'he Monroe Journal
VOL. 19. No. 24.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1013.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
FA KM Kits IXST1TUTKS.
DixUNKh.n on Farm Operation.
lri a to Wonwn.
Farmers' Institutes, under the aus
pice of the State Department of Ag
riculture in co-operation with the
Farmers' Institute committee of Un
ion county, will be held at Wlngate,
Saturday, July 26; Waxhaw, Mou
day, July 28; Prospect. Tuesday
July 29, and Indian Trail. Wednes
day, July 30, morning session open
lng at 10 o'clock and afternoon ses
sions at 1:30. Farm operations.
crops, live stock, marketing, etc
will be discussed.
There will also be held at the
same time and place a Woman's lit
stltute, to which women are invited
to come and join in the discussion
(f subjects pertaining to household
economy, home conveniences, health
in ine Home, the education of our
children, and other topics of Inter
est to mothers and home-makers.
a year s subscription to a worn
an's magazine will be given to the
girl under 18 years of age, living
on the farm, who bakes and exhibit
the highest scoring loaf of bread.
A year's subscription will also be
given to the woman over 18 years
or age, who lives on the farm, ex
hibiting the best and highest scor
ing school lunch.
For full particulars concerning
these premiums, the rule and regu
latlons concerning them, write to the
Director of Farmer Institutes. Ral
elgh, N. C. They will also be pub
lished in the county papers.
Bring your lunch and come pre
pared to spend the day.
A question box will be opened
and the questions answered in
round table discussion in the after
noon. Bring a notebook and pencil,
W. A. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of grlculture.
T. B. PARKER,
Director Farmers' Institutes.
MRS. CRAWFORD ARRESTED.
For
A Newspaper Printed By and
Lunatics. .
Louisville Journal.
The medical director of the Mor
ris Plains. N. J.. State Hospital for
the insane proposes to establish
weekly newspiiper at the asylum
which is to be written, set In type
and printed by patients under the
supervision of the attendants.
It is believed by the medical dl
re-ctor that this class of work will
iuterest many of the asylum inmates
and thereby be beneficial. Ills the
ory is well grounded. There -are
few persons In the world who do not
know something about running
newspaper, and probably there is a
good working majority of persons
who think they know all about It.
Doubtless there Is as much confident
assumption of the kind In the lunat
is asylums as there Is on the out
side and probably it is as well Jus
tified.
Those who have had experience In
the operation of newspapers know
that one of the compensating fea
tures of the business Is that it takes
a man's mind off the rest of his
troubles. It is hedged about by
such a concatenation of perplexities
that it makes the individual forget
his grudges and his grievances, his
debts and his diseases, his sorrows
and his .his and all the other
things which people engaged in other
vocations are accustomed to worry
about. At times he is likely to for
get his meals or to be indifferent to
them, which amounts to pretty much
the same thing.
It remains to be seen whether a
newspaper of and by lunatics will
differ materially from some of th
papers in this country that are run
by persons who, so far, have es
caped de lunatico lnqutrendo.
The "l-uzy Husband lw" in Opera
tion at Seattle.
What is known as the "lazy hits
band law" is now effective at Seat
tle, Wash. The county commission
ers have built a stockade on 65
acres in a suburb of Seattle. Here
all husbaails convicted of being lazy
or of abandoning their wives and
families will be put to work clear
ing the 65 acres of stumps and
rocks. While the husbands are
working on the county .tract, the
wives will be paid $1.60 per day and
they won't have to go to "the of
fice" to collect the salary. It will
be sent to them. The wives are
backing up tho county commission
ers In their project, saying "they
need the $1.50 per day."
An Occasional Visitor.
A notable housekeeper of the past
generation, before the days of
screens, had just, announced with
decision that she never had any
flies.
"But Aunt Augusta," faltered the
timid visitor, "it seems to me that
I saw a few In the dining room."
"Oh, those." replied her aunt with
n majestic wave of the hand, "were
the neighbors flies. But I was say
ing, we never had any of our own."
Exchange.
