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WLMSTOM-SALLM N. C.. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 27. 191 1
txout comm two nrvTt,
ON THALNa, m CSJfTfv
;:ORNS DUKES AND
v . Ne I nrni . at
S REPUBLICAN
DAN CUPID GETS
ABANDONS PLAT! TO
LUKUi run AMtnioAri'
WOMAN SHERIFF
FORM WOULD FAIL
LEND MONEY
JULY
r.
if II
I SEEK
i MOVE
AHORfiEY FOR BIG GOLD WAVE STRIKES SAY
r""1 ' f V
packing firm us parts
OMI OF COUNTRY
C
c
jYuatt Shi Kai's
J, the form of gov-
U by a convention
rJ oe the em-
i tf shrewd move,
jv,ded as to whether
,.,'u!!v done. Well
Lre believe the re-
L too impatient to
te of a convention
L 0( the l'ekin gov-
may w
of Yuan' proposal.
To Abdicate.
.Representative
imperial court have
lmi(r Yuati Shi Kai
L to agree to ahdica-
I reali.es tnere is uu
hie retention of three
sections o ,lle co""'
ril nrnvinres and
Litr terms bv agree-
tosed referenilum on
the form ot govern-
red at die peace con-
fefihui are not likely
fcipoMtion lor un elect
presenting the entire
Stably will resign his
eg Li.-t terms possl
RAND JURY
See is resumed.
ELES. Dec. 27.
ft were ready to
the federal grand
ti resumed, the in
f the alleged na-
ramite conspiracy
tliminjry hear-
H. Franklin, the
(ployed by the Mc-
Jense, charged with
iors in the Me-
I, was resumed.
IS LAP ON TRAIN.
pjt Passenger Couldn't
It as Baggage.
f", lii'l, iw. car,
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n:il' tha: tin' passer,-i-i
a ih the odors aris-
in 'vii.i l, tlie huge
TiecJ .
is ii. (.!)! of the rar
iwl to i i k it to this
'n as a ?,.nt of iiis
e lit i (,:( no, se-,
1 i-f'iwd to take it
Pa-' 1 lie conductor
Pi "'hen it was placed
i me arpmien; was
I oner quietly
en (us lap, ami the
P '""'a'lerl the ear
tiif trip.
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mon in tin
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QNOITinu
ENCOURAGING.
ft"1' murder 0f
"t up when he
entirely
satisfied
niaking to-
recoorVj
KILLED
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MISS EVELYN XLPEAjs
chut ' kVMo'
Miss Evelyn K. Dean, one of the
sisters widely known in society from
Bar Harbor to Palm Beach, who was
courted by dukes and lords until
driven to make the announcement
that when Blie accepted a husband
he would be a good American 'citizen,
was married Dec. 5 to Mr. Charles
V. Kehoe, of New Rochelle, N. Y.
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The first annual poultry show of the
Winston-Salem Poultry Association
opened this morning under splendid
auspices and with a large exhibit of
tine chickens. The bad weather pf the
pas week has broken and a large
crowd will doublless be In attendance
-toniKhr.
The show is btlug held in one of the
stores lu the new Gorrell block on
Xorth Liberty street and both floors
are filled with beautiful birds. There
are about six hundred birds on exhibit
on both flooiB.
The crowing of the cocks Is contin
uous. Every variety of chickens, also
pheasants, pigeons and turkeys, may
be seen. The exhibit is one of the lar
sest and best that has ever been seen
in this state.
The admission price is ten cents.
The doors will be opened until eleven
o'clock at night and the show will last
through Friday. The feed for the
chickens is donated by the Kluck Com
pany, the Corno Company and the Pu
rina Company, represented In this city
by Cromer Brothers, Norman-Moir-Dai-tOlj
Company and W. II. Turner re-
spectively.
Among those making exhibits are:
0. D. Boycott, of Greensboro; Sullivan
Ilooe, of Walkertown: Onrlnn Poultry
Yard, Richmond, Va.; L. C. Claybrook.
or Martinsville, Va.: D. H. Cherrv, of
Oreensboro; John W. Curtis, of Liber
ty; Claude F. Deal, of Landis; T. H.
Fairchilcl, of Mooresviiie- n I. fiin
and Son, Spencer; J. A. Gordon, of
i.uiitora college; Hickson and Han
cock, of Lynchburg, Va.; J. M-. Ham
mer, of Asheboro; L. R. Hart, of Clem
mons; j. l. Lackey, of Shelby; S. L.
