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THREE ASPHYXIATED
Foaati Dead k Raieie'i H'"tel Lait
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Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 5.
Specia. Three young men, R.
A. Johnson, H. T. Porter and J.
A. Jernegan, of B?nan, this
state, were asphyxiated in one
of the Wilson apan-rjents -on
Fiiyetteville street. The men
were. found at 8;30 toric;ht and
the physi:iars who made exami
nation:; of the bodies of the men
differ as to the length of time the
men had been dead, the general
opinion however, being that they
had been dead ten or twelve
hours.
There is no special indication
of foul play, and the death of the
young men is a very great mys
tery. They are intelligent looking
and people seeing them
just before they are reportea to
have gone to their room say that
they were not intoxicated. Two
of the bodies were laving across
the bed and the other was on the-,
floor, looking as if the man had
Vail on down i a Taint.
I The ycii.; men came to Rar
er: h Sunday afternoon, driving
a machine from their home, and
brought with them two young
"ladies of. Benson. "When they ar
rived here the young ladies went
to the home'of a friend and the
men carried the machine to a
garage and then took rooms in
the Wilson apartments. They
were seen on the streets today,
but no one knew just. wlrthey
went to heir room's.
The door of the room was
locked and so was the window.
The room ls heated and lighted
with gas and both burners were
turned on when the door was"
broken into.- It first appe tred that
the men "blew the gas out," but
they must have been too intel
ligent for that and there is abso
lutely no grounds so far as has
been learned, that would indicate
that they intended suicide.' The
evidence of'faul play is still less
probable fronT all appearances.
When found the men were in a
state of dishabitlle, that would
incicate they were dressing for
the evening.
It is reported on the best of
authority that Miss Edna Weeks,
one of the ladies of the Benson
party, and Mr. R. A. Johnson
were to have been married be
fore they left the city. Miss
Weeks went to the theatre this
venin with a friend and has
been prostrated with grief since
she was notified of the death of
the young men. Parents and
friends of ; the dead men have
leen-'notified and they are rush
ing to the city. Some of them vill
reach here tonight on automo
bile. The case is a mysterious one
and nobody seems to be able to
throw any light on the matter.
A whiskey bottle or two was
found in the room but there is no
indication that the three, dead
men used the contents of the
bottles and there are witnesswho
testify that they were not intoxi
cated the last time they saw them
which was not such a great while
before they must have been over
come by the gas fumes.
Judge Pritchard Speaks so in . Balti
more. .
Baltimore. Jan. 29. Judge J.
C. Pritchard, of North Carolina,
in a speech here tonight, told of
the changes for good in that
State since the banishment of
saloons. Part of the State, he ad
ded, was dedicated to the Lord,
and panof jt t tht deril
BANK OF ROXBORO.
Bank of Roxboro Holds
its
Annual Meeting.
On Saturday the 3rd the stock
holders of the Bank of Ruxboro
held their annual meetf&g. The
fnllnuincr nffinfrc:
Mr. B. B. Reade, president. Dr.
R. S, Baynes, 1st vice president.
Judge D. W. Bradsher, 2nd vice
president. W, P. Long, cashier,
-and B. G. Clavton. assistant
c shier.
Mr. J. B. Harvie was added to
the board of directors.
A dividend of 8. per cent was
declared, with quite a neat sum
carried to the surplus.
Few institutions have had a
more successful career than this v th b ttl c rv of the
Bank. It was the second bank,.Varncr tbe rttle cr ?l t.lhc
organized here, and to many, it
was thought to be a ri3ky pro
position, for they did notthink
the town large enough to support
two banks, but time has shown
that the organizers knew what
thev were doing. Since its
organization in 1904 it has paid to
its stockholders 98 per cent, in
cash dividends, and now has a
surplus of nearly 50 Der cent.
Mr. W. P. Long, the efficient and
popular cashier, has been in this
position ever since its organiza
tion. The stockholders havo
shown their wisdom in keeping
him at this post, for there is not
a more acbona-modating or better
bank man in the country, and he
has proved his worth by his
success.
At the meeting the bank
decided to enlargetbe bank
building, building trTthe street
and making 'the building two'
stories, which, will give them
some much needed room. ,
Has Helped Wilson Say Bryan.
