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VOLUME 27."
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1906.
PRICE 5a
DIPLOMAS TO
TEN GRADUATES
Query "Is Life Worth Living"
Answered
DR. GIFFORD'S THEME
Splendid Address ut ISaptist Univer
sity Today Certificates Given to
' Fourteen Young Women Musical
Program Rendered ami Ilibles
Presented to tlio Graduates.
Twenty-four young women this morn
ing received diplomas and certificates,
nt the graduating exercises In the Bap
tist University for Women, and a large
uudlenee heafd a brilliant literary ad
dress by Rev. (). P. Clifford, D. IX, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Buf
falo, N. Y.. on the theme "Is Life Worth
LIviiiK?"
The scholarly and ornate, address by
Dr. Clifford abounded in maxims and
epigrams, most effective and striking,
and revealed the speaker ns a. profound
and sympathetic student of human na
ture. He was introduced to the aud
ience by President. W. N. Jones of the
board of trustees.
Dr. Gifford, in answering the query
"Is Life Worth Living?" said that this
depended upon the liver, and quoted as
a basis Herbert Spencer's definition of
life as "the continuous existence be
tween internal and external relations."
While it would not be within the scope
of tliis report to given even an adequate
outline of Dr. Gilford's remarkable ad
dress, a few of Ids multitude of strik
ingly epigramatlcnl sentences are de
tached and may be cited:
"Many of our best families are liko
a potato crop the best under ground."
"When hungry yu had rather have
a big apple off a small tree than a small
apple off a big tree."
"It Is more pleasant to mind your
neighbor's business, but it is more
profitable to mind your own business."
"There are too many ducks trying to
scratch for worms and too many hens
trying to swim," was an illustration
given of men who have misgauged
themselves.
"No miracle the Master ever wrought
was equal to the creation of the hu
man body."
"Your body is your locomotive; keep
the steam up and your hand tm the
throttle."
"When the body fails your are side
tracked," "When I was a boi' I stood on my
head; when I stood on my head I did
not do anything else; when I stood on
my feet I could do a great many omei
things.
"Man is like a pin, the head should
always be on. top."
"Man's girth Is not around his waist
but around his hat band."
"Just two things are essential or
each one of us: Learn our own limi
tations and trust our own convictions."
"Some men are like radishes, they
have to come in bunches to give them
any value."
"A cow can live for hours on her cud,
some men are without cud."
"The camel can live for days from
the fat-In the hump on its back; some
men have no hump and no back to put
the hump on."
"It Is one thing to be right and ano
ther to know that you are right."
"The essence of civilization is respect
for the rights of others."
Hard On Tobacco Chewers.
In emphasizing the above Dr. Gil
ford related that he was seated in a
street car am saw an inoffensive man
occupying the opposite seat. Presently
the man emitted a, sea of tobacco juice
from his mouth on the car floor and
then Dr. Gifford knew that his compan
ion In the car was not civilized, on
t ids point the speaker added:
"A man has a tight to chew tobacco,
but it he does chew he ought to swal
low what becomes of It."
"Why should men tackle tobacco
with the same instrument Sampson
tackle the Philistines with?"
"Man has a right to eat what he
wants to, but. he has no right to market
his second hand product in puddles at
my, feet." . . ,, ,
"Think of civilization as embodied
thought; today the conception, tomor
roy the picture; today the plan, tomor
row thd house.'' ' " '
"Life is not worth living unless you
have your civilization under your feet
"Man is like. a. barrelhe will hold
anything you put In' so long as tne
hoops neighborhood pressure,, ate on."
"Strange how even deacons and
preachers may collapse when they get
as far away as Washington or New
York and the hoops of neighborhood
pressure are removed." .
In . closing Dr. Gifford eloquently
painted the life worth living ns,tlie un
selfish life, knowing its limitations,
trusting Its convictions, which are in
harmony.wlth truth.
A fine musical program was also ren
dered this morning. Tills included
"Summer Fancies," sung by Misses
Hannah Baird, Susie Tucker, Lucy Pet
ty, Louie Poteat, Mary Carter Ray,
Maty F. Rodwell, Corlnna Chlsholm
i and Pauline Olive; "The Cuckoo," by a
double quartette; "Lovely Spring," by
Miss Susie Tucker, and "Legends," by a
quartette.
President Vann made a brief and ap
propriate baccalaureate address to. the
graduates and Rev. J. V. Massee, pas
tor of the Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle,
In an Impressive talk, presented a
Bible to each young woman who today
graduated. .
