Monroe Jou
VOL. 19. NJ.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1912.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
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WHERE H s . ARK VVt OFF.
I'tlrr . - .iy Exist in Chi
llo Hand Terror! llie
Co. .y Kev. Mr. StevrsM Tell
Tin Journal Headers About the
Carnage.
Rev. George P. Stevens of Mon
roe, a Presbyterian Missionary at
Hsuchoufu, China, writes The Jour
nal from that place under date of
January 2"th as follows:
We have been passing through
stirring times here In China. You
have no doubt read a great deal In
the papers about the revolution
thvt Is now going on over the whole
empire. The telegraph reports giv
accounts of the great events, so I
snail not attempt anything more
than to tell something about things
In our part of the country.
Reports of the hostilities In th
south and the west had been reach
ing us for sometime, but there was
no trouble at Hsuchoufu. So si
of the Chinese christians started with
me to Suchlen. ninety miles to the
southeast, en route for presbytery
When we were within two miles of
Suchlen, sailing calmly down the
canal, our boatman suddenly stop
ped, saying, "the revolution has ar-
rived". On looking out we saw all
the boats in the canal coming pell
tuell up the canal, meeting us and
making for a small side canal for
safety. One of these boatmen ha
yelied to our noble captain, so w
had to join the fleeing possession
They said the soldiers were coming
iand soon we heard the shooting. 1
did not believe that anytMng was
doMig tuUcli. so I tried the boat to
go in. It. vas nearly night and w
had been out In tin. wilds without
r.iudi to t-at for Iwj weeks, and w
just lacked a little bit of being thre
but no sir. he was afraid his boat
would be shot to pieces. Finally
two of the men got off with roe and
we started on foot Into town.
After going about a mile we came
to a village, and a whole crowd at
once gathered around us. The el
der of the village came up and lead
us to a temple not far away.
Buddhist priest was tn charge and
received us very kindly. The elder
then told us It would not do at all
for us to try to go Into the town
as there was robbing and burnln
and tho Kates would certainly be
closed. Neither would he let us go
back to the boat where our bedding
nnd food were, so we staid In the
temple that night. I slept In th
priest's bed, or rather his couch
with my clothes on, and very peace
fully, too. Next morning we rose
early and went Into Suchlen with
out any difficulty. There had been
fighting In the night but the sol
(tiers had gono by this time.
Dunnn my stay in Suchlen these
si me soldiers come back to attack
the place. Some of the leaders of
this robber band had made ar
r;in:;".ni'i'trf with the local soldiers
liislie the city to turn tho city over
to them on their arrival, but In the
meantime the city fathers promised
tho native soldiers more money than
they thought they would get by
plundering, or at least they agreed
to reward the soldiers In some way
So on tho arrival of tho force of rob
hers a stout defense was put up.
For nearly a week there wus con
slant fighting. It wns plainly visible
from our ho'.iso, and the bullets of
ten whizzed uncomfortably near, and
several nights the mlssioners slept
vith clothes on, ready to run at a
moment's notice, for no one knew
when the city would fall. The fall
meant plundering. all the houses of
those who had anything, just as the
same soldiers had done at Tslng
Klnnng a few weeks before. At tha
time several thousand of them hnd
broken camp and gone throngh the
city plundering stores and houses
everything worth taking. Whole
crowds of the poor people joined In
with them.
Nine of the Suchlen soldiers were
killed, but the robbers were repul
seJ. For days the city gates were
closed, save a small passage way
through one of them. Our work be
ing finished there, we wanted to get
away, hut tl.e country was full .of
robLers
Finally It was decided that we
should start, so a boat was hired,
and with a good wind, a good day's
Journey was ma do. The plan was
to go by land after a day's boat trip
but the country through which we
had to pass had an uprising of rob
bers, and we were warned not to
try the land. Rain, cold and wind
so that about ten miles was all that
was made In three days. On com
ing to the mouth of the small canal
which Is the short long way home,
we were met by a bevy of boats
rushing like mad from a robber band
two or three hundred strong armed
with splendid western rifles. This
according to their reports. Some
of the boats had been literally strip
ped of everything.
