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VOL 9
Governor Glenn Turns
His Attention
Subject Fr
After Victory Over Rail
roads On Passenger
Rate Litigation, Gover
nor Turns his Guns on
Unfair Freight Charges
Writes Letter to Traffic
Managers of Roads to
Meet Corporation Com
mission in •Conference.
Commissions Move.
Raleigh. N. C., July 30. —With a
feather in his cap for compelling, at
least for the present, the observance
of the 2 1-4 cents passenger rate by
the railroads, pending an adjudication!
as to the constitutionality of the act,
Governor Glenn turns his attention to
the freight rate abuses by he railroads,
and today issued to traffic managers
of the Southern. Atlantic Coast Line,
Seaboard Air Line, and other principal
roads, a letter in which he recited the
fact that the last legislature set apart
$4.000, more if necessary, to be used
in the litigation, if necessary, in com
pelling the readjustment of rates, so
there can be no a case that
shipments can be maae through North
Carolina points to Virginia cities at
rates far less than the rates granted
North Carolina cities.
He asks for a conference of the
traffic managers with the North Caro
lina corporation commission and
himself and proposes to name a date
for such conference as soon as the
traffic managers are heard from.
Commission's Move.
In connection with the issuance of
a letter by Governor Glenn to railroad
traffic managers for conference to do
away with the "Virginia Gateway"
discrimination against North Carolina
towns comes the announcement of the
corporation commission that it has
served notice on the traffic managers
of the Western railroad to appear
on August 9 in the matter of this
discrimination against Winston- Salem
ami Durham, Carolina terminals or
that road.
The commission has boon working
for" some time on this situatino and
believes it has gotten a key to the sit
uation in Durham and Winston cases
and if succeeds eliminating this dis
crimination the correction of discrimi
nations by other roads will necessarily
follow very soon.
RECEIVER FOR BIG CONCERN.
One of the Largest Contracting Firms
in Country in Financial Straits.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 30.—The
firm of Edward Gilbert & Co., one ot
the largest building and contracting
concerns in the country, with head
quarters in Norfolk, Va., has been
placed in the hands of a receiver by
the common pleas court.
President Wyeth believed the avail
able assets and profits it will make
if allowed to carry out the present
contracts would meet the obligations.
The receiver will continue the busi
ness without interruption.
Stockholders to Meet.
Statesville, N. C., July 30.—The
stockholders of the Turner Mills Co.
will meet to organize on the after
noon of August 1, at which time di
rectors will be chosen and oiher busi
ness transacted.
Man Scalded to Death.
Washington, D. C., July 30. —A dis
patch received from the navy depart
ment from the commander of the gun
boat Wilmington, at Shanghai, says
tiie boiler tube of the vessel burstt
"while the vessel was at Nanking. Three
men were scalded, one of whom, Fire
man Hind, subsequently died. Other
two were not seriously burned.
No Bail for Pettibone.
Boise, Idaho, July 30. —Formal ap
plication'was made and denied in the
district court to have George A. Petti
bone admitted to bail.
Court Convened.
Statesville, N. C., July 30.—Iredell
superior court convened yesterday
with Judge Justice presiding.
Palace cf Peace.
The Hague, July 30. —The foundation
stone of the Andrew Carnegie Palace
of Peace was laid this afternoon at
Zorgvaliet with considerable ceremony.
Leader of Strike Arrested.
Hibbing, Minn., July 30. —Petriella.
nn active leader of the strike in the
ore range was placed under attest
this morning on charge of carrying
concealed weapons and was confined
in Hibbing jail.
This Chicken Has Four
Legs And Four Wings
Statesville, N. C., July 30.—A chick
en hatched last week at the home ot
Lee Clark, colored, in Bethany town
ship, boasted four wings and four
b'gs. Extra legs on chickens are not
uncommon but a double portion of
wings and legs is a curiosity worth
while.