Meadows, of Tobaceoville, R. E. I). No.
2; J. B. Merritt, of Greensboro; It. L.
Osborne, of Green shorn n v n v,i
jl; Proximity Poultry Farm," of Greens-
' o; u. a. Phelps, of Clemmons;
liedmont Poultry Farm, of Martins
ville; S. I, Pulliam, of King; E. I.
walls, of Wilson: niul Ifunr., n.
T. A. Butner, George A. Boozer, O. J
iewer, crank Brumley, H. H. Barnes.
.. Carey Brown I -r rin,.i t a
irey, Mrs. J. S. Flrey, ,T. F. Oriflith,
I A. Gorrell, Anise Day, H. F. Hauser.
n. E. Hall, J, H. Hemrick, R. D. .Tew
'tt, J. D. Laugenour, R, G. Moselv, R
M. McArthtir. n r ioUin i v
Ogbiirn, A. P. Po, Reich and Burchett,
t c- Rfilch- K. A. Sheppard, W. A.
Shore, R. c. Taylor, W. If. Vanco, and
Major J. G. Young, of Winston-Sai.-m.
Quite a number of out-of-town peo
ple are In the eltv
1 ,. . Ul n it'I.dPT'I iji lilt"
leading poultry journals of the country
' nere in the Interest of their piihti-
v ai IUHR.
The judging of the birds was started
today but will not be concluded before
tomorrow.
TWENTY-FOUR STICKS OF
DYNAMITE ARE FOUND.
ROCHESTER P
ty-four sticks of dynamite, and 12
caps wrannerl in j .
' motion aiiu LCfii
!fn. . fuse PRckei n case were
... me yards of McDonald and
i art.man, dealers In contractors tsup-
oince tne discovery of a quan
"ty of explosives near the railroad
oriage acreso tha nnn .
POULTRY
OW
PENS
ABDU
ENTERED
" mSZ Sri"80' to have 'be
h'f a rl "'.McXamaras,
x v., aTC ueen Hciive,
AUGUSTA MAKES PROTE8T
REGARDING FREIGHT RATES.
WASHINfiTnv n. nt rpu. ..
. . WCli. . 1UO iU
gusta Chamber of Commerce petition
ea the Interstate Commerce Commls
on today, claiming railway and
team8nlp neg operatIng ftlong gjuth
Atlantic coast make rate discrimina
tions against Augusta in favor of At
, cites, the shoe rate to At
anta less than to Augusta, aUhough
the distance Ig create.
CHICAGO, Dee. 27.-.lbrt 11.
Veoder, attorney for Swift & Co con
tinued his story of the operations of
it-he packers prior to l'to, when the
JChicago cieatN packers' trial wan re
sumed this morning. Prosit utor But-
r 'is expected to conclude the ex
amination ot the witness before the
day closes.
fhere are a larse number of wit
nesses yet to be examined before the
case can so to the jury
DASTARDLY ATTACK
ON CLEVELAND MAN
SHELBY, Dec. 27. A dastardly at
tack occurred at Earl, eight miles be
low Shelby, on the Southern Railway,
Tuesday night when William Ken
drick, brother of Policeman Bob
Kendrick, of this place went to his
barn to feed and was assaulted by
two negroes who pelted him with
rocks and set fire to his barn.
Officers went to Earl and arrested
three negroes. Plato Jennings, Henry
Whlsnant and the hitter's young son
were brought here and placed In Jail.
The young Wlii.siiant negro says his
father ami Plato Jennings did the
work.
Mr. Ketiilrick went home from hla
neighbor's house, John Arnold, and af
ter he got there he remembered that
he had not fed his cow, whereupon
he went to the barn and started to
climb into the loft. The negroes push
ed him to the ground and he went to
the house to get his gun. When he
came back to the barn they had set
fire to it and he Immediately began
taking his stock out of the. stables
As the negroes were departing they
fired two shots at him and he re
turned the fire, but none of the shots
took effect. Mr. Kendrick got all
of his stor k out of the barn and fled
to Mr. Arnold's to get assistance.
The negroes were given a hearing
before Squire John Miller RobertH, at
Patterson Spring, and bound over to
court.
