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- i Mascot. jl HE, MN ENT Vol. 1. Statesville, N. C, Tuesday Evening, November 24, 1908. No. 372 NG Big Wreck Below Tovn .LARGE LOSS TO THE SOUTHERN. Two Engines and Fifteen Freight Cars Leave the Track No One Killed or Injured Trains Nos. 38 and 11 Detoured by Mooresville As a result of a broken." rail, two engines and fifteen box cars of train number 73, west bound, in charge of Conductor Henry Tomlin, were derailed at the twenty-first mile iiost, five miles below town, at 3:40 thia , morning. - So far no one has been discover ed as being injured or killed. Conductor Tomlin states that he had thirty-two cars injis train, with two engines Nos. 613 and 1052 and was running at a speed of about 20 or 25 miles per hour, the speed be ing cut down on account of a curve they were approaching. Without any,, warning whatever, the rear trucks of engine No. 613 left the track, engine No. 1052 fol lowing suit. The emergency teeaks were quickly set, and the tender of engine No. 1052 left the track, going down a very high embankment. Fifteen freight cars folio wed suit, piling up on each other in every conceivable way. The cars were most all loaded with merchandise. In one car some one had their household furniture, a pony cow and calf and several cjiick ens. The car was smashed beneath several others, and the pony and part of the chickens were killed. The cow and calf escaped un scratched, being thrown out in a corn patch on their sides. When e i At I iouna iney were eating corn stalks as unconcerned as if nothing had happened. Their escape was miraculous. Wrecking crews arrived from Salisbury and Ashevllle at an early hour and commenced cleaning up the wreckage. It will be some time late tonight before traffic can be re sumed over the road, aa the road vea is torn up for a distance of a quarter of a mile. East bound passenger trains Nos 2 6 and 21, west bound trains Nos. 11 and 22 will be detoured by the way of Mooresville and Barber ' Junction. Conductor Tomlin who was in charge of the train is a brother of Mr. C. S. Tomlin of this city, and is well known by Statesville citizens. Automobilists in Court. Messrs! "A. F Horton and O. W. Slaine were in the mayor's court this morning at 9 o'clock to answer to charges of exceeding the epeed limit with their automobiles. Mr. Slalne's case was continued until 4 o'clock this afternoon. Mr, Horton's case being: tried at o'clock. ''TWSf After hearing the evidence of the witnesses his honor taxed Mr. Hor ton ten dollars ana" costs, in all amounting to about eighteen dol lars. Mr. Horton has just recently brought his auto back here from Danville, where he has been located for - some months. Having been away from the city for some time, he was not acquainted with the speed laws of the city, but still not know ing the law did not exempt him from having to pay the fine and costs. . o ftAino TJVntr ti'nlffi- The lare overhead traveling boisting machine has just arrived for it a Cv. quarry here and has been hauled from the depot. Men are at work puttine it un and making-the bifr cutting shed larger. Several men have come here from Philadelphia Pa., to cut granite. ( J. T. Wyatt got some celery seed from France and will give a half of a thimble full to any one for a two cent stamp for postage as long as they last to eet this fine variety started In this country, v Nov. 24 1908 VENUS. . -TTT . A large turkey gobbler escapea from a farmer on Center street yes. terday afternoon and was not caught until ifwonard fc." Sessions Will Close To-Day NO APPOINTMENTS MADE 7 YET. Conference Fails to Complete Work at Customary Time All Eagerly Awaiting the Reading of Appoint ments Next Session to be Held at Hickory. Asheville, Nov. 2& Contrary to the expectations of most of the members of the Weastern North Carolina confeernce final adjournment of that body will not take place before tomorrow morning, and possibly not until the afternoon. While there is not certain time for the adjournment of any annual Conference, it is a sort of unwritten law that the appointments of this Conference be read Monday night following the opening previous Wednesday Tne cabinet, however, 1ms not , nearly completed its work and none of the co iiimittees has sub mitted a report, hence there is the work of at least one more full session and brobably more .be fore the body. It is necessary for every other item of business to be transacted before the appoint ments are read; and while their is a great, desire on the part of the members of the Confenence to. get th appointments fbere is no way to hurry the time of their reading. It is expected that -a great many, surprises will (follow che reading of the appointments. It is a rumor in the Conference that the Bishop is making many of the appointments" without even the knowledge of the presi ding elders, hence it is notunlike ly .that some members of the cab inet may be as much surprised at the time of adjournment as the