The class roll Is as follows:
Master of Arts: Annie Lee Stewart,
Tennyson, N. (7s
Bachelor of Arts: Kate Royal Bea-
nian, Clinton, N. C; Mary Lee Blvens,
Wingate, N. C; Nina Brown, Kinston,
N. C; Mary Darroch Johnson, Thorn
asville, N. C; Essie Moore Morgan,
Marion, N. C.;,Lucy Petty, Carthage,
N. C; Victoria MagOalene Plckler,
Mocksvllle, N. C; Sallie Rogers, Page's
Mills, S. C; Elizabeth Wood William,
Harrellsvllle, N. C.
Diploma in Art: Heslope Purefoy,
Ashevllle, N. C.
Certificate in Piano: Florida Taylor
Avera, Rocky Mount, N. C; Bessie Em
erson Sams, Mars Hill, N .C.
Certificate In Voice Culture: Loula
Hall Briggs, Raleigh, N. C.
Certificates In Business: Emily Cor
nelia Boyd. Charlotte, N. C; Mertie
Young Camp. Rocky Mount, N. C;
Mary Luphelia Herring, Garland, N. C. ;
Susan Anna Moore, Giimesland, N. C;
Mary Adelaide Rea, Eden ton, N. C;
Bertha Wlggs, Raleigh, N. O.
Certificate in Stenography: Susan
Allen Dickens, Goldsboro, N. C; Mabel
James Kelly, Henderson, N. ('.; Myrtle
Bruno Proctor, Griniesland, N. C;
Maude Carpenter, Cane River, N. C.
The seventh annual -commencement
concert given last night at Hits Bap
tist University was enjoyed by a. large
audience. The conceit was under the
direction of Mr. Wade- ft. 'Brown and
other members of the musical faculty.
Those who had a part on the program
were .Miss Mar Kemp of Wakelleld,
Miss Mary F. Rodwell of Warrenton,
Miss Hannah Louise Baird, -of Char
lotto,- Miss Lucy Petty of Carthagi
Miss Hula Sultlo Wright of Ashevlll-
W. II. Paceof Raleit'h, Miss Susie
Tucker of Raleigh. Miss Mary Carter
Hay of Raleigh. Miss Louie Poteat
of Wake Forest, Miss Corrina Clns
liolin. .Miss Pauline Olive, .Miss Chris
tine C. (lower of Clayton, Miss Allln--Young
of Italeigh, James Sawyer,
Walters Durham of Italeigh, Miss Alice
1!. Ncwconib of Italeigh, James Thomas
and Miss Margaret W. Allen of Ral
eigh, Miss Annie Denmark of Golds
boro, Miss Leitha P. Lancaster of
Lumber Bridge, Miss Edith Brown
Swicegood of' Mocksvllle.
THE WOMAN MUST HANG
So Decides Supreme Court
of Missouri
Mrs. Aggie Myers and the Man Who
Assisted Her in Murdering Her
Husband Two Years Ago Must Pay
the Extreme Penalty.
(By' the Associated Press.)
Jefferson City. Mo., May 22. The
state supreme court today upheld th?
death sentences imposed by the lower
court In the cause of Frank Hottman
and Mrs. Aggie Myers, convicted of
murdering the' woman's husband, Clar
ence Myers, at Kansas City, on May
It, 1!)04, and set June 29 next as the
date of execution In each case. Hott
man and Mrs. Myers killed Myers so
they could marry.
FOVU MOKE VICTIMS OF
EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE.
(By the Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Cal., May 22. Four
cases were added to the coroner's list
of earthquake and fire victims yes
terday. The total number is S95.
Two of the new cases came from the
Kingsbury House, 172 Seventh street
and another case from the corner of
Washington and Battery streets. The
fourth came from the Montgomery
avenue and Francisco street corner.
The identity of one victim was estab
lished as William Burnlp. His re
mains were dug from the ruins of the
Kingsbury House by his son. Bur
nip's home was In the east. He was
a locomotive engineer, a native of
England, 55 years old..
SURGEONS
MEET IX
CHARLESTON,
s. c.
(!y the Associated Press.)
Charleston, S. C, , May 22. The
eleventh annual convention of the
association of surgeons of the South
ern Railway opened here today. Rep
resentatives are present from thir
teen states in which the system oper
ates. The convention was welcomed
oy Mayor Rhett and President Itees
of the South Carolina Medical Socle-'
nt T 1 .1 .,, I
1 I
white reviewed the years work. A nl8f.U8Sed. It , propwipd to
number of committee reports also mu arrangements for holding a con
were read. The convention will be K:!U, of u lhe ncmitle organizations
In session three days. "of Russia, .