HORSE FALLS AND RIDER
IS IMMII KILLED
RALEIGH, Dec. 27. Striking a
heavy city wagon loaded with three
thousand pounds of rock with the
force of a catapult, A horse ridden
by Walter Tedllne fell sprawling to
the street today and probably fatally
injured the rider.
John Johnson, white and married
of Ridgeway, was struck by a Sea-
hoard train at Manson lust night and
sustained a fracture of the shoulder
blade, five ribs and jaw bone. He
Is in a hospital here in a semi-delirious
condition. He will probably die.
CARDINAL FARLEY HAS
A FAREWELL AUDIENCE.
ROME, Dec. 27 Cardinal John M.
Farley was the recipient of many
warm messages on the occasion of
his name day. Together with his
suite and American visitors the car
dinal drove to the Vatican for a fare
well audience with the Pope and was
received with great, honors. I lie
Pope spoke in appreciative terms of
iha I'nitMl Stutnn anla. its lovnl and
zealous Catholic population.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED FROM MEETING
RALEIGH, Dec. 27. E. C. Duncan
left today for New York to attend a
meeting of directors of the North
Carolina Transcontinental Construc
tion Company tomorrow. The com
uanv Is attempting to build a road
from Knoxville, Tenn, to Rutherford
and other points In the state.
It is believed that the meeting w
mean further railroad development.
AIMED DIRECTLY
AT THE 0. S.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27.-A
ipplementary legislative proposal of
nrohihitive character was Intro
duced by nationalists into the Duma.
is aimed directly at the United
States.
According to the proposed enact
ment's terms American citizens of
Jewish religion will be totally ex
cluded from Russia and customs du
ties will be raised by one hundred
per cent unless Russia's normal sche
dule is lower than the American. In
that case a duty equalling the Ameri
can duty will be collected.
Movement It Growing.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The
movement to boycott American ma
chinery is growing. The state de-
Dartment was advised that members
of the councils at Moscow and Kursk
PROPOSED
MOVE
had petitioned the Duma to act
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. The cold
wave sweeping down from the North
west has reached the lake region.
Since yesterday at noon the tempera
ture fell from forty-one to twenty-two
degrees above lero. The weather bu
reau said the mercury would fall ten
more degrees before tomorrow.
Heavy snows are reported in Wis
consin and Michigan.
In the Canadian northwest, the
temperature ranges two to twenty six
degrees below ero.
Reports from the northwestern
states in this country show a range
of six above to fourteen degrees be
low zero.
KILLED TWO MEN.
North Carolinian Shoots His Father
In-Law and Brother-ln-Liw.
ASHEVILLE, Dec. 27. A belated
courier from the Interior of Swain
county brought the Information that
George Hrendle and his son, Man
Brendle, were killed on the afternoon
of Christmas day by Jesse Upton, the
son In-law of the older man, and a
wealthy farmer of that county. The
latter succeeded In making hi . es
cape, although the officers (if the
county have been notified to watch
for him.
The alleged killing, it Is said, grew
out. of a family feud, bud blood hav
ing existed between the two families
for a number of years. The dead men
had been notified, It Is reported, to
keep away from the premises of the
man who Is charged with the double
murder. However, on Christmas duy,
Brendle and his son called at the
home of their relative and were met
by Upton who carried a rifle with
which lie is alleged to have aluin
both men.
TO
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IN THIS CITY
An aeroplane, of the Curtlss type, is
to be built In Winston-Salem at once.
Messrs. John Lehman and W. H.
Sloan, two splendid local mechanics,
have decided to organize the Winston-Salem
Aerial Company and It is
their purpose to i begin the construc
tion work on the new machine early
In the new year.
The proposed "airship" will be
two passenger capacity and have a
thirty foot plane.
Mr. Lehman Is an expert automo
bile niHii, while Mr. Sloan Is recog
nized In the same class us an electri
cian. The builders propose to advertise
Wlnston-Snlem extensively with their
aeroplane by attending fairs and oth
er large gatherings and making
flights.
If the proper encouragement Is re
ceived, Messrs. Lehman and Sloan
may establish a factory here for the
manufacture of "flying machines."
"We are going to build one with
out a doubt," was the statement made
by the two machinists today. They
will do most of the construction work
themselves.