genarel body of preachers. There is much Conference talk re garding the question of who will be appointed the presiding elders of the Charlotte and Greensboro districts; pastor of West Market street, Greens boro, and several other leading ap pointments. It is thought by some that Rev. S. Bm Turrentine or Rev. G. H. Detwiler will succeed Rev. Frank Slier and that there may be an exchange of these with another pastor of a leading church. There is, however, nothing known definitely in the conference. j The order of the day for 10 o'clock was the selection of the place of the next meeting of conference and Wadesboro, Hickory and Reidsville were nominaiea. ine cnoice oi Hickory was made unanimous. o BOY'S HAND BLOWN OFF. Youth Makes an Improvised Bomb, Which Explodes Prematurely With Above Jjfflect. Kinston, N. C, Nov., 23. A dis tressing accldentf occurred at tnei home of Captain Sturgeon on East street this morning at 11 o'clock In .which Mayo Sturgeon, the slxteen- year-Old son of Captain Sturgeon had his hand terribly torn and lace rated by the premature explosion of improvised bomb he had just an made, The '"bomb exploded in his hand while he was-in the act of throwing it from the house and three fingers . MA . 4 . worA torn comDleteiy on ana nis hand otherwise injured so badly that he will probably lose the entire hand. The youth had constructed a 'bomb' from a short piece of water pipe and powder with a fuse insert ed. Tlie fuse he lighted and started to throw the "infernal machine" out into the yard when it went off sooner than he expected and while in his hand. The explosion was almost I ixn u ia rAolW WAnAr that ' " 7-" more serious BBm aM ilt .-.u Mr C. E. Cornelius or Mooresvme . . t HAD BEEN VERY DESPONDENT. Rev. A. D. Hunter, a Well Known Baptist Minister of Wake County Kills Himself A Wife and Four Children Survive Had Been De feated for the Office of County Treasurer. One of the most sensational sui cides for some time was committed in Wake county yesterday about noon when Rev. A. D Hunter, a - well known Baptist minister cut his throat. The act occurred in a wood-shed on his premises at Carey, Wake county. He had been despondent since the Democratic primaries, when he was defeated for county treasurer in one of the bitterest contests ever experi enced. The unfortunate man is survived 1 by a wife and four chifd ren. He was not financially embarrass- and leaves an estate valued at $15,- 000. One of his churches, that at Knightdale, had dropped him. Mr. Hunter was pastor of four churches; Mt. Gilead, in Chatham county; Morrisville, in Wake county; Samaria church, and Falls of . . euse. Mr. Hunter had just returned from Mt. Gilead church yesterday evening, where he had been conducting a re vival meeting last week. - Ot m Thanksgiving Services. Most of the churches in the city will hold services, and take collec tlons for special purposes. At the First Baptist church at 11 a. m., by Rev. C. A. Jenkins, pastor. Collection for Thomasville orphan At the Lutheran church at "11 a. m, by Rev. W. A. Lutz pastor. Col lection for Lutheran orphanage at Salem, Va. At the First Presbyterian church at 11 a. m.f py Rev.. J. M. Wharey, D. D. Collection for the Barium Orphans' Home. , At Front- Street Presbyterian at 11 o'clock by the pastor Rev. J. B. Branch. Collection for the Barium Orphans' Home, At the First Associate Reformed church at 11 a. m., by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Pressly, Collection for the orphanage at Rio Verde, Mexico. At Southside Associate Reformed church at 11 a. m., by the pastor, Rev. W. A. "Kennedy. Collection will be taken for the orphanage at Rio Verde Mexico, and an opportun ity will also be given for contribu tions to a fund to place windows in the church. 4 Q Will Marry in Charlote. It is rumored on the streets today and The Mascot has a very authentic statement from some of our citizens that a well known Iredell man went to Charlotte this morning, in com pany with a friend and will be mar-, ried there. For some reason the whole affair ' is being kept a strict secret and The Mascot is unaDie to hnd wno the lady In question Is or when they will be married. ' ; We although have an authentic statement as to who the gentleman Is, but we dre not publish one wlth- I out the other. 4 0 - Miss Adams Entertains. Miss Sarah Adams entertained her embroidery club at her homeon West Broad street yesterday after- noon from 4 to 6. After spending a delightful after- ling of a salad course, whipped cream J in(j coffee were served. Before leaving the club expressed. to their delightful young .hostess their thanks for a pleasant after noon. COTTON 1IARKET. Local Sdarket. Prices paid at wagon : 9.00 .874 P" 0 (lood middling Middling lQtti. TMncrpa . . 