What is conceded to be the hand
somest court house in the State Is
under way or has bee,n completed
at Wadesboro, and a handsome hos
pital building Is in the course of
construction there. The cut cf the
IihIUImh In U'liitoalini-n M nuuii HO.
UUIIUIHR 1 IX . i. VJ n Mumuwiw .... ..... . . n
er shows It to be modern and up-to-date.
John Cameron, son of a wealthy
citizen of Hoke county, killed the
chief of police of Raeford, P. C.
Oakes, for which he was recently
sentenced to 20 years In the State
prison. H. V. Oakes, a son of the
cead man, has now brought suit
against Cameron for damage for
killing bis father.
Charged With Death of Husband
Which Occurred Four Years Agii.
Atlanta, Georgia, July 13. Four
years after the alleged crime was
committed. Mrs. Mary Belle Craw
ford, fifty years old, was arrested
.-re early today on the charge of
having murdered her wealthy hus
band. Joshua B. Crawford, by giving
mm morphine and opium. She
held a prisoner without bail in the
county Jail.
The accused woman returned to
Atlanta from Tucker. Ga., where
she had gone on business, at tw
o clock this morning, after she
learned that Charles Z. Crawford
one of the heirs-at-law of the dead
capitalist, had sworn out a warrant
iu which she was charged with the
murder. She went immediately to
the county jail, surrendered her
self to Sheriff Mangum, and was
placed In a cell.
MR. lilGGKH.S DIF.S KIDDEM.Y.
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of
Unlonville Items,
Correspondence of The Journal.
Mesdames Charles Hamilton
Winston and Essie Loftin of Savan
nan. Ga., are visiting at the home
of Mr. A. A. Secrest.
Little Miss Halleen Clemmer
Bosttc has returned to her home af
ter spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. I. A. Williford.
Misses Maud Williams and Blake
Price have returned from a visit to
friends in Charlotte.
Miss Howard of Lancaster. S. C.
Is visiting at the home of Mrs. Geo
Brewer.
Misses Melissa Hover of Charlotte
and Edna Helms of Carmel vicinity
spent the week end at the home of
their uncle. Mr. T. L. A. Helms
Dr. Price of Locust spent several
days last week at the home of his
father, Mr. D. A. Price.
Mr. Sam Blvens is spending the
week with his slstec Mrs. Jeff Lit
tie. i
A Sunday school convention for
the Lnlonvllle circuit will be held
at the Methodist church here on
Saturday, July 26th and a number
of able speakers will make ad
dresses.
The Phllathe class of the first
Methodist church entertained the
Baraca class at an ice cream sup
per from 8:30 to 11 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Jennie James last
Saturday night. The parlor and
reception room were decorated with
Ivy and cut flowers, while on the
large porch and lawn were to be
seen Japanese lanterns of all col
ors. ine taDles and chairs were
arranged on the porch where games
were played until 9;30, when cream
and cake was served, At ten
o clock all were Invited Into the
parlor where they were entertained
by piuno solos by Miss Let ha Ham
ilton and Mrs. James, also several
recitations by Miss Inez Benton
There were about seventy-five pres
ent and all report a good time.
Recorder's Court.
C. W. Crawford, colored, assault
and battery: costs.
Ed Caudle, colored, violating or
dinance 80; costs.
Cap Davis, colore;!, abandonment:
udgment suspended on payment of
costs.
Alonzo Guln, colored, disposing of
mortgaged property; not guilty;
prosecutor taxed with costs.
Luther Belk, violating ordlnace
80; costs.
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Mr. Simeon P. Currun Dead.
Wadesboro Messegner .
Mr. Simeon P. Cm ran, one
the oldest and most venerated citi
zens of Bumsville township, died
last night after an Illness of only
few days. He was 8 s years old.
Mr. Curran throughout his long
lire stood fast by his principles of
honor and Integrity. He was a de-
oted Christian, and one of the
founders of Cedar Grove Baptist
church. He died possessing the
love and esteem of his neighbors.
Four children, Mrs. Eugenia Bos-
well and Messrs. W. C, John W.
and Jesse Curran survive htm. His
wife, who was Miss Laura Lee, died
last April.