WOMEN MADE
A MESS OF IT
So States Mr. Poter the Ar
rested Fugitive
MRS. M9KINLEY'S DENIAL
She Has Not Keen Traveling With
the Man Indicted for Government
Land Frauds I'utcr in Custody
and Will lie Taken to Portland
for Trial His Sensational Escape
From Boston Recalled.
(My the Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Calif., May 22.
Francis J. Henney, special prosecutor
for the government- In the land fraud
cases said yesterday that he hud tele
graphed to Oregon for it bench war
rant and upon receipt of the document
A. 'IX I'utcr. who made u. sensa
tional escape from secret service agent
William J. Burns In Huston some
months ago and was captured in
Alameda Sunday, would be taken to
Port hind.
Puler said that lie came west I see
Henney. He requested Mrs. Iv L.
Watson to arrange an interview and
when she fai'c,! hi asked his wife and
Mis. Horace McKinley to do II. Ho
added that ail of them made a mess
of it. ' Puler -denied that Mrs, McKin-
cy (Marie Ware) had been traveling
with him. . : .
I'utcr was former!;' an officer of the
Oregon courts and has six Indict
ments hanging over her for alleged
complicity in . the land frauds. Mrs.
McKinlcv indignantly denied the rumor
that site hail decoyed I'utcr to his ar
rest, saying:
'I have, licit living for the. last, few
months in San Francisco and could not
possibly' have been traveling with
I'utcr about the country, I became
entangled in this cilse because J was
u. witness at the trial several years
tgo, but I have had nothing to do with
the efforts of the government to cap-
Uuaiitlus fugitive.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD
Baseball Rooters Use Bats
as Weapons
Two Men nt Hickory Have a Desper
ate Fight at a Hull Game and One
Is hi Had Shape As the Result
Too 111 for Trial Today.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Hickory, N. C, May 22. A desperate
fight occurred in East Hickory late yes
terday evening. L. V. Brown and R. F.
Chitty, who hiid had a quarrel over
some baseball fixtures, met and renew
ed the difficulty. Words led to blows.
Chitty was beating Brown when the
latter's father interferred. A fierce
struggle followed, in which Chitty re
ceived a bad blow on the skull, whether
with a rock or club is not known. He
cannot give testimony today. The trial
has beeif deferred until tomorrow
morning. J. W. Shuford Is mayor pro
tern, as Mayor Elliot and family are in
Charlotte.
RUMORED BANK RUN
DIDN'T MATERIALIZE
(!.; the Associated Press.)-'.
San Francisco, Calif., May 22.--Tho
anticipated run on the banks yester
day did not inati rla'l.e. When the
commercial banks opened in their
down-town quarters they did- so ex
pecting a rush on the part of depnsitoi s
and were 'fully prepared to meet it,
Instead of heavy .'demands fur' 'pay
ments there was a much larger stream
of depositors.
The Wells-Fargo-Nevadii National
Hank had over twenty million dollar
in Its vault available for the expected
rush. It was stated that there were
no heavy withdrawals, and in view of
the confidence being restored some of
the banks decided that the assistance
they were to receive from other sources
is now unnecessary.
,IEyiSH LEAGUE MEETS.
It Is Proposed to Hold Conference
of all Seine! ic Organizations.
fSy the Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg. May 22. The Jewish
League for the realization of equal
rights for their co-religionists Is in ses-
io herp The attitude of their num-
nit AmuitUiiB Mini nir in , 1 , n Tutor, ..-ill
BURTON S CASE
IN THE SENATE
To
Investigate Effect
Court's Decision
of
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Legal Aspect of tin Status of Kansas
Senator to He Officially Inquired
Into Committee'- Asked to Report
Rccomcmndntioi) An lo What Ac
tion Slntll lie Taken.
(Ity the Associated I'ro-s.) .
Washington, May 22. The senate t:
day directed the committee' on privi
leges and elections to investigate the
effect of yesterday's decision by the
supreme, court in the case of Senator
Burton. The resolution was offered by
Senator Hale 'and .read as follows:..
. "i to-solved, that the committee on
privileges and elections be directed to
examine into the legal effect ,,( the late
decision of the supi-eiiic court in the
ease of Joseph K. Burton, a senator
from Kansas, and its soon as may be
to report their recommendations as to
what action, if any,' shall he taken by
the senate."
