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VOL. 27. ' SMITF1FTELI). N. C.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 1 1?()9. NO. 45
GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Thousands and Thousands Lost Their
Lives?The Death List in Two Ci
ties Reach 110,000.?The American
Consul and His family Among the
Killed?King Humbert Doing all
He Can to Relieve the Suffering.
Home, Dec. 28.?All Sicily and the
southern extremity of Italy have
so destructive that the latest reports
Indicate that it will prove to be the
greatest disaster of modern times.
The ruin is so complete and broad
cast that it will be many hours be
fore its scope is fully known.
According to the latest, although
yet unconfirmable, reports, the most
dlsasterous part of Messina's doom
caused by a vast wave, which, fol
lowing the earthquake, engulfed half
the city, knocking down houses and
scattering ruin and death.
Rome, Dec. 30.?Another iolent
earthquake shock occurred at Ales-,
sina this afternoon. This second
shock completed the work of ruin.
The few buildings which were left
standing in the quake of Monday col
lapsed, and it is feared that many
more persons were killed.
The news of the second disaster
reached here this evening, and has
not yet been published in Rome.
It is believed that the ruin of
Messina is now complete and abso
lutely irrevocable.
Practically all the survivors who
awaiting conveyance by warship from
the scene were killed.
Many persons were engaged in
the work of rescue were also killed.
The immensity of the earthquake
disaster in southern Itay and Sicily
can only be measured bv the fact
that it is now estimated that 110,000
persons perished in Messina and Reg
gio alone.
A score of other towns have been
devastated, and thousands of victims
In these places must be added to the
roll. In the face of this awful total
all Italy stands appalled.
Nor has the full death list yet been
reached. Shiploads of fugitives have
arrived at Naples and other points,
and the vast majority of these are
sorely injured. Other thousands re
main near the ruins of their homes 01
wander half starving, half naked,
over the land. The forces that on
Monday overwlfelmed the cities also
destroyed the means of subsistence.
Telegraphic communication has
been established with Messina, the
apparatus having been installed in a
railway van. Messages which have
come over the line, though they have
been meager in detail, show that
hope is gone. Nothing remains of tht
city but a mass of ruins that have
been swept by fire.
A mere handful of survivors are
being cared for by the rescuing for
ces, but their distress is great, and
It has been increased by the violent,
Jcy wind that followed the deluge of
rain. Destitution is everywhere, and
appalling. There is little food, and
less water. Of Messina's 90,000 pop
ulation It is believed that fully 70,000
perished. In Reggio, 40,000 people,
aiea.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena were in Messina today. The
king explored the ruins, regardless of
the danger to which he exposed him-1
self. He was often moved to tears!
at the heartrending scenes he came
upon t^t every turn.
The Queen spent the day In the
wards of improvised hospitals visit
ing the wounded, many of whom have
lost all that was dear to them.
majesty did her best to cheer them>
with womanly words of consolation,
often breaking into sobs as she lis
tened to their dreadful tales of suf
fering. The king left for Reggio to-1
night.
The commander of the battleship
Admiral Makharoff, whi?h arrived
with fugitives at Naples today, con
firms the report of the death of the
American consul at Messina, Arthur
S. Cheney, and his wife, who were
buried in the ruins of the consulate.
APPLICATION IS DENIED.
Judge Hart Refused Ball For Coop
ers And Sharp.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 28.?"Gen-^
tlemfn, I desire to say that I have
given this case careful consideration
from every standpoint and after hav
ing done so I am of the opinion that
Jt Is not a bailable case, therefore I
decline to allow bail as to any of
the defendants and deny the applica
tion. This is all before the court this
morning."
The above in full was the decision
of Judge W. M. Hart in the criminal
court in matter of the application for
bail of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper,
Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp,
charged with the murder of former
U. S. Senator Carmack in this city
November 9th last. The prisoners
were carried back to jail to await
trial January 20th.
THE NEWS FROM CLAYTON.
The Week's Events in This Thriving
Little City Briefly Told for
Herald Readers.
Claytou, N. C., Dec. 30.?Mis many |
friends will be glad to hear of the,
steady improvement of Mr. War
ren McCullers at Tainity Park School
Warren had a case of measles and
was doing very nicely when he con
tracted pneumonia iy both lungs and
has been very sick for some time
His parents have been with him.
Among the visitors here during the
Christmas holidays we note, Mr. and
Mrs. Jones of Kaleigh, at the home of
Mrs. 1). L. Barnes, Mr. S. It. Gui
ley and family and Charlie Gulley,
of Durham, at the home of Mrs. M.