AND PRESS
Convict Escapes And
Is Recaptured
Durham, N. C., July 30. —Dick Hall,
a convict, made his escape yesterday
from the Person county road camp,
near Gates. The negro then went to
the house of W. T. Blackard, near
by, broke open the house, and stole
a suit of clothes, a breech-loading
gun and some cartridges. He then
proceeded to the home of William
Powell, a mile away from Mr. Black
ard, and while trying to steal Mr.
Powell's horse was caught by him.
The latter arrested him and carried
him back to a house belonging to
'Squire James T. Cates, situated near
the road camp. By some means the
negro got a chance and dashed out
of the house and into the corn field.
He then made good his escape. Tak
ing the gun with him that he stole
from Mr. Blackard.
Hall then went to the home of
Lundy Bowles, something like a
miles distance, and stole a very fine
horse and rode off. Telephones were
used in different directions through
out the county in an effort to catch
him. In the meanwhile the report
came that the negro had passed Mt.
Tirzah. riding Mr. Bowles' horse and
carrying Mr. Blaekard's gun. He.was
headed toward Durham and it is sup
posed that this city was his destina
tion. To the convicts disappointment
Mr. H. L. Carver, of Rougemont,
learned of the affair and went across
to Red Mountain and succeeded in
capturing the negro with the horse
and gun without trouble. He was
carried back to the camp this morn
ing.
Thirty PersonsJfCilled
In Hot Engagement
Athens, July 30. —There has been a
pitched battle between the Turkish
troops and a small band of Greek
insurgents who had entrenched them
selves in a house in the outskirts of
Seres, European Turkey. The band
was completely wiped out. but 3D
men were killed before the soldiers
succeeded in capturing the miniature
fortress.
During the fighting the Bashi-Ba
souks pillaged over 100 houses and
burned a number of Greek buildings
in Seres..
First Suit Against
D. & S. Railroad
Durham, N. C., July 30. —The Dur
ham & Southern Railway which runs
from this city to Duke, N. C., has been
in operation almost one year, and
during this period had less wrecks and
damage suit then possibly any other
road of its length in the United States.
The first suit filed against the compa
ny was a small civil matter yesterday
in a magistrate's court and was dispos
ed of in a short time. The amount
of this action was Sll. The railroad
says the negro sued for some unknown
cause, that it was entirely unneces
sary and that they had never refused
to pay the money. The annual report
of this company is being prepared and
will be at an early date ready for pub
lication. The Durham & Southern are
doing a most remarkable business for
a road of so young a life, practically
ull the goods shipped by the American
Tobacco Company for northern mar
kets being sent via this line as far
as possible and then transferred.
NEGRO MUST HANG.
Sentenced to Pay for Crime With His
Life.
Norfolk, Va., July 30. —William
Mcintosh, a negro convicted with
Tom Lassiter, alsc* a negro, of a
murderous tour across Berkley ward
last April, when several persons
were assaulted and C. W. Parks was
killed, will be hanged Sept. Gth, sen
tence having been pronounced by
Judge Hanckel.
At the same time the court ad
judged Lassiter to be suffering from
"stupurous insanity" and suspending
sentence in this case. He ordered
that Lassiter be committed to the
central state asylum at Petersburg,
Va., until he recovers or dies.
Plants May be Suspended.
Charleston, S. C., July 30. —The
meeting of the North Carolina Pine
Association, of which the South Caro
lina lumbermen are members, may de
cide at the approaching meeting to
shut down for 30 days to reduce the
output and advance the price of lum
ber.
In this case thousands of employes
in and about Charleston will be thrown
out of work.
The lumbermen will not discuss the
matter, save to say that nothing will
be done until the association consid
ers the proposition.
Illuminating Engineers.
Boston, Mass., July 30.—The first
annual convention of the Illuminating
Enginerring Society of America began
in Boston today with an attendance
representing all sections of the coun
try. The program of the meeting
covers two days and provides for the
discussion of a wide range of subjects
relating to the lighting of streets and
buildings. > ,
VES O'ER THE OLD NORTH STATE! *
EIIEH ill NOT
GO mm STAGE
New York, July 30. —Harry K. Thaw,
in a signed statement made to the
Associated Press at the Tombs, denied
the statement that his wife, Evelyn,
would return to the stage, as was re
ported. He said:
"This story, like many others, is ab
solutely false, and has been started, 1
believe, for one of two reasons, eith
er to give false impression of my
wife's character and steadfastness,
with cowardly intent of injuring us all,
or simpl yto fill space."
