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MOVJn AIRY, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 8, WI4
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tTYPnOID PRACTICALLY
DRIVEN OUT OF ARMY.
Only Two Cases Among 80,000
Officers and Men During Part
Twelve Months.
Washington, Dec. 31st. Th
Bullet in Thigh.
Wilson, Jan. 5. Cranberry B.
Etheridge, now in his seventy
fourth year, of the Rook Ridge
section, was in Wilson last Sat
urday and showed the News and
Observer reporter a jagged min
nie ball weighing 841 grains, that
. . 1 a ii.. ini
mny gn inrougn yea- "rhe has been carrying around in
SA!f!5L!hrigbt thigh for forty W
m,-r "f.years and seven months,
more than 80,(300 officer and Mr. Etheridge waa a member of
aim; ji. jiwc viua iuu ui a. iimu
'who, had not been immunized w'ltl
typhoid vaocine amd was believed
to baw contracted the fever be
Fore lw? enlisted; the other case
iwas among the troops in China
Wkl though the unan was rmmuniz
fed in 1911 the history of the case
is m doubt.
The iwvj which adopted th
ivaociiic hitfr than the army and
id id not makje lis use at once com
Iwlsory had among its 50,000
Jackie only seven authentic cas
es of typhoid in the year ending
lat Jnne. Four of those were
trcsttJed at a remote rtopieal sta
tion w lie re the vaccine had de
teriorated.
nch is the wonderful record of
the prophylactic tniatiment which
lias wijed out one se.ourage a
hiong the nation's defenders and
which many medical officers !
lieve lias had something to do
with tine decreasing rate , of tn
lierculosis. i Under the'rection of Snrgeon
Cencyil Blue the Public Ilealth
Servi c many iaOnsanda of sailors
fin mvhant 'ships ' have been
treated with the serum at the
governrntr.xt's marine hoapijals.
Bef c the resort to irnmuniza
tjYd cases in the ar&y
evera-tred .ilhout threo per thous-
ona enjisiea sirengin or in ine
ranghbeVhood of 250 cases per an
num. Tn 1910 before the begin-
funjp of the treatment the rate
vas 2.32 per thousand; In 1911 it
TOBAOCO CHOP FOB YEAR
1913 BEAT ALL RECORDS.
the 55th N. C. Regiment, Ci. A
(B. F. Briggs, deceased, cap
tain.) Mr. Etheridge was woimd
(xl on May 5, 1864, at the Battle
of the Wilderness, after which
Wis incapacitated for service.
After returning from the army
for a year or more he Buffered
from the wound, after which the
pains ceased, leaving him with
apparently nothing more than a
"limp," until about .ten years
ago the pains returned and he
had to resort to crutches. About
a year ago the pains left him
again, and twelve days since,
while sitting by his fireside the
leaden pellet dropped from its
lodgment of its own accord.
He will have the missle, which
is abont as large and the shape
of a chestnut, mounted in gold
and appropriately engraved ho
hand down to his offspring, lo
remind them of the trying ordeal
he passed through, at the Battle
of theVilderncss. :
Fanners Union Notes.
"pryY-,
i Some scientists Have though
that the prophylaxis involved am
increase of liability to tubercu
i ioeis. Army surgeons who have
; hm analyzin j theif figures feel
f)' )t hey have established the
Jact 4 be exactly contrary. ITere
are the lignrrs showing tHe Hum
ler of caa o. tuberculosis a
tnong tW solders: In 1909 there
were-4.70 per thousand; in 1910
h rrte was 3.7 Jj in 1911 it was
3.74 and lat year 3.4" It is ad
jnitted iby the surgeons that the
reduction is di,? in .some degree
to tlo more e yeful examination
of rccptits hut ike figures at least
tkhow that the prophjlaxts treal
knen4 has not increased tubrcu-
loftis.
The difficiulties in extending
(protect io tx sailors is said by
imSdl surgeons to be much .eatr
er than m the ca.se of soldiers ow
owr to the fact that tho former ap
landed in strange ports, going to
'ell sorts of places and eat all
Bunds of food .nd generally are
ixyond t? wavehful eyes of su
perior officers. Tyhoid cases in
4he navy which, tn 1911 numbered
3.61 per thousand, dropped to 57
jeasea or .92 per thousand in the
ifoPowing' year. During the cur
rent year up to October 1st the
Yercentage was only .30. Where
tytphoid occurred among those
irho had beei treated the cases
:wew miUi and the convalescence
fc-apid. The fleet surgeon of the
Atlantic fleet now reports that
V prophylactic has practically
adicated typhoid from the fleet.
The County Union elected the
same officers as last year with
the exception of President and
Executive Committee. F. T.
