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PELLAGRA CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
prof. J. P. Canaday Answers
The Final Summons
a member of baptist church.
Passed Away at the Home of His
Sister in Elevation Township Last
Sunday Evening. A Victim of That
Dreaded Pellagra. Funeral at Ben
son Monday Afternoon in the Pres
ence of Large Concourse of Peo
ple. Service By His Pastor, Rev.
T. H. King, of Smithfield.
Prof James P. Canaday passed
sway at the home of his sister in
Elevation township last Sunday ev
ening after several weeks illness
of pellagra. For several months Prof.
Canaday had been in bad health,
but continued his work as County
Superintendent of Schools, until on
ly a few weeks ago. When appris
ed of the fact that he was afflicted
with pellagra he went to Wilmington
to consult Dr. Edward Jenner Woods,
the pellagra expert. The disease had
gotten such a hold In his system
however that it would not yield to
medical treatment.
Realizing that he could not get
well he called the Board of Educa
tion together and resigned as Sup
erintendent. His resignation' was
accepted and it was the hope that
gome rest and recreation would ar
rest the progress of the disease and
that he might be restored to health
figain. But not so.
The funeral services were held
from the Benson Baptist church, of
which he was a member for several l
years before moving to Smithfield, !
Monday afternoon, and were conduct
eS by his pastor, Rev. T. H. King, j
after which the remains were laid ,
away in the cemetery to await the
Resurrection Morn. The funeral
was held under the auspices of the
Smithfield Council, Junior Order j
PflUed American Mechanics, of which
Prof. Canaday was a member. A ,
laigo delegation of the Juniors went '
from here to Benson to attend the !
fuporal of their deceased brother. A
Very large crowd of people from va- j
rious parts of the County was present
to pay a last tribute of respect to
their departed friend.
The pall bearers were: S. C. Tur
nage, W. C. Harper, M. L. Nichol
son, John Hamilton, Capt. J. W.
Hlnnant and J. C. Gordon, all mem
bers of the Junior Order.
Prof. Canaday was a member of
th*- Smithfield Baptist church and
was faithful to its every interest.
His life as a Christian is one to be
emulated.
Tor the past four years the de
iiujtstd was County Superintendent
of Renools of this County and all .
ihofp who know anything about the !
educational interests of the County,
know how well and how faithfully
he discharged his duties.
A sketch of Prof. Canaday's life,
written by one of his friends, will
appear in the next issue of this pa
per.
BANK DEPOSITS ON INCREASE.
A Gain of Over Seven Million Dol
lars Is Shown in a Report to
The Corporation Commission.
Kalelgh, Oct. 11.?A grand to
tal of $58,352,185 resources, a gain
of $7,730,964 for the past year is
'he showing made by the State, pri
vate and savings banks in a summary
of reports of conditions lust com
piled by the North Carolina corpora
tion commission. Savings deposits in
these banks have grown during the
fear from $4,670, 992 to $6,470,568 and
deposits subject to check from $21.
351.258 to $22,828,437. In the Item
Of amounts due to other banks and
bankers the summary shows a gen
eral decrease of $1,799,576. The capi
tal stock of these banks has in
creased $1,008,187, being now $8.
767,990. The surplus fund shows an
Increase of $305,892 and undivided
profits $173,191. The showing made
by the North Carolina banks is. In
fact, creditable and gratifying all
(tlong the line.
Newspaper advertising began In
J652.
RECOVERING THE FIRE VICTMS. '
Reports to Fire Rangers Indicate
That One Hundred and Thirty-Nine
Bodies Have Been Located?Ter
rific Heat Prevents Penetration
Into Underbrush?Fires Continue.
i Rainy River, Ont., Oct. 11.?At
various points in the forest fire- zone
between Warroad, Minn., and Rainy
River reports to fire rangers indicate
1?S bodies located. Of these ninety
have been recovered but only sixteen
Identified.
While fires can te seen away to
thii east and southeast, their progress
is not dangerous to human life.
i Fire rangers here complain that
the heat of the surface and gases
l arising therefrom prevent their pro
1 ceeding far into the masses of charr
ed tree limbs and buried underbrush.
The air in the devastated district is
still smoky and no further attempt
will be made to locate bodies until
further reinforcements and relief are
secured.
I Five nurses, a doctor, fifty cots, a
large amount of bread and thousands
1 of pounds of meat have reached here
. from Winnipeg.
Last night the streets of Rainy Ri
; ver were patrolled by armed guards
ruder fire-warden Hurst. National
guardsmen from Bemidiji, Minn.,
guarded Baudette.