O. Gulley; Mr. S. R. Home, of Mor
risville; and Dr. and Mrs. H. H.
Horne; Miss lvey Blades and Messrs
J. V. and Carle Blades, of New Bern,
Mr. Mat Allen, of New Bern, Miss
Grace Rogers, of Sparks, Ga., Mr.
and Miss Stringfield, of Maiden, Miss
Annie Jones, of Raleigh, at the home
of Mrs. Ashley Horne; Messrs. O. L.,
O. E. and L. M. Jones and families
at the home of Mrs. J. C. Jones;
Mr. and Miss Beale at Mrs. Will H.
McCullers; Mr. Samuel Fort, of
Gaffney, S. C., Mr. Troy Branham
and family of Raleigh, and a number
of others.
Look out next week for some al
most startling changes here. But
as we said before, Clayton sometimes,
always, generally changes for the bet
r
There was lots of cotton on the'
market here Wednesday. Prices were!
very satisfactory to the farmers.
Beginning with the first of year
1909 everything will begin running
full time around here. We already
notice that one of our most enter- j
prising lumber men has advertised
for a tram engine and several miles
of relaying rails. This certainly
means that some lumber has got
to be cut during 1909.
Mr. J. B. Smith and family have
moved into their handsome new res
idence on second street. They have
a very pretty place to live.
The new dry goods establishment,
under the management of Mr. Jes
se Hilliard, is getting things into
shipshape for the New Year's busi
ness.
We heard one of our holliday-goods
merchants say that his concern's
trade during the holidays was just
about twice what they had expected.
How does that sound for business
during a panic year? Clayton's mer
chants are always solid. They never
buy too much for the demand and
they sell at a reasonable profit be
cause they know how to guage their
trade.
Mr. Abernethy, printer for the
Clayton Enterprise, has moved here
from Chapel Hill.
A SOCIAL EVENT IN CLAYTON.
Miss Carlotta Barbour, Daughter of
Mr. D. W. Barbour, Entertains
Friends.
Clayton, N. C., Dec. 30.?On Christ
mas night, the home of Mr. D. W.
Barbour was the scene of a very
pretty reception. Miss Carlotta, the
very popular daughter of Mr. D. W.
Barbour, entertained a number of
her friends. The "Floral i-iove Sto
ry" contest was one of the features
of the evening. Mr. Preston String
field, of Maiden, N. C., won the
prize which was a copy of "Lady
Claire" by Tennyson.
N Those present were Messrs. Pres
ton Stringfield, Maiden, N. C.; Geo.
Baucom, Clayton; Charlie Gulley,
Durham; Henry Austin, Clayton;
Samuel E. Port, Gaffney, S. C.; Mr.
Beale, Franklin, Va.; Paul Duncan,
Princeton; Misses Swannanoa Horne,
Clayton; Grace Rogers, Sparks, Ga.;
Bernice Stringfield, Maiden, N. C.;
Lilluer Beale, Franklin, Va.; lone
Gulley, Clayton; Cora Hocutt, Clay
ton; Foy Baucom, Clayon; Annie
Cordon, Claytton.
The beautiful home was tastily dec
orated for the occasion and those
who were among the fortunate num
ber present, express themselves as'
charmed with Miss Barbour as a j
hostess.
COAL MINE DISASTER.
Forty to Sixty Men Entombed in
West Virginia Coal Mine.
Roanoke, Va., Dec. 29.?Meagre re
ports of a coal mine disaster at Lick
Branch, Va., reached here tonight. |
Between 40 and 60 men are said to
have been imprisoned and up to 5
o'clock this evening rescuing parties
had been unable to go into the shaft
because of fire and smoke. Lick
Branch is the name of a coal opera
tion on the Pocahontas division of
the Norfdlk and Western Railwey
and is without commercial telegraph
facilities. Because of the isolation
of the scene of the reported disaster
no particulars have been learned here
NEW YEAR!
goobcr^.,
? GOOD LUCK.!
h iN1909)
1
DEATH OF CLAUS SPRECKELS
The Sugar King of the Pacific Coast
Passes Away at Advanced Age.
Prominence of the Family in
Financial Matters.
Sail Francisco, Dec. 26.?Claus
Spreckles, widely known at the "Su
gar King," of the Pacific coast, died
at 4:30 o'clock A. M. today at his
home in this city in his 80th year.