It was reported also that the
camp of soldiers in a town along
the way had fled and that the whole
section was in a lawless state. The
mayor had made tracks, as Is com
mon out here lu times of trouble
and left the town to the tender mer
cies of the lawless element. When
we heard this nothing was left for
us to do but to go on north by the
grand canal until we reached the
railroad. This we did reaching homo
after ten days. Usually It takes
three days by land.
On reaching Hsuchoufu we found
everybody on the tiptoe of excite
ment. The offlclils had noarly all
resigned. People from the country
were pouring Into the' city for pro
tection, bringing loads of all kinds
of produce for safe keeping.
The air was full of rumors. The
robbers were coming. The revolu
tionaries were coming. The Sunday
before a report was spread that a
wealthy family here had secreted
valuables in the missionary com
pound and a day was set to come
and rob. All of the missionaries
were rather disconcerted by this
talk. Preparations were made for
hasty flight by the back gate in rase
nythlng happened. They remain
..; up most of the night. It turned
out to be a false alarm.
Now the rebels from the south
were dally expected, most of the
city was ready to go over on their
arrival. White flags, the sign of
the new party in China, the republl
can party, were all prepared, stuck
under the bed ready to be pulled
out at a moment s warning. Just at
this time Nanking fell into the
hands of the rebels and General
Chang, commander of the imperial
ist forces there, retired on the Tien
tsin. Poukow railroad toward the
north. This road runs by Hsuchou
fu. Chang and his army reached
here after three days on the road,
retreating and fighting as they
came. We were awakened in the
middle of the night by our gateman
who said that the rebels had arriv
ed. Two of us went out to the de
pot and found not rebels but sever
al thousand of General Chan's flee
ing army who had had nothing to
eat tn three days. They demanded
that the city supply them with food
at once, so the city fathers proceed
ed to send It out by barrow and oth
erwise even at that midnight hour.
Why? they were afraid not too for
the general has a great reputation
for taking off people's heads when
they don't do what he orders.
Now from that time until this
present moment he has been sitting
right here at Hsuchoufu with this
army. And tho city has never had
an opportunity to show its white
flags. Thus we have enjoyed the
protection of the strong hand of the
government. It Is a great thing to
be willing to follow whichever side
wins for one's own good. Natural
ly the Chinese conviction is very
close to th line of safety.
This has given us protection In
the city that is, one of General
Chang's officers has been placed
here as military governor. He also
knows the nrt of taking oft heads.
This Is the general's Btrong point In
controlling the army. This city has
probably never seen so many execu
tions. Three of our police whom we
knew personally have had their
heads whacked off for general
meanness. For several weeks two
and three passed to execution each
day; often more; frequently six and
one day seven.
The execution ground Is just out
side of the west gate not more than
a stone's throw from our abiding
place. The procession has to pass
our front gate. Tho condemned man
kneels. A large heavy knlfo some
thing tike a mowing scythe wielded
by one man does the work. One
blow is sufficient. Ordinarily the
body is Immediately burled but in
times like this it Is left naked and
headier for the dopg to eat. This Is
to terrify the hard hearted. If tho
robber Is from the country the body
Is cast In the market ploce where
tho country people coming In may
take notice.
in spite of this the country Is full
of robbers now. There are two
kinds: the largo and the small. The I
former are well armed and ride goo
norses. I hey run in bands or tw
or three hundred. No one wlthou
a gun need try to enter. They trav
el In broad open daylight in utter
defiance of all law. Only the weal
thy need fear them for they haven
timo to waste on ordinary plunder
They ride up to n man's house and
demand all his money. If It Is not
forthcoming his people are killed
and his houses burned. Oftentimes
a whole town Is terrified and plun
dered.
The small fellows go with sticks,
knives, old guns and anything else
they can lay their hands on. They
swoop down on their neighbors at
night at the unexpected hour. They
take grain and cattle and every
thing in sight. The clothes are
taken off a man's back. Today one
of the christians from the country
tells of such robbery In bis vllllnge.
dead man was stripped of his
clothes after everything else had
been taken.