Body of Clarence Gist
Is Being Exhumed
Union, S. C.. July 30—Affirming the
belief that Clarence Gist, grandson of
former Governor Gist, of this state,
who was instantly killed at Carlisle,
"this county, the night of May 23d,
supposedly by a negro, was shot in
stead of accidentally by some one else,
attorneys for the negro defendant have
secured an order from the court for
the body to be exhumed and an autop
sy performed.
This .will be done today to locate the
direction of the ball, but the physic
ians are sworn to secrecy till next
Monday. Intense intetrest centers
around the case.
Miss Fiske to Visit South
New York, July 30. —Harrison Gray
Fiske has announced that early in
October Mis. Fiske will visit the
cities and towns of the Southern
States, appearing in "Hedda Cabler,"
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and
"Leah Kleschna."
LIGHTNING HIT STEAMBOAT.
Lifting Mast Smashed and a Number
of Persons Stunned.
Elizabeth City, N. C., July 30. —The
steamer Hertford, which plies be
tween Edenton and I.lurfreesboro,
was struck by lightning during a
heavy squall. The steamer was tied
up at Holly's wharf, on the Chowan
river when the bolt struck, demolish
ing her lifting mast and stunning sev
eral of the crew and passengers —
none, however, was injured further
than a general shake-up.
Babies and Children Pay Fare.
Winston-Salem, N. C., July 30. —
Ever since the new rate law went
into effect the Norfolk and Western
Railway, which put the new rate into
effect without litigation, has been
charging fares for babies and children
and some think the Southern will
adopt this plan also. The new rate
law, it is said, does not prohibit this
charging, of fares for children and
according to a railroad man it is
nothing but right that children should
pay as they take up as much room
and make much more noise on the
train than do grown folks.
Evelyn Will Ctudy Music.
New York, July 30. —Evdlyn Nesbit
Thaw, in an authoritative interview to
the Associated Press, also denied she
was going to retifrn to the stage. She
says she will revote her energies to
the study of music. She said she
started taking but her physician said
she had some slight affection of her
vocal cords.
Red Men's Treasurer Dead.
Madison, Ind., July 30.—John Zueck,
chairman of the finance committee of
the national order of Red Men, died
here yesterday.
Gov # Re-appoints Directors
Raleigh, N. C., July 30.—Governor
Glenn has reappointed members of
the board of directors for the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad Company
for the .ensuing year. There were
no changes made.
HICKORY, N. OTTHURSDAY AUGUST t, "1907, .
KINCS MOUNTAIN
TAKES LONG STEP
IN ADVANCE
King's Mountain, N. C., July 30. —
The town of King's Mountain took a
long step forward last Saturday when
a good majority of her progressive, en
terprising citizens voted a bond issue
of $50,000.00 for electric lights, street
improvements and water worke.
The official count stands 140 for and
56 against the bond issue, while 4y
registered voters failed to exercise
[their right of franchise at the polls.
We can add the 49 to the 56 voting
against and we have, as a final result
140 for antf 105 against issue.
While it is true that a little less
than 3-sths of the registered voters
'supported the boxj-1 issue at-the polls,
yet these 3-sths represent probably
more
town consisting of real estate, bank
and cotton mill stocks, sundry manu
facturing and other industrial enter
prises.
Our town is neither dead nor asleep,
but wide awake and full of life, keep
ing a lively pifee with our sister towns.
Situated, as we are, on a high pla
teau, with an abundant- supply of
pure water, with unsurpassed natural
drainage, and blessed with a salubri
ous and exceedingly healthful cli
mate; in full view of beautiful Crow
der's and King's Mountains and his
toric battle field, where our forefath
ers won a glorious victory, how could
our people fail to do their part for
the upbuilding and advancement of
our town and county.