The immediate cause of death wis
an attack of pneumonia.
Despite his advanced age, Mr.
Spreckles had devoted a large share
of his attention to the various enter
prises in which he was interested
and it was not more than a month
since he appeared before the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
of Representatives in Washington as
an authority on the subject of sugar
duties.
Claus Spreckles was born in Lam
stadt, Germany, in 1828, and came to
the United States in 1846. After be
ing employed for some time iri
Charleston, S. C., and New York, he
came to San Francisco, reaching this
city in 1865. He established a store
her.' and later conducted a brewery.
In 1868 he built the Bay Sugar Refin
ery and began the importation of raw
material from Hawaii. Prospering in
this business, he established other
refineries and promoted the beet su
gar industry by establishing refine
ries and engaging in the farming of
beets on a large scale. He also built
a refinery at Philadelphia and invest
ed largely in the Oceanic Steamship
Co., and many other enterprises, In
cluding the building of the San Joa
quin Valley Railroad.
Superior Court Judge Graham ap
pointed Rudolph Spreckles and C. A.
Spreckles executors of the will of
their father, Clatis Spreckles, fixing
their bonds at $500,000, which were i
furnished. In applying for letters'
of administration It. was stated that
some matters connected with the es- j
tate needed immediate attention. The
will is in the possession of the wid
ow, Mrs. Anna Spreckles, and will
be opened on Monday. It is said
that all of the dead capitalist's chil
dren are mentioned in the will and
each given a share of the estate, the
value of which is variously estimated
at from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000. It
was stated in court that the income
from the estate exceeded a quarter
of a million dollars a year.
BATTLE OVER WHISKEY JUG.
Five Negroes Mortally Wounded and
100 Shots fiif.d in Kentucky Row.
Hopkinsvllle, Ky., Dec. 25.?Five
negroes were mortally wounded In a
general pistol fight in the southern
part of this county today.
Charles Saunder, it is said, at
tempted to steal a Jug of whiskey
and was shot. This started a gener
al fight, in which nearly 100 shots
were exchanged. All the participants
are said to have been drinking.
Last night in this city Kirk McCoy
was shot in the eye and instantly kill
ed by Eugene Ferguson.
At Fidelia, tonight, on the Tennes
see Central Railroad, ten miles from
here, a general shooting took place
at the depot when the train pulled
out, and six were wounded, three
probably fatally.
CHRISTMAS TREES.
Estimated That Four Million Were
Used This Year.
Washington. Dec. 26.?The nation's
forests this year supplied four mil
lion Christmas trees, the forestry
service estimating that one out of
every four families observed the tree
custom at yule tide. Clifford Pinchot,
United States forester, upholds the
Christmas tree custom and believes
I It should be maintained. "The nnm
' ber of trees cut each year," he. said,
"is insignificant when compared to
; the consumption for other purposes j
for which timber is demanded. This
clearing of an area equal to a good
sized farm should not be the subject j
of much worry, when it is neces-!
sary to take timber from an area
of more than 10?,000 acres every day
of the year.
ENGINEER SATTERFiELD KILLED.[
Southern Passenger Train Runs into
a Misplaced Switch Near Dan
ville and is Wrecked.
Washington, Dec. 29.?A misplaced
switch caused the derailment of mail
and passenger train No. 35 on the
Southern Railway at Stokesland, Va.,
six miles south of Danville, at 5:50
p. m. today.
Engineer Satterfield was killed and
Fireman Davis, colored, and three
postal clerks were injured. No pas
sengers, as far as is known, were in
jured.
The train, which left Washington
at 8:15 a. m. for the South, ran into
a switch that was turned into the
Danville & Western tracks which
connect at that point with the South
ern, although the signal light was
properly displayed. The engine, bag-;
gage car and mail car turned over. |
There was no interruption to traf
fic, according to an official report at
Southern Railway headquarters here.
It Is not known at this time what
caused the switch to be turned.
The Oldest Postmaster.
The oldest living postmaster is out
of a job. The only way he could be
pried loose was to discontinue the
postoffice. That is what happened to
George H. Chamberlain, postmaster
of Rock Falls, Wis., a village locat
ed a few miles west of Kau Claire.
Rural free delivery made a separate
office at that point no longer desir
able, and the position held by Cham
berlain since 1857 has been abolish
ed. Chamberlain isn't much of a suf
ferer, financially, by the operation.