Nearly every day some one tells
a story like this. There is absolute
ly nothing to do. A crowd gets to
gether and sends a man word that
they want to borrow five hundred
dollars. He In turns appoints
middleman to see them and get the
figures reduced a bit. After talk
Ing backwards and forwards a few
days they finally agree on one hun
dred. Tbey are polite In their rob
bery. Often, for Instance, after
borrowing all the clothes off a man's
back they thank him and say I have
troubled you.
Recently the official in charge
has had to give an order for the
buying and selling of hides for all
the cattle In the country are being
stolen and sold for their hides. Don
keys also come in this class. On
walking through the streets recent
ly I noticed hundreds of theso skins.
Have never seen the like before and
did not understand until some one
told me the above,
When will law and order be re
stored! Who knows? We hear
ow thnt the Mnnchus are preparing
o abdicate but It does not seem to
come to poBg. Two red cross socie
ties are hero now. There was some
fighting fifty miles south yesterday.
Twenty-five came Into the hospital.
Today we are told that Peking has
ordered general Chang to Btop fight
ing and talk peace. He siys he Is
going to fight for the government
as long as it holds out, and when
the government surrenders. If It
oes, he is going to be emperor
himself.
We will have to wait and see.
GEORGE P. STEVENS.
Ml KiiKKKII Will IK ASLEEP.
(us ALsobrookx Kavagtiy Assassina
ted tin UN Oun Hearth -San
IjmkI of Shut Nearly killed Hoy
Arrt-kt and Investigation by Cor
oner.
Gus Alsobrooka. colored, was shot
to death last Friday night while sit
ting before the fire in his house
some three miles above town. The
eye and brains of the man were
shot out. and part of the same load
of shot went into the side of his
small son who was standing behind
him, and for some time he w ex
pected to die. The assassin poked
his gun right up to the little win
dow near the chimney In the cabin
and within a few feet of the head
of the victim, and fired with dead
ly savagery. Nothing more savage
ai d cold blooded has happened in
this section in many years. Part of
the dead man's bralnj dropped out
on his breast
Sam Thompson, and his son. Ern
est Thompson, and Erwin Walker,
all near neighbors of the deceased
are in jail, the two former under
very strong suspicion. All of them
had been at outs with the deceased.
And the multiplication of threats,
and other evidence against the el
der Thompson, make it certain that
he will be tried in the Superior
court. Three weeks ago Gus Also
brooka, the murdered man, came to
town with the back of his head fill
ed with shot, and swore out a war
rant against Ernest Thompson, say-
that he had seen this boy shoot him
from behind a treo on the road. The
caso was set for trial this week
Sam, Ernest's father, has been in
teresting himself In trying to get
Cus to withdraw the warrant, and
regarding this Is where his threats
lie.
Last week the wife of the dead
man lost her mind and was sent to
the asylum for the colored people
at Goldsboro. On the night that
Gus came upon so terrible an end,
ne was at home with his children,
the boy who was shot, a larger one,
and a daughter. The wounded boy
says that his father hnd held fam
ily prayers, and afterwards pulled
off his shoes, and leaning bock in
a large rocking chair, baking his
feet before the fire naturally fell
asleep. The others went to bed.
This was early in the night, proba
bly between eight nnd nine o clock.
The boy says that he and his broth
er were sleeping In the little back
room, and that pretty soon he was
aroused by the loud barklnr of the
dogs. It was so furious that he
thought they were following a calf
around tho house, and ho got up
and went to arouse his father. The
man was snoring with his head
thrown back and didn't wake ensily.
Just then the gun fired. Gus never
moved, and the body sat there In
the chair till tho coroner arrived
tho next afternoon.
When the gun fired the larger
boy woke up, picked up his wound
ed brother, and placed him on the
bed, ran out and caught the mule
i rid began screaming murder, as he
went for help. After alarming the
neighborhood, ho came to town and
very Boon Deputy Sheriff J. V. Grif
fith was on the scene, and remain-
eil n night, constable Fowler al-
so got there soon and has been busy
Coroner Plyler arrived In the after
noon of Saturday, being held up by
the bad roads, and summoned a ju
ry. They went to work, holding
sessions and examining every possi
ble witness Saturday and Monday,
on the ground. Today they are at
work In the grand Jury room In the
court house, but nt this writing they
have not completed their Investi
gation. The jury la composed of the
following: T. R. Foard, L. G.