GOTCH-MUNRO WRESTLING
MATCH AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27. Frank
Gotcb, world's champion wrestler,
meets Alexander Munro, the British
title holder, tonight in a finish match.
Ticket sales are heavy.
Gatch says it is his final appear
ance before the public, defending bis
title. Munro says he will return to
England Immediately after the match,
regardless of the outcome.
IS
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IN INQUIRY
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 27 Governor
Crothers takes a hand In the hunt
for the lynchers who put to death King
Johnson, alias Davis, the negro taken
from the Brooklyn lock up Christmas
morning.
Johnson shot and killed Frederick
Schwab, a white man, at Fairfield
Sunday. The governor, after a con
ference with the Anne Arundell coun
ty officials, insists that lynchers be
brought to justice.
The county police are diligently In
vestigating the affair. Efforts to learn
the identity of Johnson's slayers thus
far have been futile.
Long Trip for Dartmouth Head.
HANOVER, N. H Dec. 27 Presi
dent Nichols, of Dartmouth College,
left today for his annual tour of the
alumni associations of the West. His
trip will take him a far a Omaha
and will Include meetings in Syracuse.
Cleveland, Chicago, St. l-otils, Pitts
burgh, Washington, Philadelphia, Hart
ford and several other citlea.
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PARTIES
AEOPLAN
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AND
PALO ALTO. Cal, Dec. ST. A
republican form of government In
China would b an absolute failure
and would b a calamity to the
Chinese nation, according to Prof. W.
C. Battman, of the Imperial Univer
sity of Tien Tain, mho arrived yes
terday at his home here after being
driven out of China at a result of the
revolution.
"The people In China are more Ig
norant than we Americana realise,"
said llateman. "Their condition It
awful. They are In do couditlon to
govern themtelvea.'
FOR NEW RECALL LAW.
System Said To Be Unfair and Arl
zona May Enact Suceeator.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 27. When the
legislature convenet In PhWnlx In
February. It will be asked to adopt
the Swlsa system of recall ant abolish
the Oregon system, which was voted
out of the Constitution on Itwember
12 on the ultimatum of President
Taft
The essential difference between the
Swiss system and the Oregon plan It
that under the former the only thing
voted on in a recall election Is the re,
call of the accused official and In tm
event of his elimination, the Uovernor
appoints his successor.
Chief A. A. Worsley, a State Senator-
elect from Tucson, will proiiose the
new recall system. He is now nt work
on the measure and will defend it on
the ground that tinder the Oregon tyt
teui an official under lire is handicap-
t'd by a double fight, a struggle not
only to retain his position and refute
charges against hlm, but, a struggle
also agnlnst an npfKisltiiMundldate
Worsley's bill will provide that when
the recall is resubmitted to the people
for Incorporation In the Constitution
the Oregon and SwIbh plans shall be
placed fin the ballot bo voters may
votejfjir their choice.
180,000 WEAVERS ARE
TO BE LOCKED OUT
MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 27
Notices were posted today at all mills
belonging to members of the Kedera
tlon of Master Cotton Spinners In
north and northeast of Lancashire
county that cloth mills will be clos
ed tonight and not reopen until furth
er notice.
Weavers numbering one hundred
and sixty thousand will be locked out
An equal number of spinners will be
reduced to half time with the pros
pect of a complete stoppage of work
if the trouble be prolonged.
The Keleratlon of 'Master Cotton
Spinners decided It was Impossible
to continue turning out yarn while
the looms were idle. They will cur
tall production by stopping work on
three days In each week, beginning
January 1st.
A man named Wiley, and his wife,
(two non-unionists whose employmen
originated me smse in me jieiene
mill at Aeerington Deo. 20, which
led to the lockout, would not con
sent to Join the union and thus ob
viate the lockout.
ARRESTS FICKLE FIANCEE.
Bridegroom-Elect Wiintt Trousseau
and Presents Returned.
WILKES-HARUE, Pa., Dec. 2
Charging that Miss Anna O, Hada, '
West Hazleton, hnd jilted him and re
fused to return valuable presents, m
well an the wedding trousseau be pro
vided for her, Gefrge Mlchaelwlch had
warrants issued for 'he arrest uf the
girl and her parents. Ho charges
them with obtaining goods under false
pretenses, and Alderman Brown will
give them a bearing.