Tin- .resolution was 'tula;, ted without
debate.
REBATE CASES CALLED
Government Ready for Trial
in Three of Them
Indicted Freight, Broker and His
Clerk and Former Trallic Manager
of Burlington Railway Will He.
First Prosecuted Forty Govern
ment Witnesses. .
, tl!y the Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., .May 22. The gov
ernment toilay in tin- United States
district couri here announced! that it
was ready for triitl in three of the re
bate eases. The cases called ' were
those of 'fleoreg L. Thomas ,a freight
broker of New Yolk City, and his
chief - clerk, I. !!. Taggart., under in
dictment for alleged-conspiracy in se
curing rebates' for .shippers and that
against -tieorge II. Crosby former as
sistant freiglit traffic manager of the
Burlington Railway. .'charged with con
spiracy in giving rehab..
These .-men were indicted in Decem
ber last with other railway and pack
ing house otlici-.i Is whose -..rials have
been set for. a later ilate. H. B. Dun
can, a special agent of the department
of justice.: arrived hero '-yesterday to
assist in prosecuting the cases, and
will aid A. S. .VanValkenburg, .United
States- district at 'u.rney, and Leslie
Lyons, assistant district, attorney.
The government has forty witnesses
among whom is J. A, Roberts, an ex
pert jm rales- in'' the. employ of the
Interstate commerce commission.
-Judge. Smith Mcl'herson, of Iowa,
sitting in place of Judge.: John F. Phillips,.-overruled
the demurrer of the
Burlington Railway to indictments
against that company, and they
must now go to trial. The de
fendants, In a demurrer filed several
weeks ago,-' contended- that congress
was without power to enact legisla
tion regulating ' export '' rates, in the
giving of alleged rebates on which the
Burlington was 'charged with having
violated the interstate commerce act.
The case against the Burlington
Railway in which a demurrer was
overruled today is distinct from that
against its ; former assistant, freight
;tri..llic manager, (icoi-ge G; Crosby.
The Biirlitiglon is charged with grant
ing concessions to Kansas City pack
ers on products for. export' through the
port of New York. The date of trial
in 'the ,. Hurlington cae has not yef
been set.
MINISTER REM AT
KING EDWARD'S LEVEE
: (By lhe Assoi iated Press.)
London. May 22 King Edward held
a levee In the throne . room of St.
James' palace to.lay. The Prince of
Wales, the tul;e of Coimausrht, the
cabinet ministers, 'the ambassadors and
many other distinguished persons were
present..'" Ambassadiir Whitelaw field,
who was accompanied by till the staff
of the American embassy, presented
third Secretary (irant Smith and
Arthur Harmon, of Now York.
Movements of Bellamy Storer.
(By the Associated Press.)
Vienna, May 22. Bellamy Storer, tno
former American ambassador here, and
Mrs. Storer, left Vienna for Paris to
day. They are going to the United
Slates in the fall.
A STEAM PIPE
BLEW OFF ROOF
Score of Men Badly Hurt by
Explosion Today
SOME NARROW ESCAPES
Dangerous Fire in Plant
York Glucose Company's
Shadyside, N. J. First
Telegraphed Over the)
of New
Plant at
Reimrts
Country
This Morning Greatly Exaggerated.
No Loss of Life Probable.
' ' (By the Associated Press.)
New York, May 22. A score of men
employed in the engine and dynamo
rooms of the New York Glucose Com
pany's plant in Shadyside, N. J., on the
west bank of the Hudson river, oppo
site Nineteenth street,-this city, .were
more or less Injured today by the ex
plosion of a big steam pipe.'
The roof of the building was blown
off and the wreckage caught lire, .Some
of the thirty men who were at work in
the building had narrow escapes from
death but were taken out of the blaz
ing ruins by their fellow laborers from
adjoining buildings belonging to the
same company.
In the confusion which followed the
explosion many reports of serious loss
of life were spread among the relatives
of the employes, thus exnggei.it log the
extent of the disaster.
The companies force and local fire
men fought 1 he. flames which threaten
ed to destroy several other buildings in
the big gluseose plant.
After tha explosion the officials of
the company were unable to account,
for five of the men who werevem
ploycd in the wrecked building. It
was said, however,- thai. I hey might
have gone to their homes. No bodies
I were taken from the ruins.