At Pastime Tonight.
Miss Norma Talmadge and Miss
Florence Radlnoff in "Sleuthing."
Vltagraph.)
"Seven Years Bad Luck. ' In
stead of hiding In a bomb-proof cel
lar for seven years after breaking a
hand mirror, a skeptical citizen
tempts fate. Calamities happen to
I m with, such startling regularity
that when his wife presents him
Ith twins be tries to bang him
self, but hig dog steals the rope.
Edison.)
"Eanton,. China." (Seelig.)
A Wilkes citizen, arrested at
North Wllkesboro because he had
his pockets filled with bottles of
liquor, said he thought he was al
lowed "to carry as much as one gal
Ion on his pusson." The law al
lows the citizen to have as much as
one gallon at a time and why
shouldn't he carry It In his pockets
if he wants to?
In Cleveland county last Saturday
Mrs. Ann Wilson was thrown from
buggy as the result cf a mule
running away and almost Instantly
killed. The mule took fright at a
bicycle. ' ,
To buy her presents his cash he
spent
And hen words of thanks were
sweeter than honey.
But when he'd squandered his last
red cent.
She married a man who saved his
money.
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Almost Without Warning, Deal
Claims One t.f M.nroe' Most Ik
loved Citizens.
Early last Thursday morning the
sad news was telephoned over .Mou
roe that Mr. A. W. Biggers had died
suddenly at his borne on College
street, and many were the expres
sions of regret and sympathy for
his loved ones heard from almost
every one as the news was received
Mr. Biggers was at prayer meet
ing at the Baptist church Wednes
day evening and led the closing
prayer. He had remarked during
the day to a friend that he was
reeling unusually well and not until
about 3:30 Thursday morning did
there appear any symptoms or the
disease which caused his death
At that hour he became unwell an
a physician was summoned. In
short time he seemed better, but
about 6 o'clock he died unexpected
ly of heart trouble.
Mr. Biggers was a son of the late
Mr. Garrison Bigers of Goose Creek
townsnip and was about 60 years
old.
About 20 years ago he was happi
ly married to Miss Jennie Pyron of
this county, who with five children
Misses Caroline. Martha and Mary
Frances, and Masters Alfred and
Garrison, survive. He leaves five
brothers, Messrs. E. R.. and W
Biggers of this county, S. J. Big
gerB of Florida, and R. B. and
H. Biggers of Concord, and three sis
ters, Mesdames Rufus Smith and
George Furr of Stanly county and
Y. H. Austin of Cabarrus county.
Mr. Biggers came to Monroe twen
ty-two years ago. He went Into busl
ness with the late Capt. W. O
Starnes and about ten years ago he
and Mr. T. C. Collins formed a co
partnership under the name of Col
lins & Biggers and later Messrs. R
II. Hargett and J. E. Collins joined
the firm and the name of it was
changed to Collins-Blggers Company
He had been eugaged In business In
Charlotte before coming to Monroe,
and at that place as well as here
he was regarded as one of the best
and M.cbt business men as well
the most honorable and fair iu
his dealings.
Mr. Biggers had for the last five
years been chairman of the Graded
School Board and has done as much
f-.r the Public Schools of Monroe a
any other man. He was never known
to shirk hig work and when any
thing was to be done whether
was his work or not, If he thought
it would help the cause, he always
did 'It and never grumbled.
He was a member of the Bap
tist church and had been a deacon
and a Sunday school teacher for
Ion time, always punctual In atten
dance, faithful In the discharge of
duty, and liberal in his means to
ward the various objects of the
church.
The fur. era I service were held at
the First Baptist church Friday
morning at 10 o clock by the pas
tor and Rev. J. A. Blvens, attended
by a laiye number i.i citizens and
sympathizing friends. The pall bear
ers wop' tlie members or the Graded
School board and the deacons or the
Pnptlst church. The burial was in
jioiin.e cemetery.
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Two Funerals at Shiloli.
Mrs. Ellen Helms, wile of Mr.
