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I 0 .-V '1 it !3 ?0Z. X-YXf M0UJV1 AIRY, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUJV 15, 1911 XO. 48 fillip 1 I? 7 A OEEAT TIME, THIS Great Crowds Witness Destruc tion of Asheville's Seized Whiskey. Asheville, June 7. In the pres ence of a Urge crowd of peo ple, assembled on the new high bridge across the French Proad river, including many members of the Asheville W. C. T. U., police officers and Judge Junius (J. Adams, of the city Police court, between V00 and 4,(MK) Iwttles of intoxicants recently seized under the search and seiz ure law and ordered destroyed were smashed against the cen tral pier of the bridge and the liquid sent on its way down the . historic French Uroad to the Gulf stream. The destroying of 'the thous ands of bottles of corn whiskey, beer ,ale, brandy and gin was au interesting and novel affair. It was at once an occasion of glad ness for the good women pf Ashe ville, who have labored many years for the banishment and de struction of liquor, and a cruel moment for the thirsty, who re cently have' been deprived even of their "mornin' momin." EsjK'cially for the members of the W. C. T. U. was the destruc tion of the whiskey an interest- . 1 la A a 1 lug event: it brougut to uiem much happiness to see bottle af ter bottle of the fiery fluid flung over the concrete railing of the bridge and smashed against the great pier at the water's edge. And they were participants, too. The officers in charge of the "af fair courteously asked the la dies to assist in the "slaughter" and they gladly accepted the in vitation. Incidentally not one bottle thrown by the ladies "missed fire." They bit the 'bull's eye, every crack and a -v ..,..., ,mi, y-jn i;Ls --tt red flnanel sack. It ----?6Xtained two pieces of worthless ore rock. It had cost her the comparatively small sum of two dollars and was represented by Madame Hunter to possess all powerful charm for her welfare. Madame Hunter came to Ral eigh early in the year, opened a tent house in a vacant lot two doors from the State House on Fayetteville street. Here she did a flourishing business as palmist until late in April, when she disappeared over-night. A notable thing is that she refused to take Mrs. Eatman's check for her pay, but required her to get her own checks cashed and bring the money.' Horrible Accident at Mooresville Mooresville, June 17. At 1.45 o clock this afternoon a most distressing accident happened in the central part of town, witness ed by a large numler of people, when Mr. Coon Wallace, 22 years of age, a brakeman on Capt John Frazier's train who was running on the top of a box Mr as it was being thrown inthe sid ing, lost his balance as he grab bed for the brake wheel on the oar that was butting against one standing on the siding. The misstep precipitated him between the two oars, doubling up his body and causing him to roll twelve or fifteen feet in front of the moving care before it finally ran over his left arm. Mr. John liarger was loading lumber with in five feet of the man, when he fell to the track bemiath the car, and made a desperate effort to drag the voung man out, but the moving train was too fast and prevented the rescue. Prolably 23 people witnessed the accident, although none of them could tell a straighter story than related alove. The body was conveyed to the office of Dr, W. 1). Gilmore, where ev ery physician in town gathered to render assistance. He was in such condition tluit little or no hope was entertained for the man. his heart action Wing very weak, suffering from his injuries. It was thought at first that his hack was broken, but internal injuries were discovered. (at Frazier was ordered to move the man to the Charlotte hospital and within fifteen minutes the enirine and calmoose left here with all baste to Charlotte. inbitribe for TICS HEWS. ENTERS CITY MEXICO Description of the Ovation Ac corded Him and His Party. Mexico City, June 7. If there was doubt in the minds of any one ns to the sentiment of the people in the capital toward Francisco I. Madero Jr., hero of the late revolution, it mtist have been dispelled today by the cheers that greeted bis arrival from Juarez following the suc cess of his revolt from the Diaz regime. Thousands on thousands pack ed the enclosure in front of the railroad station, lined the fence and walls, roofs of houses and filled windows and balconies at every point which afforded a view of the station entrance. The shout, was in turn echoed by other thousands who Kicked the streets. j The coach to which Mr. and' .urs. .uailero were escorted was drawn by four iron gray horses, which were managed by postil lions in . green jackets, white trousers, colonial wigs and green cajM-s. With Senor Madero and his wife rode Alfredo Kobles Doiuinguez ,now chief of this! military zone- Lines of khaki clad horsemen made a line of rearing and plung ing horses through which the members of the party walked" to the coach. Bouquets of flowers and wreaths of myrtle were toss ed in the path of the victor and his wife and into the carriages as the Madero party drove tluough the cheering multitude. Dozens of banners identified different contuigents of the rowd which packed in about the aue carnage. to. One time, when sick, he waa taken to the home of a relative, but as soon, as he- regained his strength he hied back to his hov el will ere he barricaded