THE POPE'S CONDITIONIVOLIVA IS RESTRAINED
Marked Improvement in His
Holiness Today
He Gave His Usual Audiences and
Received Several Dignitaries of His
Church Then Joked About Cer
tain Reports Touching Hiss Illness
Printed in the Newspapers.'
(By the Associated Press.)
Rome, May 22 The improvement in
the condition of the pope continues. He
was able this morning to descend to
the apartment where he gives his aud
iences, which is on the floor below the
one where he sleeps and received Car
dinal Merry Del Val, the papal secre
tary of state. Mgr. Bisleti, major domo
ol the Vatican, and Cardinal Katseh
thaler, archbishop of Salsburg, with
whom he conversed for some time. The
pontiff joked about his illness, saying
that he had been much amused by cer
tain reports in the press depleting him
as being at death's door.
TO INVESTIGATE
MURDER OF CONSUL
(By the Associated Press.)
St, Petersburg, May 22, In response
to a formal request made by Ambassa
dor Meyer to the foreign office here on
the subject of the assassination of Wil
liam H. Stuart, the American Vice con
cul at Batoum .the ambassador has re
ceived from Foreign Minister Iswolsky
a note, written in his own hand, ex
pressing the government's deep regret
at the murder and also stating that the
viceroy of the Caucasus had been or
dered to make the most rigid investiga
tion of the crime and apprehend and
punish the assassins.
Two Hundred Wounded.
(By the Associated Press.)
Simbirsk, Eastern Russian, May 22.
A fight between Cossacks and peasants,
resulting from the efforts of the au
thorities to suppress agrarian disorders,
has occurred in this vicinity. It is re
ported that four peasants were killed
and two hundred wounded.
THE CURE-HOPPE
BILLIARD MATCH.
(By the Associated Press.)
Montreal, May 22. In a live hun
dred point billiard match- here last
nighl Louis Cure defeated Willie
I
Hoppo. With five points to run
Hoppe drew the attention of the ref
eree to a foul which neither the ref
eree nor Cure was ahle to see owing
lo their positions. Cure ran out the
game with eleven. Cure's average
was 17.80 and his high run 112.
Hoppe had an average of 17.ti9 and
his best run was 121.
FIERCE FIRE IN
OGDEN, UTAH.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Ogden, Utah,-May 21. A fire that
started early today in the house oc
cupied by the Burton Implement
Company, 2:! street and Washington
avenue, . destroyed half a block of
business houses in Washington ave
nue, entailing a loss of $!i50,000,
about, half insured. The blaze was
fanned by a strong wind, and for a
time it seemed as though the entire
block was doomed, but the fire was
brought tinder control after destroy
ing the buildings occupied by the
Burton Implement Company, George
A. Lowe & Co. hardware store, Furr
Feec" Store, Btirrup Grocery Store,
Flile Cleaning and Dye Works, Rich
ter's carpenter shop and Erslrom's
blacksmith shop.
LIST OF THE AGNEW
HOSPITAL HORROR.
(By the Associated Press.)
San Francisco, - Cal., May 22. Be
sides the scores of employes and
palionls injured in the collapsing of
the Agnews Stale Hospital on the
morning of the earthquake, there
were 1 OS killed. After considerable
research a definite list has for (he
first, time been completed. The lists
shows that. 11 employes and 97 pa
tients were killed amid the falling
brick and huge limbers, also those
who died later of their injuries.
.';-w Trains On Southern.
(Special to The Evening Times. J
Asheville, N. C May 22. District
Passenger Agent. Wood of the South
ern announced today that the new
trains Nos. 21 and 22 between Ashe
ville and Salisbury would become ef
fective Sunday, June 10. With this
increased service Asheville will have
three daily trains each way over lhe
western road. The establishment of
the new trains is permanent, . .
Action of Court in Zion City
Litigation
is Declared Insolvent and Or
Will Become" Effective Tomor
l)ovi
der
row Under Proper Management
Estate Can Be Made to Pay Out
No Misappropriation of Funds.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, May 22. Judge Landis
today', in the United States district
court issued ah order restraining
Wilbur G. Voliva and all of Voliva's
attorneys, agents and employes from
disposing of or in any manner dis
sipating, the estate of Zion City. An
I injunction previously issued enjoin
ing counsel or voliva irom attempt
ing to secure the dissolution of an
injunction in the state court which
prevents Voliva from interf.-ing
with Dowie was dissolved by the
court. Judge Landis said that he
preferred to preserve the estate nn
der his own order.