6)71 ow.... I rnL, mQ.W -nraa tiimi - A Minister ' A The Merchants Will Reorganize TO hayts meeting tonight Much Interest Being Manifested in The Re-organization of the Asso- ' elation Meeting to be Held To Night at Eight O'clock in the K. of P. Hall Officers Will be Elected As a resttlt of the work of Mr. E. E.. Andrews of Asheville the mer chants of the city will meet tonight in the Knights of Pythias hall, and reorganize the Retail Merchants' Association. The officers of the or ganization will also be elected. The North Carolina Retail Mer chants Association is the largest or- tnization of its kind in the world and has grown each year in numbers and influence. It has only been organized for seven years, and the summary shows it "has been the most useful and valuable organization ever formed ? this particular purpose, .In Its seven years of existence it aas reeled the merchants sales tax, tereny saving the merchants of our. state over $140,000 dollars. Besides that it has also added the iffferential freight rate charges on less than car load shipments of mer chandise, thereby saving 20 per cent on freight charges. . It has also prevented the reclass ification of freight: rates when the railroad companies sought to place all the leading commodies handled by retailers' in a higher classification. It is hoped that all? the merchants f the city will attend, this meeting tonight and help carry forward this valuable work. 4 0 v, UNCLE JOE MAY LOSE ITv Large 'Nuiriber of Republican Mem bers Report Ah ti-Cannon Senti ment With Cannon in Command the Re vision of Tariff IWill Not be What is Expected. f Washington, Nov 23.Dispite a republican majority of 47 in the house of representatives Jo seph G. Cannon, -of Illinois, may not be spaaker of the sixty first congress. Such in the the opinion of a large number of the I republican members whohave ar I rived in town, and a day goes by 80me new arriVal brings re- port of strong anti-Co nnon sen timent in his d is trie. This senti ment is reflected by republican news papers throughout the country. ? Cannon is declared to be the republican "Old Man of Sea," the one great obstacle to a prog fSssjve policy, and demand is made that he be displaced. Those who are striviogto de feats the speaker are useing every possible argument to showmemb- ! era that their political fortunes will be best served by the over- Cannon. 0ne of the points most often made is that which Cannon is command revis oh of the tariff will not b3 what the country expect, and that pnbbC"di8apoiQtment will man ifest itself in the election of a democratic honse in 1909. This is one of the most telling argu- 1 ments Connon's opponneats can J make. It is pointed out that wlliie g0mA BOrfc Qf a tariti bill is bound . td pass,; with Cannon, Daizel and Payne in supreme Isontrol df the measure, the great consuming public, which, is tasking for relief, will get little 1 goriiderati&n. If you haren't the time to exercise regularly, Doan's Regulets will pre- ent i constipation. They induce a mild, . easy, healthful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your druggists for them. 25c. 4 IO Messrs. Claude Tomlin and Chas. I n.ra want to Charlotte this r ItnOTOlnff. AN IREDELL CITIZEN DEAD. Mr. T. R Osborne, of Loray, Passed Away at an Early Hour This Morning. Mr. T. R. Osborne of Loray, six miles north-of Statesville on the Taylorsville road passed over in the great beyond at 4:20 o'clock this morning, being in his 41st year. For several years Mr. Osborne has been in feeble health, but not until lately has his condition been consid ered dangerous. - Mr. Osborne was a native of Union county, and is survived by his fath er, a brother, sister wife and four children. His father and brother residence in Senaca, S. G. Several years ago Mr. Osborne lived in this city, and ws a sales man for L. Schiller, who ran a fur niture store here. He iSMvell re membered by-all the older citizens. After severing his connection with Mr. Schiller he married and Went Loray. . Mr. Osborne .was an agreeable gentleman personally and lived an honest and upright life. The funer al and interment will take place at Loray tomorrow at 12 o'clock. - 4 0 LOCAL BRIEFS. Mrs. W. F. Hall who was operated on at the Billingsley hospital some days ago is rapidly improving. Mr. A. B. Freeman, of the local revenue office, will go to Raleigh to morrow, to meet with the state ooard of elections which will begin ohe work of canvassing the recent 3lection returns, on Thursday morn ing. A large crowd was in attendance it the skating rink last evening, j tonight the Independent and Rink jasket ball teams will play off their tie. Game will be called at 8:30 sharp. Mr. w. F. G. Morris of Hudson, .T. C, underwent an operation at the 3illingsley hospital at 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. W: F. Hall who underwent an operation at the Bilingley hos pital some days ago, is fast recover ing. ' " - Marriage license hava been issued to the following parties: Mr. Walter L. Bullin and Miss M&ry Baggerly, Mr. Chas. A. Vauatory and Miss Lessie L. Mullice, Tho?. 1. Clodfelter and Miss Annie P. BaiJej 4 o RESULT OF A BET. Declared Twelve Years Ago to Xot Shave or Get Hair Cut Until Bry an Was Elected.. Lee County Times. Mr. T. L. Chisholm attended court at Lilling'ton the first of the week. While there he had a talk with Mr. Philip McRae, who declared twelve years ago that he would not shave nor have his hair cut until Bryan is elected President.