Helms, J. C. Winchester, Dr. H. D.
Stewart, J. H. Myers, J. W. Cook.
It Is certain that they will hold
the two Thompsons, If not Walker.
The body of the deceased was pur
led Sunday.
Financial Statement
By the vice president of the Wo
man's Missionary Societies of the
Union Association for the quarter
ending February Z8th, 1912.
W. M. S., Meadow Branch.
W. M. 8., Mill Creek .. .
$15.00
4.00
12.00
2.50
M.
M.
M.
M.
S., Marshvllle . . ,
S., Macedonia , . .
S Shiloh
S.00
8., Hopewell
4.50
M. S., Monroe, lHt church 86.00
Sunbeams, Monroe 45.00
Royal Ambassadors, Monroe . 28.00
Y. W. A.. Monroe 25.00
Total $228.10
Every society In the Union Asso
ciation Is entitled to one delegate
to our annual meeting which will
be held in Monroe March 26-29. Ac
cording to the constitution of the
W. M. U., If you have contributed
$100.00 you are entitled to three
delegates. Send in the name of
your delegate at once to Mrs. D.
B. Snyder, chairman entertainment
committee. MRS. F. B. Ashcraft.
Klcke to lH-uth by a Dead Mule.
Boone, March 6. James Broom,
who resided at Trade, Tenn. thir
teen miles from Boone and just
across the State line, wns kicked to
death yesterday by a dead mule.
Brown, according to the story
which Is vouched for by reputable
neighbors, was employed to remove
a dead mule from the barn of a Mr.
Grayson and bury It. In placing
he body on a narrow conveyance
the stiffened legs of the animal
caught In one of the standards of
the conveyance, drawing them close
up against the body and tn attempt
ing to remove the body on arrival
at the burial place, they recoiled
with great force, striking Brown
over the heart and killing instantly.
Srwvll-Itavi Aiiiiounrf-iiicnt.
Correspondence of The Journal.
.Mrs. J. Frank Laney delightfully
entertained a number of her friendfc
Thursday afternoon. After a pleas
ant social hour the guests were in
vited Into the commodious and art
fully decorated dining room. The
table was elegant in all Its appoint
ments, a handsome vase of pink and
white carnations forming the center
piece. An elaborate four - course
luncheon was beautifully served, the
pink and white color scheme being
carried out in every detail.
After the first course. Miss Mary
Davis offered an appropriate toast
to Miss I lay nes. a visitlns friend of
Winston. After a simultaneous drink
ing of an approved beverage to the
health of Miss Waynes our gracious
hostess in another toast, cunningly
worded, led us step by step up to
tho very unexpected announcement
of the engagement of her niece. Miss
Mary Davis to Mr. J. W. Sewell
whose marriage will take place some
time In June. This announcement
came as a surprise to nearly all the
guests, but served as a reminder of
the fact, that
"Love rules the court, the fleet, the
home,
Rubs men below, and saints above.
For love Is heaven and heaven Is
love."
One toast followed another in rap
id succession, and if the life of the
bride elect can be influenced by the
good wishes of her many friends.
she will indeed be blessed with hap
piness and good fortune which she
so richly deserves.
The guests present were Misses
Haynes, Mary Davis. Pat Adams, An
nie Nelson, Mary Covington. Mes-
dames W. S. Blakeney. K. C. Wil
liams, Joe Heath, G. S. Lee, E. W.
Crow, J. E. Ashcraft, J. M. Blair. J.
W. Yates. W. C. Heath, H. It. Laney
Virginia Davis, D. A. Houston.
Mrs. Laney possesses the rare gift
of entertaining her friends In a most
sincere, hospitable manner, and this
social event will loug be remember
ed by the fortunate guests.
Fullenwldcr Creates a Sensation.