An order. declaring Dowie, individ
ually, to be insolvent was entered by
the court, but it will not become ef
fective until tomorrow because some
of the creditors desire to contest the
insolvency of Dowie. .
In making these orders. Judge
Landis said that the agents who had
been appointed by him for the pur
pose of examining into the condition
of affairs at Zion City had reported
to him that the Zion City industries
can make money; that there has
been no misappropriation of funds,
and that under proper management,
the estate can be made to pay ono
hundred c?nts on lhe. dollar.
CREATED A SENSATION.
Withdrawal From Business In Ohio
of Republic Oil Co.
(By the Associated Press.)
Columbus. O., May 22. The Re
public. Oil Co., a New York corpora
tion, with headquarters at Cleve
land, today notified Secretary of
Stale Laylin that, it withdraws from
Ohio, giving as a reason that it has
disposed of all of its Ohio holdings.
The Republic Company is declared to
be one of the concerns controlled by
the Standard Oil Company, and the
notification has created a sensation
at the state house. Attorney General
Ellis declined to comment, on the ac
tion of the company today.
SOLDIERS VISIT
BATTLEFIELD
Army Officers and Veterans
on a Tour
In Maryland Today and Will Go to
Virginia Tomorrow Generals
Sickles, McCook and Webb and
Adjutant-General Henry of New
York in the Party.
(By the Associated Press.)
Hagerstown, Md.. May 22. A
party of distinguished army officers
and veterans composing the New
York Monument Commission, on a
tour of the battlefields in Maryland
and Virginia, has arrived hero and
went today to Antietam battlefield
and are spending the day there.
They were joined at the battlefield
by General E. A. Carmn, of the
Chickamauga Battlefield Commis
sion. The party includes General
Daniol A. Sickles, General Anson G.
McCook, General Alexander S. Webb,
Colonel Lewis R. Stegman, Major
Charles R. Richardson, Major Thos.
W. Bradley, and General Nelson
Henry, adjutant general of the state
of New York.
Tfce visitors will return to this city
tonight, leave tomorrow for Vir
ginia to visit the principal battle
fields in that state. They came here
from Gettysburg.
RACES AT GRAVESEN1).
(By the Associated Press.)
Gravesend, L. I., May 22. First
raca 5 furlongs; fillies; 2 year
olds Clara Russell ll to 5 and 4
to a, first; Saghallen, even, place,
second; Grace George, third. Time
1:02.. .
Second race handicap, mile and
sixteenth, three year olds and up
Blandy 6 to 1, and 2 to 1, first; Von
Tromp 8 to 5, place, second; Bad
News third. Time 1.47 4-5.
Third race about six furlongs sell
ing, 3-year-olds and up Shotgun 6 to
5 and 1 to 2, first; Emergency 2 to 1,
place, second; Vas Ness, third. Time,
1:10. -
The Hazel Kirke Coal Mine Fire.
(By the Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa., May 22. The fire
which broke out yesterday afternoon
in the Hazel Kirke coal mine near
Washington, Pa., is still burning on
the surface, but has not succeeded in
gaining entrance to the mine. The
tipple house, engine house and ware
house and cage have been destroyed.
The damage is estimated at thirty
thousand dollars. About five hun
dred men are temporarily out of em
ployment. Buncombe Primary.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Asheville, N. C, May 22. The time
limit for candidates for county offices!
to make their announcement expires to
night at 10 o'clock. The democratic
county primary will be held June 1.
Thus far there are many aspirants for
all offices . There are seven candidates
for sheriff, four for tax collector and
five for the office of register of deeds. !
The campaign is warming- up and con
servative democrats fear that the
scramble for nomination will result In
some bad feeling and perhaps a split
in the party in this county.
Increased Wages for Painters.
(By the Associated Press.)
New oYrk, May 22. Members ot
the Brotherhood of Painters declared
today that more than sixty firms In
this city have signed the new wage
schedule increasing wages from
$3.50 to $4 and $4 to $4.50 a day,
for which the painters have gone on
a strike.
Police After Maenter.
(By the Associated Press.)
Madison, Wis., May 22. It Is report,
ed that Prof. Erich Muenter, of Har
vard, wanted for the murder of his
wife, is in Madison, having been seen
yesterday by people who knew him in
Chicago, the police are investigating.
One New Tarheel Postmaster.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 2.2. The follow
ing appointments of fourthclass post
masters were announced today: -
North Carolina Maha, Rebecca P.
Pileher.
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