himself ami defied those who wished to take him, even as a hunted ani mal brought to bay. Good homes have been offer ed him time and time again but all to no avail ; he lias utter ly shunned society. When taken to the county farm it was much against his will and he caused no little trou ble while there. He would not stay in the bed and as soon as the attendant's back was turn ed he would leap out and hud- He in a corner with his luinds clasped and head bowed. He pleaded with the superintendent of the home with tears in his eyes to let him out on the ground to die in peace. The house and its covering seemed to have affected him most deep ly. Saturday night the end came and "Wild John" is no more. Burning of Avelon Mills; Loss $250,000. Winston Sentinel.l6th. Col. F. II. Fries went to. Mayo dan this afternoon to investigate the fire which destroyed the Ave lon mills at six o'clock last even ing. Col. Fries, who is president of the company owning the large plant, says the loss will probably exceed $250,000. He thinks the loss is practicaly covered by in surance, though he did not know the exiaet amount of the policies held o nthe mill. A long distance telephone mes sage from The Sentinel's eores- pomleut at Mayodan savs the fire MADERO oritriuted in the machinery in tlui""y, a lew nours iarer, an mule room on the 4th floor and that the flames spread rapidly, the building being destroyed in alout one hour. The plant was established 12 years ago and manufactured yarn It was, of 25,(KM) spindle capacity and gave employment to about 4H) people. The mill 'was suppli ed with sprinklers, but the fire gained such headway that these were of little use. It was not dis covered until just after the oper atives had left the building. The Avalon mills was one of the largest of the chain owned by a company headed by Col. Frie the others being located at Mayo dan and Frie, Va. NEAR Guilford Woman the Victim of Burglars Gagged and Dead In Room. (JreenslM)ro, N. C, June 8. What is apparently one of the most atrocious crimes ever com mitted in Guilford county was revealed this morning at James town, about seven o'clock, when Mrs. Ida Hill, of Lexington, aged .5f, was found gagged and dead in her room up stairs in the residence of her motluer, Mrs. J. S. Ragsdale, whom she was visit ing. Tl ? IhkI.v was yet warm, thoii'th life had departed, all ef forts of the family physician, Dr. J. II . Gordon, at resusci tation failing. Mrs. Ragsdale was discovered by her mother, who went to awaken her for breakfast, lying on the floor in her night clothing, tied to the bedstead by a leather strap tak en from her suit ease, with one .stocking tied closely about her ilhroi't and another stocki'itr "pushed in her mouth. The bu reau drawers were opened and had leen rifled by some one, and an open window near which a trellis supitorting a vine, gave meai.s of access to a burglar, poll 'd the way to-the entrance by .: iue one, evidently intent on pillage. As soon as the distress ing crime became known jKirties from the adjacent country, from High Point ' and Greensboro, flocked to the .scene, anxious to assist in running down the crim inal. Sheriff Jones, with Depu ties Weatlierly and Crutwh field were soon there and Coroner Wood arrived a little later to investigate the murder and bur glarly and ferret out the crim inal ell thl (kiiOt Wai heard. Never regaining conscious ness, Hart died at 4 o'clock. Following the finding of dis crepancies and shortages this morning within an hour after ex amining the affairs of the bank, Examiner Doughton instructed C. V. Urown his assistant, to hur ry to Tarboro, both'looking into the affairs of the bank. An authoritative statement this afternoon says there is a large shortage in the individual ledger of the cashier with other banks. When asked for figures as to the discrepancy "not less than fifty thousand" was the reply. The finding of the shortage to the amount named by the bank ex aminer caused the arrest of Huss; who is being detained in custody of the sheriff awaiting the giving of $15,000 bond. Hart had recently been involv ed in numerous business trans actions which involved large sums of money and it is believed a series of failures was responsi ble for his act. j A Camel's Stomach. The stomach of a camel is di vided into four compartments and the walls of one of these are lined with large cells .ev ery one of which can be open ed and closed at will by means of powerful muscles. When a camel drinks, it drinks. a very great deal. Indeed, it goes drinking on for such a very long time that really you would think that it never meant to leave off. Hut the fact Is that' it isnot only satisfying its thirst, but is filling up its cistern as well. One after another the cells in its stomach are filled with the waters, and as soon as each ks quite full, it is tightly closed. Then whcn the animal becomes that it has to do is to open one of the cells, and allow the water to flow out. Next day it opens one or two more cells, and ho it goes on day after day until j the whole supply is exiiaustixi. in tins curious way, a camei can live five or even six das without drinking at all, and so is able to travel quite easily through the desert where , the wells are often hundreds of milt ajMirt. Exchange. For Sowing Machine Needles, Shuttles, Oils and Supplies, go to J. W. Knight Mt. Airy N. C. Mail orders receives prompt attention. ATROCIOUS