- Thus far he has keep his word. He has full beard and his hair fall down to his shoul ders. He made his peculiar vow when i Mr. Bryan was nominated in 1896. After the election he stuck to it. The nomination came to Bryan again in 1900 but the votes in the election wereagaiDst him. Still Mr. McRae's hair and whiskers grew,1 Parker was nom. mated in 1904, and the Harnett man's hair continued to flourish. Hope returned again this year, when such strong predictions were made for Bryan's election. Mr. McRae is still hoping and growing hair. But he is getting a little impatient. In the corse of his conversation with Mr- Chis holm he said: " What in the thunder is the matter with Bryan?Does he ex pect ma to wear long hair and VY LI iSEit: 1. o an LU y lltGi 4 0 To Paper Thursday. "As is customary with most of the newspapers, there will be no publica lion of this paper on Thanksgiving day. The boys of the shop are worked hard daily, and no doubt will appre ciate being off that day, and paxtici pate in a in a turkey dinner, if they can get it. I ; Our regular issue of the daily, will be published on Friday afternoon as usual. After The People VIOLATED ANTI-TRUST LAW United States Telephone Com pany Charges That the Bell Company is Absorbing Indepen dent Lines and Persistently Choking Off Competition, Con trary to the Provisions of the Sherman Law, and the Laws of Some States in Which it Oper atesThe Injunction Granted by United States Judge Tayler at Cleveland. Cleveland, O., Nov. 22. United States Judge - Taylor yesterday granted an injunction afirainst the American Telephone and Tele graph Company (Bell long dist ance system) and tha- Central Union Telephone Comnanv (Bell Company operating in Ohio, Indi ana and .Illinois). rfstTnirin. them from interfering: with the business of the independent com panies operating in those and ad-' joining states. . . The injunction was asked for in a suit by the United States Tel- phone Company, which is the in dependent long distance company operating in Ohio and adjoining states. . ' Absorbing Competitors. ' It is charged- that the Bell, as shown by their official reports, is buying independent exchanges or Bell selling iiell exchanges where ' " there are competing companies, and in some instances absorbing independent companies, by mer ger and consolidation, or division of territory so as to eliminate com petition and establish a complete Beir eontrol, in violation Tot the Sherman anti-trust law; and of the iaws of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and 1 other states where the companies operate. The bill says that the original value placed upon the Bell patents in 1878 was $400,000 and a year later increased to 1650,000. A year later the value ' 3f the same property, as repre-; sented by the capital stock, was ' .ncreased from 850,000 to. $6,500,. )00 or nearly 800 for 1. in 1IXJ0 the capital stock had been increased to $25,000,000 and in April of that year -the present American Telephone, and Tele graph Company took over the Bell patent from the old company and issued two shares of. its stock for each share of the old . stock. The capital has since been increased to $250,000,000.. Paying Exorbitant Dividjends.'X The bill charges that they de voted these enormous profits to paying exorbitant dividends and in acquiring control of competi tive properties in order to sup press competition. They, are charged with issuing many times the original cost ofi the Stock in stock dividends and f paying at times 18 per cent, a year in yidi- dends. v , It is shown that they own and control many local telephone com panies and companies manufao-' tunng telephone apparatus. . It 15 charged that when compe- - tition began, te Bell companies adopted the policy of starting competing exchanges and operat- , ed them at ruinous rates, in many, instances giving; free service; bringing suits on patent claims, threatening independent compa nies with financial ruin, and of de struction of their plants. It is said that in some instances the in- . dependent companies were 'driven out of business and their equip ment burned in puhlic, wide pub licity being given as a warning .to other , investors who might flare to invade the fields of the; Bell monopjoly. ' Rev. B." M. Swalm will preach at Bethel Baptist church next Sunday , at 11 lo 'clock. . Mr. C. Sj Brawley went -to Bak ersville last night On a visit to' friends. - : - - - E. A. Darr of Charlotte is regis-, tered at Hotel Iredell. - J. Wt Fergusdnrof Charlotte la In I the cltr on business. I; I ? " I - I cnase. . ' tlPiCZJlA l ia iu iuw vn. w" 1 7 x .1 in nn niieindcs. ine uiaiabi 11 ua muu 3 u
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