Finally, surrounded with such bene
ficient natural advantages and thor
oughly imbued with the spirit of lib
erty and progress, surely we are not
destined to be" behind the times.
Negro Killed by Posse.
Manchester, Pa., July 30. —George
Thomas, a negro, shot his wife Sun
day, and then fled. He was traced to
a barn near here last night by a pos
se.
Thomas refused to surrender and
several shots were exchanged.
Today Thomas was found dead in
a haymow with a bullet hole in his
temple. It has not yet been determin
ed whether he shot himself or was
killed by a bonnet fired by one of the
posse.
Corporations
In Th
Government biles Petition
Against Long List of
Corporations and Indi
viduals, Engaged in
Powder Trade,
Washington, D. C., July 30. —The
governement toda yfiled in the United
States circuit court for the district
of Delaware, atsWilm;ng;on, Del., a
petition against E. I. Dupont, De-
Nemours & Co., the E. I. Dupont De-
Nemours Power Co. (of New Jersey)
and 24 other corporations and 17 in
dividuals connected with the 26 cor
porations which are made defendants
in the petition.
T\e petition relates that all of the
defendants are engaged in interstate
trade and commerce in gun powder
and other high explosives and are
violating the act commonly known as
the Sherman anti-trust act.
It seeks to prevent and restrain the
unlawful existing of agreements, con
tracts, combinations and conspiracies
in restraint of such trade and com
merce, to prevent and restrain at
tempts on the part of the defendants
to monopolize such trade and com
merce and to dissolve the existing
monopolies therein.
Carrie Denounced The
Raleigh Dispensary
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Raleigh, N. C., July 30.—Adjutant
General T. R. Robertson Issues a
special order No. 57 to the effect that
| preparatory for the selection of a
team to represent the state at the
national shoot %it Camp ' Perry, Ohio,
commanding officers of the Second
and Third Regiments will each de
j tail one man froift their respective
companies to engage in target prac-
I tice with the first infantry on the
state range at Camp Glenn for five
days, commencing August 9th and go
from there to the Jamestown Expo
sition encampment August 13 for
three days' duty.
Another order just issued by the
adjutant general in compliance with
the national military rule that there
must be at least two drills each
month by the companies composing,
the North Carolina National Guard
and that at least CG 2-3 per cent of
the membership must participate.
Records of these drills must, be in
corporated in the annual reports of
the companies.
A new corporation is chartered for
Raleigh, The King-Marsh Co., to do
a general wholesale and retail gro
cery business. The capital is $12,000.
R. W. King and Geo. Marsh are the
principal incorporators.
Big crowds followed Mrs. Carry
A. Nation to the Raleigh dispensary.
She started from the Yarbrough about
3:30 and stopped in at the Miller and
Lewis pool rooms, these she de
nounced as hell holes and breeders
of idlers and worthless men. What
she pronounced indecent pictures on
the. walls were scathingly denounced.
At the dispensary the manager ac
corded every courtesy, although Car
rie abused him roundly, declaring she
would be ashamed to manage such
a vile place, even though it was
estblished by the "so-called Christian
people of the city." She spoke for
about 15 minutes against whiskey and
tobacco and appealed for prohibition
to take the place of the dispensary
just as early as possible.
A heavy rain prevented the talk
she was to have made at Pullen Park
at 4 o'clock. However, she was on
hand there at night and gave a char
acteristic harangue.
Boy who Shot Brothers
And Sisters May be Insane
Versailles, July 30.—The examin
ing magistrate, before whom the
Huntington case has been brought,
decided that Henry Huntington, who
Sunday night shot and wounded his
two sisters and two brothers at the
bedside of his dying father, should
be examined as to his acquity.
PROFITED BY ELKS' VISIT.
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Trunk Line Association Cleared $7,-
SCO by Extending Tickets.
Philadelphia. Pa., July 30.— There
appears to be at least one institution
that has profited by the visit of the
Elks to this city, the Trunk Lines'
Association. Under the rates provided
by the railroads for the convention,
which were open to all, the fare from
points east of the Ohio river and re
turn was a single fare plus one dol
lar. Upon the payment of one dollar
at the stamping office of the associa
tion this city the time limit on these
tickets was extended to July 31, and
jfullv 7,500 persons availed themselves
of the period of extension by paying
their dollar, which meant a revenue of
$7,500 to the association.
