.
As members of the transportation
j committee it devolves upon us to per-
I feet transportation arrangements for
delegates and
convention.
friends attending this
This is to advise that arrangements
have been .made with the officials of
the transportation companies for spe
cial rates from all parts of the State
P Asheville and return, as per the en
I 1 . 1 1 . . 1C f 1
cioseu scneauie. we are very ioriu
nate in getting a good rate, and we
have also been assured that if a suffi
cient number of tickets are sold a
special, or cars, will be put on, which
will reach Asheville in time for the
first session of the convention.
This promises to be the greatest
convention in the history of the Ba
raca movement, and will onen on the
night of the 19th of June. Therefore, Aras n,st "ashed throughout the coun
we want you to arrange to leave home try that the most Powerful politician
in . time to make the trip and we want
you to make the trip in the day, so
that you will get the benefit of the
scenery, which is some of the grand
est In the world, in the "Land of J,he
Sky." This is the most attractive
section we have ever visited, and as
I you will note above, a very interesting
program has been arranged.
I Please notify us at once just how
- 1 many, and give the names of each per
Son who is going. Do this at once
I an send in
additional names as they
decide.
Extending you a hearty invitation
I and assuring you of a pleasant trip,
- we are,
Yours for Baraca,
L. Wl ALDERMAN,
W. A. COOPER.
EDWIN W YATES.
The round trip fare from Goldsboro
will be $9.85.
No Fire.
The Florida Times-Union says
the ladies who wear stocKings are
kicking at the proposed tariff tax."
Now will the Times-Union please
I
tell us if it knows any, women who
do not wear stockings? Greensboro
Record. -
I And will the Record please tell
why it is especially interested in worn
len who do not wear stockings? Kai
eigh Evening Times.
May Turn in the fire alarm. Salisbury
- I Post..
Neither the President nor the Vice-
(baseball game to slug the umpire.
PROGRAMME FOR
PARK DAY MONDAY
Mr. Clarence E. Poe Will De
liver Address of Inter
est fo Southerners
LOVING GUP AS THE PRIZE
High School Girls Will Take Part
I i May Pole Dance Order
of Marco.
Monday, Park Day, will be fittingly
observed in Goldsboro. Mr. Clarence
E. Poe will deliver the address for
the occasion, taking as his theme a
subject of vital' interest to all South
erners. A feature of the occasion will bo
the May pole dance by girl students
of the High School.
A loving cup will be awarded to the
prize winner for the most beautifully
decorated vehicle.
The program in detail will be aa
follows:
1. Invocation Rev. J. Gilmer
Buskie.
2. Introduction of Speaker- Col. J.
3. Robinson.
3. Address Mr. Clarence E. Poe;
subject, "What Can We Do to Develop '
che South?"
4. Selection Band.
5. Exercises Members of High
School.
6. Awarding of Prizes.
t. oi'iticuon uana.
8. May Pole Dance.
Order of March.
Band. T .
Military Companies.
Fire Companies,
Mayor and Aldermen in carriages.
Speaker and Minister in carriage.
Judges in carriages.
Competing vehicles.
All will assemble at the Court
House promptly at 4 p. m. and exer
cises at the Park begin at 4:30.
Judges for competition prize Col.
J. E. Robinson, Geo. C. Royal, W. E.
Borden. . r'
Mounted Marshals Tom O'Berry,
chief; Herman Weil, W. J. Gibson,
Jack Smith, Hugh Thompson, Roy
Slaughter.
AMNESTY GRANTED.
lie
End, Let Us Hope, of the Goebel
Feud.
Governor Wfillson, of Kentucky, has
inally issued a pardon to his prede-
issor in ollice, former Governor Wil
liam" S. Taylor, who for nine years has
bet-n under indictment for alleeed
participation in a conspiracy to mur-
ier William Goebel, who was assassi
nated in Frankfort in January, 1900.
Thus closes one of the most impor-
ant cases in the history of the coun
try, and one around which the pas-
lions and prejudices of Kentucky have
revolved with varying bitterness ever
hilue tI at winter wtien the news
u KemucK naa met ms deatn-
1 auD l owers nas Deen at liberty
for sonle time- after the mest fight
ior me, ana tne most terriDie odeal
.at a man could pass through.
It was in considering the applica-
ion'for a pardon for Powers. that the
)reseiit governor of Kentucky had oc-
. ask n to go through all teh volumi
nous testimony in connection with
.hat famous case, and having review-
d it with conscientious fidelity, he
lmCS t0 the conclusion that Taylor
uu no guuty Knowledge whatever of
he conspiracy against ,Goebel,
The man who fired the shot will
lone be required to suffer for that
;rsat political traeedy. which haa
olortd the politics of Kentucky in
very campaign for the past nine
of late there seems to have been a
relaxation in any disposition to bring
these men to trial and Governor Will
son rightly felt that 'the time had
come for him to take action. He waa
all convinced from reading the testimony
that i ayior was not guilty, and he
felt that the latter should be recalled
irom his long exile in Indiana.
The general public has confidence
m the integrity of Governor Wlllson,
and while lapse of time should not
us impair the rigid administration of
- justice, it is believed that the present
- governor has acted conscientiously
and has done wisely in ending this
long-drawn feud.
The men who are fighting the in-
come tax are those who have gener-
a bus incomes. Senator' Aldrich would
' have to pay on $12,000,000.