Mlchaelwlch declares he was to have
been married to tie gb'l within a few
days, but thah last 'ek she Jilted
him, and when Jin found she would
not change her mind, lie .resolved io
have ht r arrested.
EIGHTEEN INMATES ARE DEAD
AS RESULT OF POISONING.
BERLIN, Dec. 27. Eighteen In
mates of the Berlin Municipal Shel
ter for the Homeless died during the
night from poisoning. Others are
dying from the same cause.
Over four thousand men took re
fuge in the Institution last night.
Some brought scraps of extra food
consisting In many cases of spoiled
smoked herring. This Is asslgnel as
the reason for the fatalities.
MISAPPROPRIATION OF PART
OF ESTATE IS CHARGED.
STERLING, III., Dec. 27. Duncan
Mackay, oiw of the largest real estate
owners In Galveston, whose name Is
linked with the rebuilding of that
city after the great storm there, was
Indicted by the grand jury on charges
of misappropriation of funds left by
his father as part of an estate of IJ,
000,000. Historians at Buffalo.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Dec, 27, Theo
dore Roosevelt is slated for election
to the presidency of the American His
torical Association, which began its
annual meeting here today In conjunc
tion with that of the American Politi
cal Science Association. Mr.' Roose
velt it now first vice president of the
organization.
1 A'
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JQHNA
Miss Lucy Beech Johns, deputy
sheriff f Fayette county, pa., th
only woman deputy sheriff In the
United States, laid aside her revolvei
and surrendered her badge on Dec.
4 to become the bride on Ihtc. IS of
John l Drier, a tinware nilemiun.,
of Pittsburg. .
BU had been deputy sheriff since
Jan.'l, 1911. During her senile n In
that capacity she assisted lu the rap
ture of several men, Including a mur
derer, who escaped from the county
Jail.
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NDEPENDENTLY
MOW YORK, Dec, J7.-Thirty -five
separate companies formerly comxM
Ing the Standard Oil Compsny today
began work as Individual entitles and
the gigantic task of organ izlMiaiid op
erating forces for the sepaiW' units
of the old trust wits undertaken.
It will take some tluie to determine
whether the dissolution plan will pro
duce the competition that the govern
ment hopes for, According Io Inde
pendent oil nun, there litis been no
change thus fur.
CRACKSMEN WEAR KIO GLOVES
Up To-Date Safe-Blowsrt Take Precau
tions Against Flnger.Prlnt Clswt.
NEW YORK, IN c, 27 Graduates ol
the newer school of burglary operated
on a safe In a five- and ten cent store
in Harlem, and got away with nearly
14,0(10 In ah
The men entered by war .of the sky'
light, ir'W elet'lrii'lty from a live wlro
to operate their drill, n I with nitro
glycerine easily blew off the safe door
Beside the safe were fo ili l kid r,love,
which the liiirglais had evld.-mly u
to avoid leaving linger print, which
recently have led to the arrest and In
dlclmi-nt of several alleged hut gluts.
BATTLE AGAINST TAFT
IS BEGUN IN OHIO
YOUNGHTOWNOblo, Dw, 27.The
real battle of the socalliwl progressive
wing of the Republican party against
Tuft's renoiiilnallon started today with
speech" by Senator Robert M, I J Fo.
lotto In Ymingstown find Cleveland,
THEST
HERE HAS
A message came to The Sentinel
this afternoon from Grensliorn Io the
effect that W. X. Coler & Co, who own
the jrf'tiboro. High Point, Salisbury
and Concord street railways, bad pur
chased the Wlnsfon-Sah-m street rail
way.
When swti this afternoon ami In
formed of the report, President II. E
Fries authorized The Sentinel to sv
that there was not one word of truti,
in the rumor, adding tht there bad
not been any negotiations whatever
between Coler Co, and the owners
of the local plant.
It Is true tlist propositions sre re
ceived every year from various par
ties throughout the country asking if
the local street rallwsy and electric
tight plant were for tale, but not one
of these has come to the management
In several weeks.
The controllng Interest In the Wins-'
ton-Hslem railway Is owned by local
capitalists and It Is understood that
these gentlemen have no ides of Sell
ing, at least at no time In the near fu
ture. f
Becomes Bride1 of Navy Captain.
WASHINGTON. Dee, 27. The mar
riage of Mrs, I), P. .McCartney and
Captain 'Harold Norton, U 8. N, took
place today at the home of the bride
In this city.