Negro Charged With Intimidating.
Durham, N. C.. July 30.—Walter
Hobbs, colored, on the charge of in
timidating a witness was given a pre
liminary hearing in the mayor's court
vesterday morning and sent to higher
court under a 81,000 bond. The de
fendant had been held on numerous
charges for selling whiskey and made
an effort to bribe the prosecuting wit
ness to leave town. Tn default, of tho
bail he ws*s sent to jail to await a fur
ther hearing.
Police Have C
Net Over City in Effort
To Discover Strangle!
GOVERNOR GLENN
TO BE ENTERTAINED
Richmond,, Va., July 30. —Governor
Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts, ac
companied by members of his staff,
who will visit the Jamestown exposi
tion on August 13th, Massachusetts
Day, will not come by Richmond, as he
had originally planned. Hotel quar
ters have been reserved her by direc
tion of Governor Guild, but the order
has been cancelled.
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina,
with his staff and a distinguished par
ty of officials and citizens, will go to
Jamestown on August 15th, North Car
olina Day, and while the two execu
tives are there Governor Swanson will
give a joint reception in their honor.
This will take place on the night of
August 14th, in the Virginia building.
Govoernor Swanson's staff will partici
pate in the festivities, and will re
main at the exposition for three days.
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Great Celebration at
Jamestown Exposition
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., July 30.—Adlai E.
Stevenson, former vice president of
the United States. Congressman
KeiCer, of Ohio and others were the
central figures at the celebration at
Jamestown of the 288 th anniversary
of the convening of the first House of
Burgesses of Virginia at Jamestown
Island.
Simultaneously with the celebration
the Norfolk Branch of the Virginia
Society for the preservation of Virgin
ia Antiquities unveiled, dedicated and
presented to the Virginia Society a
monument erected in commemoration
of the members of the first House of
Burgesses.
Commission Decides That
Rates Are Excessive
By Asociated Press.
Washington, D. C., July 30. —In a
decision rendered by the interstate
commerce commission, in the case of
the Riverside Mills, of Augusta, Ga.,
aguingt the Southern and others, it
was held that the defendants rates on
cotton waste from Augusta to New
York of 41 cents per 100 pounds or the
same as their rate on cotton goods,
was excessive and that no higher rate
than 35 cents per luO pounds should
be exacted for the transportation of
cotton waste, by sea and rail from Au
gusta to New York.
Negro Buried
By Cave-in
George Williams, Em -
ployed in Grading on
The Southern Entomb
ed by Sudden Precepita
tion of a High Bank.
Charlotte News, July 30th.
George Williams, employed in grad
ing on the Southern, near the Nf rtt.
Graham street crossing was entombed
this r.fiernoon auout one o'clock by
the gulden falling-in cf a huge em
bankment. Nearly an hour was re
quired in recovering the body.
A large force of hands is employed
in the grading work and several nnr
rowly escaped the same fate which
helell Williams. By a happy fortune,
all managed to escape the heavy io*xd
of t-arth which fell without warning.
The wet condition of the high em
bankments is supposed to have been
the cause of the precipitation. Wil
liams was 30 years of age and lived in
Camden. S. C.
BLAMES RAILROADS FOR FIRE.
Owner of Burned Factory Sues for
SIOO,OOO Damages.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 30. —On the
ground that the Pennsylvania Rail
the burning of the plant at Holmes
burg, the Hitchner Wall Paper Com
pany has begun suit in the United
States circuit court to recover SIOO,OOO
damages. According to the statement
of claim filed an engine in passing the
establishment emitted from its smoke
stack a shower of sparks which fell
upon the roof of the building, setting
it on fire. The plaintiff avers that the
defendant company failed to pro
vide for its engine safeguards against
the escape of hot cinders and sparks,
and that it did not employ skilled and
efficient engineers and firemen to con
trol the fires in the engines, so that
the sparks would not .be thrown from
the smokestack.