CRIME GREENSBORO. was bound is bourne out by the fact that her body was still warm when found at seven o'clock. She must have gradu ally died from suffocation. The coroner's jury has not yet re turned its verdict, preferring to make further investigation be fore doing so. Mrs. Hill will e buried in the family graveyard at Jamestown tomorrow. She was the eldest daughter of the late J. S. Ragsdale, a wealthy cotton manufacturer of Jamestown, and one of the most estimable citizens of the coun ty. Her brother, W. II. Rags dale, is now president of the mills, and has been a county commissioner, resigning for need of time to attend to public busi ness. No trace whatever has yet been found of a burglar, the impression being that it was committed by some professional burglar tramp who. alighting at Jamestown, was attracted by the handsome Ragsdale residence but a short distance from the sta tion. T'jc whole county is outraged at the shocking crime, and the greatest sympathy is felt for the estimable people who are heartbroken at the tragic death of a much beloved daughter and sister. The Elkin and Alleghany Road. Winston-Salem, N. C, June 7. At a meeting of the old offi cers of the Elkin and Alleghany railroad with President John A. Mills, president of the Raleigh and Southport railroad, held at Elkin today, the contract recent ly made by which Mr. MilLs and his associates have agreed to fur nish the necessary capital for the completion of the former road equipping and operating the same, wnsH'jd. of the crop. We irifcCTiLo. from a two weeks trip through that county convassing in the interest of the pool and at one local Union we wrote pledges to the amount of 90,000 pounds and other locals have done al most as well. My county, Stokes, will pool over half of the en tire crop and we need, the as sistance of Surry. We have talked with many farmers in the last two weeks that have been pooling all their tobacco for several years and they were entirely satisfied with the results. The pooling of to bacco is not an experiment but it ha been demonstrated that it is the only safe and rational way to sell tobacco. The offi cers of the Surry Co. Dry Prize Co. decided last fall it would be advisalrte to run a warehouse and thereby have money for the Union to help build the Dry Prize and I have been informed that it was a success. At the time it was, I believe ,the cor rect thing to do, but if the same tiling is attempted this year, mark my word it will be a failure. Hack in the days of the Farmers Alliance the mem bers of that order in Virginia built a warehouse in Danville and hired men to run it. It was a success the first year but the next the fanners began to drop off and by the third year it went broke for the want of patronage. How was it manag ed you ask. 'Twas simple in deed. The other warehousemen and lots of the buyers would say that the Alliance house did not get as good prices for to bacco as were received at the other houses and the result was inevitable, and that too when the Alliance house was just charging one half for selling to bacco as the other houses were. Now the Farmers Union will make mistakes but lets not make the mistake the other organiza tion made, for just so sure as we follow in4 their tracks so wire will wc die as they died. Where is the good in our run ning a warehouse anyhow? Don't we have to lay it down on the warehouse floor at the mercy of the auction sales? Of course we do and everybody knows that auction sales is the biggest farce on earth. As for me, I will never raise another plant of tobacco if that is the way I will have to sell it. Urother Union man of Surry what are you going todo? Are EARTHQUAKE WAS BAD Mexico City Badly Hit By the Shakenp Yesterday. Mexico City .Thursday, 8. Communication to the south is still interrupted and it is fear ed details of the earthquake dis aster will increase in magnitude. The list of the dead here is growing. Seventy five bodies have been recovered. v Peons were pressed into service of re building tlw! streets and ilace and searching the debris for more doad. The Santa Maria quarter suffered the most. The city is surrounded by a military cordon ami there is gloom over the reception, which made the people tliink it a bad omen. It may affect the candidacy of Ma dero. Madero, instead of fearing the disaster may hurt his chances, believes that general suffering will tend to bring the peoe gnther. In an exclusive state-! laks, red eves and smooth vel ment to the United Press hej'ow j,.. The males are a rich said: cherry red and the hens a lighter "The hardest part of recou-1 Kuu'e 0f ru,. They have the struetion lwus just commenced, j laying qualities of the Leghorn, I am going to stand for more and the vitality of the Malay Game better schools. Dr. Vasquez i hm t)1(. lLt.avv coat of feathers Gomez will have cluirge of this i.eiiliar to the Cochin, but with campaign preceding the election period. If the people want me, I will let them speak their will.) A trip southward convinces me the iK-ople understand the prob lems to be decided. I believe Mexico will soon settle down to uiuuNu-j mux j.eiiL-c. i ue 1 e uui-1 stand severe w utters ami con tion has cost me personally I tinnp lavint-. Thev arc i-hmm! $,'100,000. American and foreign capital is wanted here to build up the country's resources." President Rebukes Army Offi cer For Prejudice AguinstUSne they rp ..