John A. Helms of North Monroe,
died Sunday of dropsy of which she
:ad been suffering for a long time
Mrs. Helms was about 67 years old
and had been a member of Shlloh
Baptist church 26 years. The body
was burled at Shlloh Monday, the
funeral being conducted by Kev. E.
Snyder.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Hargett, wife
of Mr. Mack Hargett of Hock Hill
died In a hospital in Charlotte Sun
day where she. had gone for treat
ment, and the remains were brought
to Shlloh Monday and the funeral
was held at the same hour as that
of Mrs. John A. Helms, the bodies
laying side by side. Rev. Braxton
ralg conducted the funeral. Mrs.
Hargett was the daughter of Mr.
Marlon Pressly of West Monroe, and
was 22 years old. She was a conse
crated member of the Baptist
church.
Miss
Marriage of Mr. Doter and
111 Villi'.
Mr. O. '.V. Doster. son of Mr. J.
Doster. was mam. ti last Thurs
day to Miss Lydla Blythe, daugh
ter of Mr. W. I. Blythe of the
Pleasant Grove neighborhood, by
Rev. Mr. San ford of Waxhaw, at 6
'clock.
The wedding was a quiet one, only
he relatives of the young couple
being present.
Mr. and Mrs. Doster are popular
oung people and many friends
wish them a happy voyage through
life.
Immediately after the ceremony
they boarded the train for Troy
the home of the groom, where he
the manager of the Troy Mar
ble Works.
Two deaths occurred In Hender-
sonville Sunday and Monday as the
result of rattlesnake bite. The first
ictlni was Miss Lilly Llrerett,
bout 20 years old, daughter of
Rev. John Llverett, and the second
as a boy named Stepp. 12 years
old. In each case medical atten
tion was promptly given but was
Ineffectual.
At a wine-drlnklng feast In Nash
county Sunday Robt. Scott shot and
killed Carey Silver. Both colored.
Scott escaped.
NEWS OK THE HOOKWORM CAM
TAKiX.
4'i.tMNI Persons Examined l:,(MK
lYrains Treated. Promotions for
lr. J. A. Frrrell and Dr. C. I-
Prldgen.
The report for the quarter ending
June 30th, 1913. of the campaign
against bookworm disease in North
Carolina shows splendid progress.
Ip to ths time eighty-five counties
nave provided for the free dlsneu
saries for the examination and treat
ment of the hookworm disease.
Eighty-one counties have had what
is known as sanitary surveys made.
which are based on the sanitary con-
uiuons ;ound at the homes of people
in the rural districts. Seventy-two
counties have had Infection surveys
maue, nich are intended to determ
ine the degree to which hookworm
infection exists.
During the past three months 24.-
906 persons have been microsconi-
cally examined and 6,253 persons
treated. This gives a total by In
cluding the work previously report
ed of 242,000 persons examined and
l..i,oou persons treated. In other
words up to this time every ninth
person of the State has been mi
croscopically examined and every
seventeenth person treated.
The work is progressing In Rock-
Ingham, Davie, Cabarrus, Caswell and
Transylvania counties. The follow
itig counties have made the appro
priation this month to have hook
worm campaigns conducted: Dur
ham. Alamance. Stanly. Rowan and
Jackson counties.
Dr. J. A. Ferrell. who has been
State director of the hookworm cam
paign In North Carolina since Its be
ginning has been promoted so that
he will take charge of the work In
the South with headquarters at
Washington, D. C. Dr. C. L. Prld
gen, the senior member of the field
staff of physicians, has succeeded
him as State Director for North
Carolina. Announcement of Dr.
Pridgen's successor will be made at
an early date.
Incredible Outrages by Bulgarians
(on firmed.
Salonikl. July 14. The sacking
and burning of the town of Ser
res by the defeated Bulgarian army
an accompanying outrages on wo
men and atrocities on men were
fully confirmed In a dispatch today
from a prominent Greek correspon
dent.
He telegraphed that the retreat
ing Bulgarian soldiers opened a
cannonade with four field guns from
a hill above the town on Friday. At
ine same time bands of Bulgarian
soldiers led by their ofricers scour
ed the streets, pillaging stores and
nouses, and setting rire to them
Finally most of the town was blaz
lug.