CDMPANIE
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SOLD
COLUMBLV, 8. C Dee. 17 -Cofcmel
Robert M. Thompson, promoter of the '
f lmtt to lend Southern cotton grower
$:i per bale on this year s cotton crop,
the rest to be paid when the farrwr
s lanes to sell hit product, rote the
editor of a local paper a letter stau
ln that owing to 'crltk-lstn of hla
scheme he has decided not tq press it
run Her now. H hopes the farmer
ill eventually aert the plan. He
devlarea he ta not a tpeculator nt
never Intend to be one.
The plan, If, adopted, Thompson
thinks, would save the rioutb Oflj
million dollars.
LAST ACTS OF KINDNESS.
Agsd Man Expires After tinning
cntckt far rva.ntt' Qlftt.
80MKRVIU.R, N, J Dec. 17 Af
ter signing several checks at Christ
mat presents for hit servants. J, liar,
per Smith, a wealthy retired woolen
manufacturer, died suddenly St bin
home. In Altmont Place,
Mr. Smith had been 111 with Bright'
disease for a long time. Tsla morn
in, he true, feeling Rinett better. It
had just drawn hit last check ansV ir
settled It to hit housekeeper when ho
nroe mint nit oesK'anu places sis
hand over his hesri, ft stagsered
across Hie room to where hit wife was
seated, and died In her arms. Mr,
Smith was 72 years old,
WIFE "GROUNDS HIS WAVES.-
So. "tltctrlc Heslsr" Shoots, Slightly
Wounding Hsr.
OCEAN (IROVK. Dec. 27 That he
thought her personal magnetism was
so strong as to thwart hit "elect rl
healing," diverting and distorting ih
healing current at It emanated from
him, seems to be the reason Andrew
McCoimietl, 45 years old, originator
of the "human electricity rult, t
tempted to kill hit wife, Marlon, 40,
by shooting her at her boms. Mrs.
MeConneii Is but little hurt The
ball struck her a glancing blow In
ilia tires, ni luti immw ui wiw Brum,
circling under the skin tor two
inches and emerging without pens
(rating the skull. Despite search Mc
Connell Is at liberty.
TO AID EDUCATION
IN THE SOUTH.
ATLANTA, On,, Dec. 27.-The annu
al meeting of the Society for the Ad
vancement of Education In th SootH
began In. this city today with sa tt
tendance of prominent educators from
sixteen states.
The leading subjects scheduled for
discussion goring the three days' !
ion are organization of educntlonst
forces, Investigations and researches,
the work of the Hourharn corn clubs,
Binary research, and exhibitions of
Southern literature and.art.
MISS VIOLET EDMANDS
DOING SETTLEMENT WORK.
BOSTON. IK-C. 27-Miss Violet
Kdmsnds, th heiress who was en
gaged to marry Iter. C. V, T, Klcht
son, has left her home to become a
settlement worker In New York City.
The announcement that she Is doing
settlement work comes from s close
friend of the family. )
EMPLOYES OF THE STEEL
TRUST GET 11,450,000.
NEW YORK, Dee. 27. The United
States Steel Corporation made the an
nual distribution to the employes un
der the bonus plan which ha been
In force nine year. The t mount dis
tributed is S!,4S4,0tH.
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The Christmas travel in Winston
Hufem this year was undoubtedly tho
largest In the history of the. city.
City Ticket Agent W.1I. Bauserman,
of tiie Norfolk tt Western, stated to
day Ihe travel was very heavy over
Hint road during the holidays, f l
thought that fully a thousand peoplo
went aay from the city over the N,
it W. to spend the holidays, and grist
numbers of people came In on their
trains to spend the season with rela
tives here,
A douMe-header passenger train wss
conducted last. Sunday, when about
tople were transported between
Roanoke and tola city. There wer
over ' people on tho train when It
lft Roanoke. t
City Ticket Agent Fisher, of the
Southern Railway, reports tiial travel
was heavier over the ttouthern thsn
It has ever before been la tho history
or the city,
"The fjouthbound also enjoyex s,
spwidid patronage.
The main line trains were crowded.
Tho travel I still quit heavy, as
many of the people who went sway
for the holidays are now rotm-nlee,
It will be evtn heavier th Ettcf ar
of the reek when tho holiday meg
become effective again,
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HOLIDAY