Dallas. Tex,, Jan. 30. So far-
in the opinion of William J
Bryan, Gov. Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey, has been helped
rather than hurt because of his -
controversy with Col. Henry
Watterson of Kentucky, and he
considers Governor -Wilson
'right in believing that a man
is sometimes hurt by the sort of
men clamorous in his support."
"I am under no bond to keep
the peace ' declared Mr. Bryan
tonight in discussing the political
situation in general, while wait
ing for his train en route to his
farm at Mission, Texas. 1 'Har
mony is not the most desirable
thing in public life. The organi
zations proceeding upon that
principle can progress .only as
fast as the slowest of its element.
Josephus Daniels Made Chairman Of
Democratic Press Committee.
Baltimore, Feb. s5. Norman
E. Mack, chairman of the "Demo
cratic national committee and all
but three members of the com
mittee on arrangements for the
Democratic 'national conyention
to be held here in June, spent
the greater part of todayhere in
conferences relating to conven
tion matters.
vThe architect's plans for al
tering the Fifth regiment armory
were approved with some minor
changes. The preparations that
are being made for accomodat
ing visitors and the scale of
prices presented to the commit
tee were approved.
National Committeeman Daniel
of North Carolina- -himself a
newspaper editor was made
chairman of the press committee
He appointed J D. Preston,
superintendent of ,the United
States senate press gallery and
Charles Albert, chairman of the
standing committee of the senate
and house press galleries, as as
sistants. " '
Crex 9x12 druggets. Former
price $8.50 nov $4.98.
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UNDERWOOD IN RACE.
A Bureau Established to Promote His
Interests.
Washington, Feb. 5. Repre
sentative Underwood, of Ala-
oama, may, now be regarded as a
full fledged presidential canai-
date, an energetic bureau being
engaged in' disseminating infer-
mation as to his availably. ,
Accord'ng to a statement issuedl
tonicht, a movement m his hehalf
has been inaugurated in .North
Carolina. H. V. Varner, of
Lexington, was quoted as saying
that an active interest .has devel
oped in Mr. Underwood's'
i AYrrvrni n a tn Mr.
underwood forces win oe tne
south for a southerner," or word's
to that effect. He says that if the
south would attend the Baltimore
convention with forces lined up iu
a way suggesting solidity arid un
ity of purpose Mr. Underwood
would be nominated arid once
nominated would be elected
because he would carry New
York.
TORE UP TRACKS OF SEABOARD
RAILWAY.
Lumbertpn, N, C, Feb. 3.
There has been some excitement
in railroad circles of the Lam be r
ton . Cotton Mills today. Some
time last nigh the Seaboard sid-
finer at the mill was torn up for a
distance of a hundred yards or
more and at an early hour this
morning it was found that ; the
Mayor of East Lumberton and
two or three policemen were on
guard duty with instructions to
aIlow n0 one connected with the
Seaboard to enter the grounds,
the v- & s- C- PePle bein 5n
charge of the work of putting
down their tracks where the
Seaboard track had been.
Agent Beverly, of the Seaboard
and Master Bryan went down to
investigate the trouble but were
forbidden to go on the ground.
At 8 o'clock' tonight guards are
on duty to prevent any attempt
of the seaboard to rebuild the
track tonigh The .outcome is
being watched with interest.
School Children Almost Frozen.
Waynesville, Feb. 5, This
was the coldesJ morning that
Waynesville has experienced in
fifteen years. Mercury decended
seven degrees below zero. The
graded school, suspended on ac
count of the cold. There having
been no fire in the furnace since
Friday the janitor found ;t impos
sible to get building heated in
time for school. At nine o'clock
mercury registered 30 in tbe
recitation rooms.
Sunday morning the biggest
show we have had in five years
was found to cover mother earth.
From early Sunday morning until
ten o'clock at night the incline on
Depot street was thronged with
coasters both old and young par
ticipating in the sport. From tbe
effect of coasting on Depot street
it has beccyne dangerous to travel
and is completely abandoned by
vehicles. Ac Haze Wood mer
cury went ten degrees below zero.
Oat of Commission.
Washington, peb 3. Senator
-Robert, ,M LaFollette, on the
Verge: bfa physical breakdown
has cancelled all? his aspeakifi
engagements for the next two
weeks at Trenton, jersey City
and elsewhere .' and will seek a
complete rest. Ha has decided
to drop entirely all his work for a
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FOR WATTS HOSPITAL.