The soldiers were arcomnant.nl
by the notorious Yankofr, who was
very active in Macedonia in 1903
Even the foreign consulates In Ser-
res were not spnred. The Austro
Hungarlan consulate was plundered
and burned. Vice consulate Zlattko
being carried off by the marauders
dui subsequently ransomed. The
Italian consulate was Backed, but
the consul bought off the Incendi
arles. The Bank of Athens, the
Oriental Bank, palace of the Metro
politan, a great synagogue, all the
schools, tobacco warehouses or
American, German and Austrian
companies, and hospitals were
burned arter they were pillaged. The
American Tobacco Company alone
suffered the loss or one million dol
lars.
Many people were cruciried. hack
ed to pieces or burned alive by the
maddened Bulgarians, who commit
ed Incredible outrages on women of
all ages, many of whom died from
the effects. The condition or those
who escaped Is lamentable. Rich
merchants are dying o! hunger.
retched mothers are trying to rind
covering and food for naked, starv-
ng clilldern. The situation Is des
perate. The Greek authorities are
rushing food stuffs, clothing and
medicine to the stricken town.
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Rural Carrier Elect Ofricers and
Adoiit Platform.
At the annual Convention of the
North Carolina letter Carriers
Association held at Wilmington re
cently the following officers were
elected: President, E. L. Wright.
Rockingham; vice-president, D. B.
loneycutt, Raleigh; secretary, J. A.
Rowe, Burlington; chaplain, D. N.
Hunt, Oxford; executive committee,
Thud M. Lutz, chairman, Henry; A.
Barnes, Wilson; J. II. Mills, Mon
roe.
Resolutions presented by the
resolutions committee were adopted
as follows:
'Resolved. That carriers' salary
Inadequate; that maintenance
of equipment should be paid for by
he government; that owing to In
flating duties, all postage should
be attached by persons posting the
package or letter; that mall boxes
should be larger to accommodate
the parcels post service; that the
boxes be uniform; that sub-carriers
be ftlven the preference In examina
tions; that compensation should be
given thft carriers 'for carrying ad
ditional mail pouches not connected
irectly with the It. F. D. s?rvlce;
hat the carriers nsk that an annual
0-ilay vacation with pay be grant
ed."
Unhitching his mule under a tree
during a storm, Redman Herring or
Sampson county and his mule were
killed by lightning.
Mr. J. D. Redfearn or Jerferson,
C, is spending a few days In
town.
AT HEX THEATRE THIS WEEK
Thursday ami Saturday the Feature
Umjs : ;M,d K. els Each Night
TUESDAY.
"The Good Within;" a powerful
drama in which a great sin inspired
by jealousy is defeated by the voice
of conscience.
"Express C. O. D." Is a good one
reel feature.
"A Country Maid's Romance" Is
an excellent love Story in one reel
WEDNESDAY.
The Road to Ruin;" shows the
downward course or a woman vain
pi re who wrecks the lives or three
men and in the end joins the ranks
or the hopeless derelicts who long
ror death to end their sorrows. Two
or her victims succeed in turning
their backs on the ruin that raced
them and in regaining the heights
of restored happiness.
The idow's Strategy" is an
other great love story you should
not miss.
"The Two Convicts" in one reel
is romantic and heart appealing.
THURSDAY.
"Oil On Troubled Waters" is
two reel feature destiny to please
any and every taste. This is i
charming love tule of a miserly tin
cle who leaves a supposedly barren
tract of land to his pretty niece;
Immigration with her sweetheart to
that lonesome spot; the discovery
of oil; all staged at Summerland
California, the only region In the
world where oil is taken from the
ocean's bed. This a Jack Kerrigan
picture, featuring that most popu
lar of picture folks, at his best
backed by splendid photography and
admittedly the most remarkably In
teresting backgrounds we have ever
seen.
"Brothers' All," is a splendid one
reel feature.
FRIDAY.