The following Is an extract from
a letter received here: Manager
McGraw Is elated this morning over
the unexpected discovery of what
he believes to be a pitching pearl of
the first water. The name of this
gem is l'hlfer Fulenwlder, and while
it is still in the rough, a year of pol
Ishlng In the Rlgl.eugue ought to
make him a real sparkle lu the di
adem ol tho great twlrlers. That
iouuii. . pretty strong, but it gore
Just as it lays.
The cause of this elation and un
usual praise on the part of McGraw
U nothing more than n slow ball
that Fulenwlder handed up to the
hatters for three Innings with per
fect control. Before the practice
began McGraw told Fulenwlder not
to let himself out but confine him
self to control. "I've got a pretty
good slow one. said Fulenwlder.
Alright, said McGraw, give it
trial, that won't hurt you." Before
the big fellow had been working ten
minutes tho entire squad of young
sters were behind the catcher
screen watching the ball wnbble up
to the batter and then drop over the
heart of the plate. "He a got
wonder," yelled Robinson, the train
er, and McGraw came out to take a
oo k.
It Is unusual for ball players to
express an opinion on the merits of
a pitcher, but the gang discussed
this wonderful slow ball in open ad
miration. "Where did you get
hat," asked McGraw. "I've been
practicing it for two or three years
It was my biggest help last season,'
replied Fulenwlder. "Well, stick
o It my boy and you will find
place In the big league. Keep It up
for a few days and then you can try
out your speed.
Ball players throughout the coun
try have maintained for years that
Matthewson's success began the mo
ment he discovered the slow ball an
was able to control It. McGraw
thinks he would do better if he
would use It more.
It can be understood therefore
why the Giants' Manager Is so en
thusiastic over a youngster who
comes forward with a floater the
first crack out of the box.
Fulenwlder s slow ball Is very
similar to that of Matty's and it
ought to be Just as effective. He
throws It by placing the ball far
back In the palm of his hand and
letting it go without touching the
tips of his fingers. He puts his
whole weight Into the toss and It
looks as If he is going to cut loose
a fast one. The ball comes slowly
up to the batter without turning
over, or revolving, nnd every seam
can be plainly seen.
"If he has a good fast ball to al
ternate with that," declared Robin
son last night," he ought to make
a wonderful pitcher. He has a curve
for I have seen it.
Confesses to Holiblng Post Office.
Sam Harkey, white, of Stout, has
confessed that he robbed the post
office at Indian Trail last Tuesday
night, taking therefrom all the mon
ey, and nil In the cash drawer of the
store of Mr. Condcr, In which the
post office Is kept. On entering
the door he cut his finger on a
piece of tin, leaving blood stains,
and this lend to the suspicion that
caused the arrest by constable
Starnes. He Is In Jail awaiting tri
al next Thursday, on a charge of
breaking and larceny, before the
Recorder, and Esq. M. L. Flow, who
is a U. 8. Commissioner, has Issued
a warrant for his arrest afterwards,
to bo tried by the U. S. courts for
post office robbery. He got less
than $30, and $25 was recovered by
tho officers.
WILSON IS THE MAX.
Woodrow Wilson Not Only a IK-iihk
rrat of Plicnoiitiiiul strength Itul
the Only One Who Can Win.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Believing strongly in the princi
ples advocated by Governor Wood
row Wilson, and holding that he is
the only man who can win for the
liemooracy iu the ensuing election
for President. Mr. R. F. Henley, of
Monroe, editor of the Monroe Jour
nal and the Carolina iH-inocrat giv
es strong reasons why he should be
the nominee of the Democratic party-
Mr. Ueasley, who is a militant fore
for true lieniocracy. In expressing
his views says:
"A dozen years ago Judge Walter
H. Neal sent nie a book by Wood
row Wilson, which was my first ac
qualntance with this student and
statesman. The clearness of state
ment and the vigor of ideas of that
book marked to my mind the work
of a man who was some day to be
a great force in this country. Since
men i nave been a Wilson man, on
ly waiting the time when the cir
cumstances and the demands of
Democracy should press Into service
the master character that was then
In the course of preparation. Em
erson said that the world would
sooner or later make, a beaten track
to the door, of the man who knew
and did well his job, no matter what
that work might be nor what the
situation of the doer.