The perquisites of the place weren't
I more than a few dollars a year. The
postoffice was established in 1857 and
Mr. Chamberlain, who Is now 82
years of age, had served continuously
since then. President James Buch
anan appointed him to the post, and
succeeding administrations never in
terfered with him. Although appoint
ed by a Democratic President, Mr.
Chamberlain has always been a Re
publican and has voted for every Re
publican nominee from 1856 down to
the Roosevelt-Taft era.?Cincinnati
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SOCIAL EVENT AT CIAYTON.
Miss Swannanoa Home, Daughter of
Hon. Ashley Home, Entertains in
Honor of Her Holiday Guests.
Clayton, N'. ('., Hec. 2!(.?The home
of Hon. Ashley Home was the scene
lust night, of one of the most elegant
receptions given in this part of the
State. Miss Swannanoa, the charm
ing daughter of Hon. Ashley Home,
entertained in honor of a number
of her guests, visiting her during the
holidays. The visiting young ladies
are Misses Dernlce Strlngfleld, of
Maiden, N. I'., (irace Rogers, of
j Sparks, Ga.: Annie Jones, of Raleigh;
lvey blades, of New llern.
The game of "Hearts," played with
dice, was employed as an entertainer
for awhile, and the game never lag
ged at all, each one present engaging
and being very much enthused with
the game.
There were five tables and progres
, scd as at cards. Miss Christine Oow
! er won the largest number of hearts
! one being awarded to the w inner of
| each game, and received not only
the prize, a beautiful bouquet of
white carnations, but the congratu
lations of all present.
Then came the elaborate luncheon,
and an elegant repast it was. The
spacious home was most gorgeously
decorated for the occasion, with the
holiday colors pervading an impos
ing color scheme.
Those present were Miss lvey
Hindi's, of New Hern, with Mr. Pres
ton Strlngfleld, Maiden; Miss Annie
uuuva, ui ivaieign, wiui mr. j. l". lal
ton, Clayton; Miss Annie Cordon,
Boston, with Mr. J. Dwight Barbour,
Clayton; Miss Grace Rogers, Sparks,
Ga., with Mr. Matt Allen, New Bern;
Mise Swannanoa Home, Clayton, with
Mr. Carle Blades, New Bern; Miss
Bernice Stringfield, Maiden, with Mr.
J. V. Blades, New Bern; Miss Mary
Helen Carter, Clayton, with Dr. J.
H. Austin, Clayton; Miss Carlotta
Barbour, Clayton, with Mr. Samuel
Ford, Gaffney, S. C.; Miss Christine
Gower, Clayton, with Mr. V. I*. Mc
dullers, Clayton; Miss Stiver Beale,
Franklin, Va., with Dr. H. E. Austin,
Clayton. Chape roues: Mrs. W. H.
McCullers, Mrs. A. Home, Miss Cleve
Bar jus.?News and Observer.
NOBLE-NEWLAND.
A Quiet Home Marriage at Selma.
Si'lnia, Dec. 31.? A pretty home
marriage took place at the resi-l
deuce of Mrs. W. A. Green, sister of
the bride, at 1 o'clock yesterday after]
noon.
The bride, Miss Marie Newland,
Is the accomplished daughter of Mr.
B. W. Newland, of Oneida, Tenu.,
and niece of Lieutenant Govenor
Klect Newland. The groom, Dr. liobt
P. Noble, son of Dr. and Mrs K. J.
Noble, of Selma, is a successful phy
sician and practitioner, having grad
uated at the University of North Car
olina in 1905 with the A. B. degree,
then at the Un'versity Medical Col
lege, Raleigh, N. C , 1907. No finer
or more popular young couple have
ever pledged their troth to each oth
er.
The marriage ceremony was per
formed by ttev. W. H. Puckett, the
ring ceremony being used, Mrs. N. E.
Edgerton rendering Mendelsohns wed
ding march and the "Melody of
Ixjve." Mr. Win. Richardson, Jr., of
Scottdale, Penn., was best man with
Miss Annie Noble, sister ot the
groom, maid of honor.
The bride wore a beautiful green
cloth going away gown with hat and
gloves to match. The maid of honor
was gowned In a beautiful white silk
crepe de chine.
The guests present were: Dr. and
Mrs. R. J. Noble, MP; and Mrs. B.
W. Newland, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Green, Hon. John C. Scarborough, of
Murfresboro, N. C., Prof. M. C. S.
Noble, of Chapel Hill, N. C., Mrs. A.