"The Brothers" Is a beautlfullly
told story of the West In which two
brothers, opposite in nature, meet a
woman. The parting of the ways
commences.
"Her Sister's Secret," a powerful
love story.
"His Wife's Affinity," a splen
did drama In which interesting com
plications develop.
SATURDAY.
"The Way of a Mother," Is a stir
ring western dramatic subject with
thrilling battle scenes. Fleeing trom
brutal husband with her infant
a woman Is caught In an Indian
fight. Her husband is killed and
she Is left for dead. The baby is
adopted by the Indians and finally
becomes chler. The woman conceals
her past and marries a colonel
though secretly mourning her child
The young chler kills a soldier and
Is condemned to death. The mother
discovers his Identity and liberates
him, without telling him or her re
lationship. He returns with a large
force and overpowers the fortress
In trying to npeal to her son she
Is struck by a bullet, but secures a
promise rrom the chief to stop hos
tilities. He Is grief-stricken when
he Iannis she Is his mother, and
buries iicr v.ith the most solemn In
dian riles
"Funnleus Is tried for life" Is a
great lomedy in one reel.
Hoy Sticks in Airway After a Five
St ry Fall.
New York, July 1 2.- -Eight-year-
old Hyman Kertofr fell rive stories
down a nine-Inch air spare between
tenements at 248 and 260 3rd street
yesterday arternoen. He dropped
onto a pile of papers und rubbish
that came up to the second story
where he stuck.
He was rescued after three-quar
ters of an hour's exciting work by
riremen, who fished rrom the roof
with a ropa. The boy got many
slight cuts and bruises on his long
slide between buildings and was sent.
to Bellevue hospital for repairs.
Hyman, who lives at 250 East 3rd
street, went on the roor or that
building, a 7-story structure, with
his brothers. Louis, sven, and Mor
ris, four. On the roof or 248 whs
twelve year old Bennie Bine. Bennle
made a race and the Kertoffs de
cided to go over to his roof and lick
him.
Louis climbed over the three-
foot roping, swung himself out and
dropped six feet to the roof or 24 8.
Hyman miscalculated the dis
tance and disaypeared down the air
space with a shriek that caused
many heads to pop from windows.
He landed on his feet about midway
between the Tronts and backs of
the building, but was so tightly
wedged In that he couldn't budge.
Just as he struck the debris Bor-
rls jumped, but Uennle Bine got a
grip on the small boy just as he
was about to fall between the struct
ures.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kertorf, the
parents, ran tip with a crowd of
neighbors, and everybody excepting
Morris Kauftnian. or 24$. did the
wrong thing. Kauffiiuui sent In an
alarm or Tire.
.ieut. Ralph Magrlno or truck
company 11 had a ladder run to
the roof and Truckmen Bart Daly,
Edward Cavanatigh, John Landers,
Philip Meahle and George Toepfer
shinned up It. So did Policeman
McCoy of the I'nion Market sta
tion.
The firemen lowered a rope and
told Hyman how to loop it around
himself "snap the hook at the
nd and hang on for dear life. He
obeyed orders.
Then the firemen pulled him out
while the people on the housetops
end backyards held their breaths
until the boy landed safely on the
roor. Then a cheer was tent up
jmsi wns neara lor oiocsg.
DANIELS WILL ;IYK tiAYKI. TO
HIS S.
It U Faslihntd f Wot.d and Iron
Taken From CouiiiMMlt.ne l'err'
Two Flagships.
Erie, Pa.. July 10. Holding In hi
hand a gavel fashioned of wood
and Iron taken from the lawrenre
and Niagra, flagships uf Commodore
Perry s little Heet at the battle of
Put - in - Bay, Jcsephus DanteU.
secretary of the navy, today prom
ised before the crowd gathered on
the harbor front to ghe it to his
son in order that he might better
emulate the examples cf the great
naval hero of the lakes. The inci
dent closed a remarkable demonstra
tion in connection wiih Erie's Perry
centennial celebration. .Mr. Daniels
spoke of the importance of ininaiive
and the value of the example s-1 by
Lawrence, Jerry and John Paul
Jones.