- More Armenians Arrested.
New York, July 30. —Following the
searching examination of Father Mar
togessian, several other Armenians
were taken into custody by the police
and held as witnesses.
In a statement issued through its
executive committee in America, the
Armenian Bunchakist party disclaims
all connection with the assassination
cS Tavshanjian. j
THE BEST JOB PRINTING OP .
ALU KINDS AT THIS OFFICE.
Bodies ol Two Women
Found in Last 12 hours.
Police Mystified. Marks
of Stangler on Their
Throats.
Print of Thumb and Fore-
Finger Visible on One.
Other Had Been Chok'
ed to Death With
Nectie.
New York, July 30. —The bodies of
two women with marks of the strang
ler on their throats have been found
within the last 12 hours and the
police have cast a drag net over the
city to catch the slayer.
One woman was found dead in the
Areaway on East Nineth street.
The mark of a thumb and fore
finger were visible on her throat.
iHer face and neck were smeared
with blood.
The body of the other victim was
found in a Twenty-Second street
boarding house.
A necktie had been knotted tightly
around her throat and she had been
dead several hours. The blood ves
sels in her neck were broken and
the woman's clothing drenched in
blood.
Commercial Law League
Detroit, Mich., July 30. —The large
assembly room of the Cadillac Hotel
was filled this morning at the open
ing of the annual convention of the
Commercial Law League of America,
an organization which, as its name
implies, is composed of attorneys
who make a specialty of commercial
business. The roll call developed the
fact that nearly every state and terri
tory was represented, together with
most of the provinces of Canada.
Mayor Thompson and President
Wilkinson, of the Detroit Asso
ciation, delivered addresses of wel
come and responses were made by
Ernest T. Florence, of New Orleans,
E. C. Ferguson, of Chicago, and A. H.
McMwsters of Montreal.
The remainder of the opening ses
sion was occupied with the annual
reports of the officers and committees,
dealing with the work of the league
during the past year and with legisla
tive and other matters in which the
league members are especially inter
ested.
The afternoon and evening have
been set aside for entertainment of
the delegates and their ladies, no
business session being held.
Commercial History of N. C.
Greensboro, N. C., July 30. —At a*
meeting here Saturday night of the
board of directors of the North Caro
lina Travelers' Protective Associa
tion, it was decided to have published
an illustrated volume to be known as
the Commercial History of North Car
olina. The book will be handsomely
bound and finely illustrated, and will
contain a full and accurate write-up
of all the important towns of the
state together with useful data and
historical matter connected with the
state's growth, especially its com
mercial importance and constantly
increasing development. The book
will be ready for distribution by May,
190S, and will, it is hoped have an
important bearing on securing the
national convention for some North
Carolina city for 1909. Mr. T. E.
Harvey, of New York, who has had
much experience in this line of work,
was made editor of the proposed pub
lication, and was elected as chairman
of the history committee of the North
Carolina division of the T. P. A. Mr.
Harvey will at once enter upon his
duties, and will open an office here
1 for the work on next Wednesday. A
similar work to the volume proposed
for this state was prepared by Mr.
Harvey two years ago for the state-of
Virginia, and the book attracted much
favorable comment, and was widely
mentioned in the press.
Ticket Agents Skips.
Salisbury, N. C., July 30. —At Nor
wood West & Wells' circus was rob
bed of all the cash in sight by the
ticket seller, who fled to the woods.
He made his way to Whitney, where
he boarded a train in his effort to es
cape, but was arrested at New Lon
don, 15 miles from Salisbury, by
Sheriff Moore, of Stanly county, who
carried his prisoner to Albemarle
for trial. The name of the robber
and the amount of money taken
could not be learned.
A girl of 1G pretends to know a lot
more about men than a moman of 30
will admit she knows. ,
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Miss Root to Marry
Lieutenant Grant
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By Aesociated Press.
Washington, July 30.—Announce
ment was made of the engagement of
Miss Edits Root, daughter of secretary
of statp. to Lieut. Ulysses S. Grant,
I. 1. 1., U. S. A.