M. Noble, Mr. T. W. Winston, of
Oxford, Mr. Henry L. Watson, of
Raleigh, Mr. A. M. Noble, Jr., Master
i Walter Moore Noble, Mr. and Mrs.
Clem Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kichardson, Mr. H. U. Pearce, Mrs.
R. B. Carrington, Mrs. M. C. Win
ston, Miss Nellie Richardson, and
| Miss Nannie E. Richardson.
Amid showers of rice and happy
congratulations of their many friends
the bride and groom Immediately af
i ter the ceremony left on the A. C.
L. train for Richmond, Washington
and northern points.
Shot From His Pocket.
Thursday, December 24th, Wright
Bridges, of Cleveland township, shot
Johnnie Bridges while they were
walking along the road. In some
mysterious way the pistol fired off
in the pocket of Wright Bridges.
Both claim the shooting to be acci
dental. The ball entered one ot his
legs above the knee and the wound
will not give any serious trouble as
the pistol was small and did not
send the ball deep.
ALLRED-MAY.
Surprise Marriage of a Prominent
Young Couple at Spring Hope.
Spring llope, N. C., Dec. 23.?A
marriage of more than local Intercut
j took place this morning at 11 o'clock
jwheu Miss Myrtle May, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. May,
of Spring Hope, became the bride of
! Mr. L. H. Allred, of Selma. The
curemonjr was performed by the llev.
U. C. Allred, pastor of the Methodist
| church at Warrenton, and father of
the groom, assisted by the Ref. B.
H. Slanfield, pastor of the Spring
Hope Methodist church. The wed
ding march was played by Miss Car
rie Leigh Spivey, of Spriug Hope.
The bride was becomingly gowned
in a going away dress of brown with
hat and gloves to match. Fewer pret
tier brides have been seen in Spring
Hope. The wedding was a quiet
home one, and only the immediate
family and a few invited friedns were
present. No announcement of the
happy event had been made, and It
came as a surprise to many of the
friends of the young people. The
purpose was to keep the news a pro
found secret, but in some way the
fact that there would be a wedding
in town became known, and a large
crowd gathered at the depot with old
shoes and rice to see the happy cou
ple off on their wedding trip, which
will Include stops at Washington,
New York, and other Northern cities.
Mrs. Allred is one of the most pop
ular young women of Spring Hope.
She is the youngest daughter of Mr.
T. C. May, Spring Hope's oldest and
most prominent business man, and a
sister of Mr. Albert K. May, president
of the Farmers and Merchants liank
of this place. She is connected with
the most prominent families in this
part of North Carolina; a young wo
man of many charms of manner and
person, bright, vivacious, accomplish
ed, and possessing a sunny and
cheerful disposition, she has made
for herself a permanent place in the
hearts and affections of the Spring
Hope people. She will be missed very
much in the social life of the town,
and also in church circles. Her
friends here, and they are numbered
only by the number of her acquaint
ances, will rejoice that she will move
only to adjoining county, entertain
ing the hope that she will often visit
here, where she has spent a happy
childhood, budded into beautiful wo
manhood. She attended college at
Louisburg, and has friends through
out the State.
Mr. Allred is one of the promising
young lawyers of Johnston County,
making his home at Selma. He is
a son of tne Kev. B. C. Allred, pastor
of the Methodist church of Warren
| ton. He is a native of Charlotte, but
being a Methodist minister's son, he
has lived at many places throughout
the Statu, and has many friends, who
will rejoice to learn that he has won
the fair and accomplished bride. He
is a graduate of Trinity College, and
took his law course at Wake Forest.
For a number of years he was one of
the foremost young teachers of
North Carolina having been in charge
of the schools at Youngsville. There
is no young attorney in this section
of the State that has a more prem
ising future before him. He is a
young raan of strong mental parts,
affable and agreeable in his manners,
and makes friends with all those
whom he comes In contact. He is a
young orator of no mean ability, and
in the last campaign was one of the
strongest Democratic speakers of his
county.
After the return from the bridal
trip, the young people will board
with Mrs. N. E. Edgerton, at Selma.
Later they will go to housekeeping.?
News and Observer.
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1. Eat moderately; meat only once
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2. Drink all the pure water you
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between meals; drink uo water with
meals.
3. Keep out in the fresh air as
much as possible and breathe deeply;
if you can't walk, bundle up and go
and sit in the sun.
4. Let plenty of fresh air into a
sleeping room; in the room in which
you are sitting always keep the win
dow lowered at least a foot.
5. Bathe or wash the body every
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