Secretary Daniels had just taken
his seat when Senator Penrose, aft
er arguing for a big navy iu ordr
that the United States "might be
considered In every international cir-
cumstanue, presented the gavel to
Mr. Daniels.
Mr. Daniels hesitated as he ac
cepted the gavel, then expressed his
pleasure. Turning impulsively to
he crowd, he said: "1 will take
this gift back with me to Washing
ton and give It to my son, so that
he may the more be able to ap
preciate and emulate the example of
this great hero of the Great Lakes
and or his uncle, Worth Bugley, who
gave his life for the flag on the
Cuban coast."
After his address Mr. Daniels and
his party reviewed the naval parade.
Mr. Daniels while here today called
on Mrs. Harriet Gridley, widow of
Captain Chalres V. P. Gridley, who
commanded the Olympia at the bat
tle of Manila bay and who died soon
afterward. Mr. Daniels went with
her to Captain Gridd ley's grave and
placed a wreath on it. Early in the
evening the secretary departed for
ashington.
State 1-alx ratury to Furnish Typhoid
Vaccine at Omt.
N. C. Bulletin of Health.
The State Laboratory or Hygiene
will soon be making typhoid vac
cine Tor the State at greatly re
duced prices. This vaccine, until
recently, sold at abnormally high
prices, but it has now been reduced
so mat tne vaccine itseir cos's
about $1.50 prr person. In the In
terest ol humanity, economy and
public health, the laboratory will
make It and stll it at cost. The
rirst or the product will probaby be
on the market in a lew werks ana
will sell at cost price. This will
probably not be over 60 csnts for
the vaccine and perhaps even leg.
At that price the average man will
feel able to protect himself and his
family from the disgraceful scourge
of typhoid.
Typhoid vaccine Is a recent dis
covery In preventive medicine and
as yet It Is not derinltely known
lift how much protection It doe
Kive. It has not been used long
enough to determine this point. Here
are some Ilgures, however, that ar
nteresting along this line. Eighty-
wo thousand United btutes sol
diers were vaccinated up to July 1st
a year ago. The typhoid rate drop
ped rrom 3.03 per l.ooo in 1909 to
0.3 In 1912 a reduction or 90 per
cent.
Not only does typhoid vaccination
reduce one's chances ot taking ty
phoid at least 75 to SUi per cent.
ut It also reduces the danger In
hose that do contract the disease.
From the best data available it ap
pears to reduce the doath rate of
accinated people that contract ty-
hoid to about one-eevenlh the
death rate of unvavclnatcd persons
that contract the disease.
Punic
Bryan's Train Ituns Over
Stricken Woman.
Ashevllle. N. C, July 12. The
passenger train which conveyed Sec
retary and Mrs. Bryan, and Sena
tor Luke Lea to Ashevllle today
struck and killed Miss Annie E.
Williams, of llaliiMille, Florida,
just arter leaving Swannanoa sta
tion about four milts rrom this city.
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan and Sena
tor Lea witnessed the accident.
The young woman was decapitat
ed. She had left the train a few
minutes before, having come from
her Florida home to spend the sum
mer In the mountains. She had
arranged for hotel accomodations In
advance and was starting for the
hotel when the train struck her.
In company with a small nephew.
Miss Williams started across a small
trestle, just as the tralu bearing
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan left the
station. The two heard the train,
i.nd the nephew drew back, but the
liiily, evidently piu.lc strlcke.i, at
tempted to crofs the trestle In front
cf the train. The engineer tried to
stop his train, but the momentum
was too great, and the tralu struck
the young woman, the engine passing
over the body and separating the
head rrom the body. The body a
taken to a nearby hout-e and will be
shipped home. Secretary and Mrs.
Bryan were profoundly shocked by
the accident.
John Dean, 24 years old, an em
ployee of a lumber company In
Haywood county, was drowned Mon
day while swimming In a pond cf
the company's.
Burley Johnson, who played the
David act on Fred Moore In Char
lotte killing Moore with a rock
was discharged by the coroner's
juror on the ground of self defense.
Both negroes.