- ... y-Another factor wi trtL the amendn 0.. ....l. 1 7i? IHu which would have had the same e i feet as his own provision of this session. Davis of Arkansas arraigned llristow, referring by name to Cummins, Clapp and Lafollette, and declared that, "the insurg ent crowd hud never been sin cere on any subject which they had brought before the coun try." Senator Paeon aroused feeling by declaring that great Interests have brought enormous pressure to bear to defeat this resolution. , Senators Works, Guggenheim end Cummins arose to refute the allegation when Bacon ex plained that he was imputing no impropriety to any members. Reed of Missouri declared that Iiristow's conversion to Souther land's view point was "because of the negro vote in Kansas." The adoption of the Pristow amendment was made possibly by the vote of Clark of Arkan sas who east the only Democratic vote for the prtqwsition follow ing eight Democrats opposed to the resolution as amended. Pae on, Fletcher, Pankhead, Foster, Johnson Percy, Trerel and Wil liams. Poisonous Plant Fatal to Cattle in Iredell. Statesville, June 9. Complying with the request of a largely signed petition, the commission ers of Iredell county have appro priated money to defray the ex penses of an inspection of the meadows of the county with a view to determining those infect ed with water hemlock, a poison ous plant which is proving fatal to cattle and horses in the north em section of the county. C. W. Hyams, botanist, has been em ployed to make the inspection and bus gon to the Harmony section, where the most deaths have occurred, to begin his work. I inflammatory Rheumatism Immedl- ataly Relieved. Morton L. Hill of Lebanon. Ind., ears: "My wife bad Inflammatory Rheumatism in every muscle and Joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen al most beyond recognition; had been In bed alx weeks and had eight phy sicians, but received no benefit un til she tried Dr. Detchon'a Relief for Rheumatism. It gae Immediate re lief and she waa able to walk about la three days. I am sure It eared her life. Soli by Gwya Drug Co. I RHODE ISLAND RED CHICK ENS. -' Kentucky Experiment Station Finds More Good Qualities Than in Any Other Breed. , We have just closed a series of exieriments extending over a period of two years with 100 Rhode Island Red bens. Rhode IsLand Rels are a comparatively new chicken, having only been admitted to tlie "Standard" by the American Poultry association in February, 11KJ4, Imt as a re sult of the experiments conduct ed at this station we have no hesitation in saying tliat they have more practical good oint.s combined with fewer undesirable qualities than any other chick en. They are: Jiroilers at sev en weeks; fryers at nine weeks; layers at 20 weeks. When full grown, Rhode Island lu-d hens average nine to thir teen jHtuuds each and cocks nine to thirteen pounds. They to-iaiv i.jc, n.,i )(irds w;th lrmvn bare legs. Their color does not show soil. They are a desirable table fowl at any age, having oblong bodies. wide, deep, full phuni) breasts and yellow skin. ' They mature (early, are very hardy and will hustlers and bug hiiiiters and re quire less feed than common chickens. They lay big brown eggs, are enthusiastic sitters and excellent mothers, a'Jiougb at which helped o form the present political e- 'lUii"()n was uie sxanu taKcn oy , a.: l i i i i i senator uarouette on uanauian reciprocity or wnicn rreaiuent Taft is the foremost champion and Mr. LaFollette a vigorous opponent. Washington's idea of the sit uation Is that President Taft is as goMl as renominated now. Friends of the administration in sist that the LaFollette boom will make little impression. This view of today's news is that it is a species of political saline solu tion to stiiuuUite circulation. Tries to Join his Fiancee in Land Beyond the Qny Washington, N. wriae 18. Despondency caused by the death this morning of his fiancee at the Fowle hospital after a very short illness from appendicitis, drove Charles Ricks, the eldest son of Sheriff Geo. K. Ricks of this town and county, to attempt ed self-destruction about 4 o' clock this afternoon. The rash act was committeed in young Rick's room at the home of his parents and a razor was the means used, a deep gash being cut in his throat. Young Ricks was very devoted to the young lady. He had been in a low-spirited and depressed condition all day and his mother liad been constantly at his bed- 'side. She happened to leave the room for a few moments and Mr. James McClure, a friend of Ricks, coming in in the mean time, had gone up to his room to try to cheer him up a little. Finding the door locked, McClure suspected something wrong and hastened to call the family. The door was forced open and young Ricks found lying on the bed with a deep gash cut in his throat and the bed covered with blood. Every available physician waa summoned and Drs. John fl. Mount and J. U Nicholson arriv ed in a few moments, followed closely by others. The former two dressed the wound. The anterior jugular vein was cut and the young man lost a large quan tity of blood. His condition is precarious, though the physicians bold out souw hope of bis re covery. Charleti Ricks is about 211 years of age and is a young man of good habits aud U well thought of in Washington. A great deal of excitement was occasioned I ill U UiC xicna j"jra.
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