The funerals of 19 fire victims
were held yesterday.
Brainard, Minn., Oct. 11.?Clement- i
Fon, a small settlement ten miles east
of Baudette, off the railroad, burn- I
ed yesterday. Fires ar?. working
east along both sides of the Rainy
Rner towards International Falls.
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RABID CAT ATTACKS A CHILD.
Child's Head is Lacerated Badly and
Its Father Has Taken it to a J
Raleigh Hospital to Receive the
Pasteur Treatment.
Thomasville, Oct. 12.?Late Mon
day afternoon as little Clarence Pea
cock, the youngest child of County
Coroner Dr. J. M. Peacock, was play
ing alone in the back yard, a
vicious rabid cat attacked him., The ,
cat Jumped on the child and lacerated
its face. The nurse frightened the
cat away and tried to kill it, but it
escaped. Dr. Peacock carried the
child to Raleigh yesterday, where it
will be placed In the hospital and
receive the Pasteur treatmnet. About :
four weeks ago a mad cat had been 1
killed .in that section of the town ;
and it is thought that thisr cat was ;
bitten by the one that had been pre
viously killed. i
University Day Is Celebrated.
Chapel Hill, Oct. 12.?University
Day was celebrated to-day by the
students of the University and by 1
a number of visitors. Dr. F. P. Ven
able, president, made a heart to
heart talk on the needs of the Uni
versity. Talks were made by sev
eral of the. alumni. President H.
E. Rondthaler of Salem College mak
ing one of the addresses. ! i
The degree of LL. D. was confer
red upon President D. H. Hill, of i
A. and M. College.
Gen. Armfield Dead.
Statesvllle, N. C., Oct. 13.?General
Joseph F. Armfield died at his home
here last night at 7:45 o'clock after
a few days' illness. He was born in
Yadkinville. January 24th, 1862. He
was a son of the late Judge R. F.
Armfield, one of the most prominent
lawyers of the South. He-, served with
distinction from private soldier to Ad
jutant General of North Carolina, a
position he held at his death. He
served with honor during the Span
ish-American War as Colonel of the
First North Carolina Regiment, and
was afterwards Brigadier General of ,
the North Carolina National Guard.
Only 22 Bodies Found.
Starksvllle, Col., October 12.?Of -
the more than fifty men entombed
in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's mine last Saturday, only twen
ty-two bodies had been found up to
tonight. Of these eight are still in
the mine. To-day five bodies were
taken to Trinidad for burial. As the
procession was leaving the camp,
Fred Foster, an electrician, of Wal
seuburg. who had been assisting in
rescue work, was struck by a Santa
Fe train and killed.
NOTED FIGURE IN
STATE'S LIFE GONE
Ex-Sheriff J. T. Ellington
of Johnston Dead
ONE OF THE STATE'S BEST.
For Twenty Ye^rs Sheriff of John
Eton Conuty, A Delegate to Demo
cratic Nitional Convention, a Con
federate Veteran and a Man Held
In ths Highest Esteem, His Death
Tuesday Will Carry Deep Regret to
a Great Host of Friends.
Ex-Sheriff J. T. Ellington, of John
ston county, is dead. The news of
the death of this splendid type of
North Carolina manhood, a leading
figure among the Democracy of the
State, will be heard with the deepest
regret. He passed away yesterday
afternoon at his home at Clayton.
Sheriff Ellington was a man whose '
stature comported with his great I
heart, making him a notable figure in j
business and in politics in North Car
olina. For twenty years with the
exception of one' year while he was
sheriff of Johnston county he was
the first to settle the taxes of . his !
county with the State Treasurer, his
promptness in the discharge of this
duty being an index to the attention
he gave to his business affairs.
Sheriff Ellington, who was seventy j
years old, was married three times i
and he Is survived' by his third wife, ,
and by his sons, Messrs. John O.
Ellington, vice president and cashier
o* the Fourth National Bank, of j
Fayetteville; Hunter Ellington, of
Smlthfield; Douglas Ellington. of
Philadelphia; Eric Ellington, midship
man in the United States Navy, now
in South America; Kenneth R. Ell
ington, who is studying law at the
State -University, and Mrs. B. A.
Hoeutt. Two daughters, Misses Hat
tie and Jessie Ellington, are both '
dead. He was born in Johnston coun
ty, his death occurring after an ill-1
uess of some length.