"Cradled In the pure Ideals of
Southern Anglo-Saxon Democracy
Woodrow Wilson has all his life
been a profound student of the
science of government and the prin
ciples of real Democracy, and It is
not singular that a man of this type
having had the rare opportunity of
developing his administrative and
practical abilities in the manage
ment of a great university, when he
was called upon to fight a tremen
dous battle In behalf of practical
Democracy against entrenched priv
ilege as Insistent for advantage as
It is In the government of the L'nlt
ed States, should be revealed to the
world as the master mind in the In
terpretation and application of the
democracy that is to-day struggling
to throw off the bandages that pri
vilege and short sightedness have
fastened upon the great democratic
land, literally while it slept. That
he Is the master of his job, master
ful In Ideas and Ignorant of the
mere phrasings and bickerings cf
politicians, explains why the heart
or democracy, burdened today as
never before with the longing for
light nnd leadership, has turned
universally to this man of the hour,
"In the light of the breadth, the
depth, the understanding and the
sympathy of a man like Woodrow
llson, the effort to tag any man
"Southern", "Western", or "North
em," seems puerile. The problems
of Democracy are not sectional. In
deed only in a narrow sense, nation
al; they are world-wide. The man
whose vision is too limited to see
this is no Democrat at all, only
partisan, and because Woodrow Wil
son Is such a man the darts and
slings of petty warfare have fallen
harmlessly from his armor and the
sun of his Democracy day by day
penetrates deeper nnd, deeper the re
cesses of the country. 1 hese are
the fundamental reasons why I am
for Woodrow Wilson.
"The next reason Is that he is the
only man who can win. No man
witn a loeni tag can ride the gale
In the coming crisis. The currnet
of rising Democracy Is too strong
and deep to be diverted Into sluice
gates and stagnant pools. The peo
ple will not be divided. If they
can t get the genuine article that
W ilson standB for they will graBp
at the shadow In the form of Theo
dore Roosevelt. With the Demo
cratic banner In the hands of a
real champion It will make little dlf
ference whether the Republicans
nominate the progressive counterfeit
Roosevelt or the genuine slandpat
Taft. Offered the real article, the
country will take neither of these
Offered a colorless Democratic can
didate It will unquestionably take
one of them. The independent
minded voters of the North and the
West will support Wilson, and the
best observers believe that they will
support no other Democratic candi
date, and without their help we
shall achieve nothing. The man who
belittles the accomplishment of
Woodrow Wilson In wresting the
State of New Jersey from privilege
and placing it back In the hands of
the people simply advertises him
self as out of joint with the times
and wtil be lost along with the othe
stand patters who never notice any
change In the weather until after
the cyclone has passed. That rec
ord has convinced the honest men
from Missouri' all over the country
and If It cannot convince the Demo
cratic organization It will be only bo
much the worse for that organiza
tion.
The battle today is for equality
aglnst privilege, not for par
ty against party, or partlsnn
against partisan, and the peo
ple will follow only that leader
whose face Is set toward the citadel.
and not on the retiring skirmish
line. The man and the occasion
have met the opportunity of the
Democratic party consists in its abil
ity to recognize the fact."
Dr. S. B. Kluttz, a retired den
tist and a prominent citizen of Al
bemarle, died suddenly Friday night
In his room In the Central Hotel In
that town. Mr. Julian Smith of
Monroe had a room opposite that of
Dr. Kluttz and heard the doctor
moving around as late as 11 o'clock
Friday night, therefore has death
must have occurred after that time.
Wouldn't Dissert tlt Old Man's
I Soil)-.
Statesville Landmark.
A few days ago Edward Bentoa
(the name has been printed Ven
ton aud iM ntonl, a Confederate vet
eran, died in the Soldiers' Home of
self-inflicted inj-. ries. He was an
invalid and des; i lvnt and cut an
artery in his' wri.-t. The old man
left a will in which he directed that
his body be given to medical biu
dents for dlssectir;; purpose, and
in accordance with his directions the
body was shipped io the liiitlii-al tlu.
dents at the I'nivtrsity. Right here
it may be said that the last legisla
ture passed an act directing that,
unclaimed bodies in certain instan
ces should he given to medical stu
dents for dissecting purposes, but
the act specially excepts tin; bodies
of Confederate veterans and inmates
of county homes. Republican pa
pers have tried to make political
capital out of this net by alleging;
that the Legislature directed that
the bodies of paupers be given to
the medical schools for dissection.