Jtyrellyn was elected President
"skd W. J. Nixon, C. F. AM.j
and J. L. Jackson Executive v Tc
The County4
solution fav
Largest and Host Valuable Ever
Raised in United States. 4
Washington, Jan. 2 The to
bacco crop of the y (r 1913 was
the most valuable e? raised in
the United States, its total esti
mated value being $122,48 1XX).
It ranked sixth , in value of the
crops raked during the year, be
ing exceeded by the corn, cotton
hay, wheat, oats and potatoe crop
in the order named. The tolaceo
crop of 1913 exceeded in value
by over 'JO per cent, the average
of the preceding five years. The
quantity of the production, how
ever, was slightly under that
average and has been exceeded
by three former crops. The aver
age farm jiice of th crop, 12.8
cents per pound, considering ell
varieties and styles, is the highest
since 1864. These figures are
ti widen from the census and esti
rted of the Department of Agri
culture which have just been com
piled and will be made public
shortly.
The 1913 tobacco crop valued
at $122,481,000, compares with
$104,063,000 for 1912, and $85,
210,000 for 1911. The average
price per pound was 12.8 cents,
compared with 10.8 for 1912, and
9.4 for 19 il. Total production
for 1913, was 953,734,000 pounds,
against 962,855,000 for 1912, and
905,109,000 for 1911. The acerag.
planted during 1913 was not as
great as hi 1912, 1,226,000 acres
oemg plaiited m 1912, compared
valley oj Ohio, where the cured
product, while of smaller growth
than usual, has otherw'ne fine
quality, the New England erop
shows a ' smaller percentage of
wrapper than usual. Quality in
Pennsylvania Inferior to that
of 1912. ia Wwconsin, while
quality V, better than it was last
year, the crop w not fine. Yield
per acre n ieaj and price higher
than in 1912.
WITH THEIR BACKS TO
. THE WALL FEDERALS
MAKE STAND.
wkh only 1,216,000 for 1913, and
1,013,000 for 1911. The yield per
acre duriikf 1913 was not as large
.is eitner kf the two preceding
yvars, thi average for 1913 be-
'jig 784.3 1 pounds per acre, corn
ered wifi 785.5 for 1912L and
V
Fire Destroys Southern Depot
North Wilkesboro, Jan. 3. The
Southern' Railway sUtion here,
including, both the , freight, pas
senger ai)(i exprem departments,
was destroyed by fire about four
o'cl'iVtliia morning entailing a
loss estimated around. $50,000.
On account of the heavy snow
storm, thie Tire dartmcnt was
uneiible toi act as promptly as it
would haye otherwise and the
ruins of the building was fallimr
of water n the flames so that
wan saveu.
It is sa.d, however, that the
warehouse) constained, a much
smaller anunt of undelivered
freight thjan usual but all the
express p.iokaPM nnA tA fnmi.1
lure and lirturea in tKn' -wfflrv
were dest0yel.
JJr. J. fj. Olements, the agent,
r-A 1 Personal loss of about
41. Tl thc fire an the rs
at the Tl;tltfnrm ..
through tike work' of the colored
employees
5,000 Rebels Pouring a Storm
of Lead Into the Town,
Preaidio, Tex., Dec. 30. The
battle between 5,000 rebels un
der Genral Torio Ortega and the
northern division of the Mex
ican federal army, entrenched
around Ojimaga, Mexico, across
the border from this place, still
wn in progress when darkness
fell tonight. No bullets came
acr-jfs the border.
The 'orces lial been engaged
for :;6 hours and many had been
killed and wounded.
Oeneral Ortega, executing a
series of flank movements, stead
ily kept on the offensive, trainine
- . ' ' ' i int -m "V.
loot by foot the atmroaehes to V
Bit. Airy Route, 1, News.
The holidays are over and sir
through this section every on
seemed to enjoy the days as
they pad only regretting' that
we could not have more or that
they could have lasted longer.
The following teachers whom,
the writer is very well acquaint
ed with resumed their work the
first of this week after t V'wg
two weeks vacation including the
Xmas holidays. Miss Beatrice
Nance of Dobson, N. C. who
teachers at Long Hill District No.
1 and Miss" Nellie Haymore who
has charge of the school in the
same Township District ' No. 2
and Mr. J. S. Cook and sister
Miss Meacy who teach at An
tioeh Miss Josephine Marion of Si
loam, N,! accompanied bv her
1. II. Reeves spent
several i during Chriatma
wun memis ana relatives near
eral iorces, crippled anfl disor-
KKKJStli ujr LUC HOI TBUfl (XI-.-.. - '
slao.iht, clung to the hillside1 V?!1 Pna8 "whom were
treivhM ihr wir i.A "Khted to see them. Mi
d.uMwl ftm1l-.l1,t11!,n tj. Mar"n wade many fn
dc :ded to make a last stand. They
rallied somewhat from the panic
that seized many of them with
the first volleys of the reibels
when daylight disclosri the po
sition of Ortega's men, and put
ud a .plucky fighl" against heavy
odds although their losses were
htavy from wounds and deser
tions. Many wounded and de
serters wadd waist deep through
me i.ver to the American side.
friends as
teacher at the above named placo
wo years aeo. .