; Durham, Peb. 1 Special. The
endowment fund of the Watts
hospital is to be increased about
$00,000 by ,, Mr. George W.
jits the founded of the insti
tSnprr, by the erection of a large
"apartment ;house in Durham the
rentals from which -are to be used
4 fncome for the hospital,
tXhe building is to.be erected at
the corner of West Main and
h Watts streets on the vacant lot
which was occupied by the old
hospital. It will, be three stories
in height, of pressed brick and
stone and will contain ten five
room apartments and a number
of two room apartments for un
married -men. The plans have
been drawn for the building and
work will be started in the spring.
This donation will make the
total expenditure made by Mr.
Watts for the hospital more than
$H00O,0OO, icluding an endow
ment of several hundred thousand
dollars already provided-.
FIVE MINUTES.
Sourness, &as, Heartburn and Stom
ach Distress Will Disappear. '
Distress after eating, sourness,
gas Jan d heartburn can be quickly
relieved by taking one or two
MI-O-NA stomach tablets.
They are guaranteed to banish
anjpase indigestionj 1 acuteSor
chronic2 stomach ailment no mat
ter what it is called, or money
back.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are
small and easily swallowed.
They are sold by Hambrick &
Austin and druggist everywhere
for 50 cents a box. They are
put up in a neat metal box that
can conveniently be carried in the
vest pocket. They are especially
recommended ror nervousness,!
sleeplessness, bad dreams, con
stipation, dizziness ane bilious
ness,' State's Oldest Editor Dead.
Scotland Neck, Feb, 2. E. F.
Hilliard, the oldest editor in point
of service in North Carolina, died
at his home here at a late hour.
last night, after an jllness of
several weeks. Mr. Hillard
edited the Scotland Neck, Com
monwealth for 26 years, retiring
three years ago on account of
failing health. He still retained
his holdings, in .the Common
wealth and was a frequent contri
butor to its columns, as well as
other- state papers. He was
prominent in political and church
affairs and was known throughout
the state. As a public speaker he
was in great demand up to the
time his health failed.
Refugee Seeks Big Damages From
Farmers.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 2,
Ben Salter, an aged negro of
Pensacola, Fla., has entered suits
for $70,000 damages in the Fed
eral Court against seven white
farmers, of Crenshaw county,
Ala. He alleges that they, were
members of a mob which, in De
cember 1910, drove him and his
amily from their farm in Cren
shaw county, burned his" house,
destroyed and carried off property
valued at $2,500 and ioreed
Salter to leave the State. ;
, Salter -wasl suspcqtedf of being
imnKcaterfc irfvthe &hobtih&-
white man.
Hearst Bays Paper.
Washington, Feb. 5. It be
came known here tonigat that
William Randolph : Hearau of
Hev York, hu toujht tbo Atlan
ta ccrdsn
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January Was Coldest.
Now that January is gone it
may be safe to talk about her. i
Wherefore, let it be recorded that
the particular month which has
finally taken a welcome departure
was the coldest of her name in
17 years and the second coldest
in 34 trips of the eath around
the sun. Consider that Hie phen
omena unraveled included a gen
uine cold wave, two snowstorms,
three sleetstorms, the second
heaviest snowfall and the lowest
mark in temperature in thirteen
years. This do, and thank your
stars that you weathered all this
weather as successfully as you
did, even if mayhap you were laid
low by the designing grip germ or
if you are still in the grip of a
cold that is undeniably bad, Re
member, that it won't, happen
again, maybe, for an awfully
long while, and surely not soon
in such unbroken doses.
Careless Abont Appendicitis In Rox
boro. Many Roxboro people have
stomach or bowel trouble which is
likely to turn into appendicitis. If
you have constipation, sour stom
ach, or gas on the sto;nacb try
simple buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc., as compounded in Adler-i ka
the new German appendicitis re
medy. Hambrick & Austin' states
that A Single Dose. of this simple
remedy will relteve.bowel osionv
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suffrage in an editorial invThef ;
Outlook, issued today. WhileJV.
favoring votes' for women , the j
Colonel attacks certain exponents ;
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