Having this iu mind The Landmark
was just about to say that notwith
standing Benton's body was sent
to the medical students by his di
rection, the incident would be al
most certain to figure in the next
campaign: that it would be charged
that bodies of Confederate veterans
were being given to the medical
schools. But the medical students
at ChHpel Hill rose to the occasion.
When Benton's body arrived there
they declined to put it on the dis
secting table, holding thnt the body
of a soldier should not be used for
this purpose, notwithstanding he
had requested It; and they g;ive tho
body honored burial in the Confed
erate plot of Chapel Hill cemetery.
ine sentiment of these medical stu
dents does them credit.
Parents of Abandoned Children
known.
Durham Dispatch, th, to Charlotte
Observer.
Tho Identities of the fathers or
the two children left on the door
steps of W. A. Erwin and K. K.
Powe In Durham Saturday night aro
known to the Durham officers. The
father of one of the children Is a
well known Durham business man
and tho father of the other Is a
Greensboro man. The names of tho
mothers cf the children have been
known to the Greensboro and Dur
hnm officers for several days. Steps
are now being taken to have the
children cared for nnd tbo wholere
pulsive incident sett ltd in a manner
thnt will bo for the best interest of
all persons concerned.
The two foundlings are being car
ed for temporarily nt tho Watts hos
pital until some other d's;iositlon
can be made.
(If the officers know the names
why can't they proceed against the
parties nnd expose them? Why hush
up a matter of that kind? States-
ville Landmark.)
A Hold Giune Cxposed,
Before you pay charges on an ex
press package again, it ini;!it lie a
ood idea to make sure tho charges
have not been paid at the other end.
llie extent to which the express
companies have been robbing tho
people by collecting charges at both
ends of a shipment, as revealed be
fore the Inter-State Cenimercs Com
mission, is amazing.
In the case of one company alone
it was shown that, it had made 3,
000 overcharges in one day and col-
ected In one year $67,000 us over
charges. The officer of the company admit
ted that the system employed to
Identify prepaid packages was faul
ty, but had no particular apology to
make.
"Demand for transportation char
ges on prepaid shipments must
cense," declared Commissioner Lane
who wns plainly provoked. "Tho
complaint of this practice by express
companies Is universal."
In addition to the cases of over
charging which come to the atten
tion of the Inter-State Commerce
Commission, It is believed thnt thou
sands of shipments are paid for at
both ends of which the commission
er never hears, owing to the fact
that the victims do not know that
they are being fleeced.
Roosevelt
Ftin-es Clialleiieo
Taft
r orces.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, chair
man of the Roosevelt executive com
mittee, has challenged the Taft
campaign forces "to test by means
of primaries in every State in tho
Lnlon. Senator Dixon conveyed
the proposal In a letter to Represen
tative William B. McKlnley, direc
tor of the national Taft bureau.
William B. McKlnley tonight sent
a letter to Senator Dixon asking if
the proposal were made with the
authority of Colonel Roosevelt and
alBO asking if Senator Dixon were
acting as chairman of tho Roosevelt
executive committee either by selec
tion or authority of the colonel.
Senator Dixon in reply to Mr. Mc
Klnley, Bald:
"in addressing you I acted as the
representative of the 'men elected
by popular vote to stand as the head
of government In their several
States,' to whom was addressed Col.
Roosevelt's letter of February 24.
Senator Dixon charges that Taft
forces were seeking to evndo the
Issue through the subterfuge of ap
pearing to question his authority.
Mr. Taft's friends seem not to
want a presidential primary.
Miss Bettle Drake of Icemorlee
died Frldiy morning. Funcrcl wns
held at Macedonia, conducted by
Rev. M. D. L. Preslar. She was
about 65 years of age and was a
member of the Methodist church.