Rev. J. Wr. Simmons desirew
that his heart-felt sympathy ami
appreciation of the kindness ami
hospitalities that have been
fchon-u him by ' he Sulphur
Spring church and the people of
tha neighhorhood from time to
time and especially desires that
the people at large know of h
ice "-ciation of the occasion at
. nas siuuiTxuuiK to even ax-- -t.-,. . .
nrr.Tlmot. tu r ,i...iT. Jl?!.ureh on the nipht nf Dt
k work of the colorel 1 lc l"D "'"""r oi irnu-,;. ... - .7-- ;
of the comi ot of lnd wounded. Fifteen wounded! w.hlPh wal 80 ice1 arranged
01 me cmnpimy, oije oi, . , , ..,T ... . :n behalf of the fThnrrh b.tu1 Sun-
r." 'J 1 inrougn tne snow an
n bait ffcet to a switch engine
uu .uiaiiir gueceeded in
the cars oht nf A,-
The glot- of the flames
tne DroadV valley ares,
grounds, afcj aeainst
rounding Ifej all e overt
u-p rniniPe of snow
7
i-uerais wno wauetl tne nwr
were allowed to remain and were
kJjred for by United States army
ieiaiw, bneeveral score m-
etrol un-
in behalf of the Church and Sun
day school. It consisted of a
hrlitmas tree loaded with nice
presents of which nea jjy all who
were present were recipients.
Several interesting talks were
made pertaining to Church and
S. S.workArDivir those nres-
ui the ser-
Permit Roosevelt and Miss Wil
lard Are to Wed.
- o . x ranuc j onnsois
Route 3, won the pi
offered the Boys Corn CI
year hy tho County Union
largest yield of corn on
of land, and Harvev Key of
Won thf $5.00 for the second'
est yield.
The County Union will g
Boys Corn Club $15.00 agaii
year but will divide it into
prizes making the largest
onfly $5.00.
W M
J I your local wishes a mit!
of the last countv meeting 1
your Secretary notify the Cov
Secretary under seal of your
eal and he will send you one.
An.ioch local reports the la
est number of paid up memb
for the new year. Antioch is
live local allright.
Stewarts Creek township
represented by delegates fro
four live wide-awake locals
the last County meeting. Son
other townships oot so well repr
sented. B.
Ralph Lopex Still
Mine.
in
Richmond, Va., Jan. 3. Person
al letters received liere today
from Madrid by friend4- of Am
l:fc(8ador Willard rejwrt' the en
tfjigenient of the anvhassador's
daughter, MLsfl IVUe Willartl. to
K-rtiiit Roosevelt, son of Theo
lor Rose- ?lt.
'lie weddiitg, it is said, will
takfc jice in the si)rirg, proh-
iUi-lf here, the homo of the Wil-
s.
:ss Wiilard, Kennit Roo'velt
nnl Ins SLster, now jlrs. Kicluirtl
l)f;fy. were guests of the Wil-
ianls on a long motor trip;
3hr
3lo
Bingham, Utah, Dec. 23. If
Ralph Lop)ez, slayer of siix men,
is still in the Utah-Apex mine,
where he took refuge 011 Nov.
27, lie is securely sealed up and
will be held a prisoner there un
til after CHiristmas. Not a sound
has come from the mine since
December 14, when heavy bulk
heads vvro erectd in the tunnel
mouths to prevent a daJi for
liberty.
Although Sheriff Smith, now in
charge of the man hunt, was con
fident today tliat the desperado
H either dead or alive in tflie
mine many believe i escaped
shortly after smudges were lit
on December 1 tni he purp(Ke
of asphyxiating him and the inyH-
jtcn' of the -mine will iM)t be
cleared until the bulkhead are
rtMiiovfd aii(l the workings seareh
ed for the gunman's IkkI.v.
Other than the stories of min
ers who said they had encoun
tered Lopez and talked with him
there has Wen nothing to iiuli-
ugh Virginia and ending at eate LoWm iirence in the
jrings. a lit tic more than a, 'mine since N'owmWr 150 follow
ing his killing of two deputies
in the Andy tuiuwl.
The pursuit of Ixp'Z began on
Nove-mWr 21. after Jie had kilhxl
a Mexican, IV-fore the day end
ed ho had killed the diief of
police and two deputy sheriffs.
.vvlr ngo. Miss Wiilard Ava.s a
'sri last winter at tne wedding
in fK'eiw York of i;th(l Roosevelt
'to f Mr. Derbv. but the romance
et I jreen the Virg.inia girl ami the
Iri ie s brother was not susnect-
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