Sheriff Ellington was a noted fig
ure, not alone in Johnston county,
bu' in the State. An earnest mem
ber of the Baptist church he will be
missed by that denomination. In all
things, whether in social or business
life, in church affairs or in politics
for good government, he was a man
who held the confidence and esteem
of his fellow citizens. A North Car
olinian of whom the State was proud, (
his death will bring the deepest of
regret.
Sheriff Ellington, because of his
servfce and his wisdom, held high
place in the Democratic party. In
1908 he was a delegate to the Na
tional Democratic Convention at
Denver, his visit to Denver having
in it the special purpose to meet his
rriend, Governor Renfrow, of Okla
homa, a former citizen of Johnston
county. He was a speaker of ability
and force and eight years ago at
Greensboro he made a speech in
seconding the nomination of Judge H.
G. Connor as a candidate for Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
v, hich attracted the attention of the
State, being published in almost ev
ery Democratic paper in the State, a
Bpeeeh that was a remarkable one.
Sheriff Ellington held a deserved
ly high place In the esteem of the
people of t,he State, being a true man
and the highest type of citizen, a
strong man who stood for the State's
best interest. He was a valiant Con
federate soldier, having served in
fhe same regiment with Mr. Ashley
Home, of Clayton, being first Lieu
tenant of Company C. BOth N. C. ;
Regiment, and was devoted to the
Bervice of Confederate veterans. His
family connection was a wide one.
among these being that he was an
uncle of Mr. J. C. Ellington, member
of the Board of Aldermen of Raleigh,
of Mr. Bruce White, superintendent of
schools of Franklin, of Rev. John E.
White, the noted Baptist preacher of
Atlanta. With his wide acquaintance
in the State he had become known to
many men. and by all he was held
in the highest esteem. In bis death
the State loses one of the best and
noblest sons, a man whose high char
acter and splendid life will live after
him, as a most worthy eaxmple to
coming generation.?Wednesday's
News and Observer.
800 REPORTED
DEAD IN FIRE
Relief Trains Hurried to Aid
Thousands Starving
TIMBER LOSS $100,000,000
Survivors Tell Thrilling Tales of
Their Escapes?Droves of Moose,
Caribou, Wolves, and B:ars Flee
to Safety in Company With Do
mestic Animals and Men and Wo
men?State Troops Aid in Distrib
uting Food and Clothing.
Worroad, Minn., Oct. 10.?Latest
reports of the forest fires in the
Rainy River region of Minnesota to
night increase the horrors of the sit
uation, if not the number of lives
lost. Estimates of the number of
persons killed range from 200 to 400
tonight. A. K. Stauning, publisher of
the Warroad Plain Dealer, says that
he was sure the number of dead will
be at least 400. Mr. Stauning has
been keeping in close touch withv oc
currences of the past few days, and
his word should be an authority. He
places the estimate of the timber and
building loss at 1100,000,000. The may
or of Baudette states that 75 bodies
have already been found, and refu- J
gees coming in every hour report j
having seen many more dead bodies
on the roads.
Wild animals plunged Into the
deep and wide Rainy river and swain
across to Canada and safety. They
followed the human flight, and cattie
likewise, released by their owners at
the approach of the flames, fled to
safety. Accompanying the horses
were hundreds of deer, caribou,
moose, bears, wildcats, and timber
?*olves. Never probably in the his
tory of this country was there ever
such a herd of wild animals as pass
ed before the eyes of human refu
gees. Not one of them was shot or
molested.
Along the Canadian track on the
river side were great piles of ties,
which were burning, and every min
ute those in the caboose expected to
be roasted alive. They lay down on
the floor to keep from smothering.
Occasionally some of the men would
crawl out on their stomachs and
scrape sand on the burning ties to
keep the flames from the caboose.
A special train arrived on the
Minnesota and International Railway
bearing provisions, and the Bemidjl
company of the Minnesota National
Guard will take charge of its distri
bution and keep order on the^burn
ed Site of Baudette. The burned dis
trict will be placed under martial
law. Mayor Berg of International
Falls has appointed a relief commit
tee to arrange for the care of
nearly 1,000 refugees who have reach
ed that town.
It will be days before all the dead
can be reached owing to the great
trees which have fallen over the
roads. These will have to be
chopped away before wagons can get
through. In some instances houses
near towns are filled with refugees
who are without food.
Matt Hendriekson came in from
his claim 3 1-2 miles southeast of
Baudette to-day and told of 30 per
sons who were housed in his shack
without food. He says htat when the
fire struck his place sixteen of them
got into a dry well 18 feet deepi and
remained there, nearly suffocating
from the heat and smoke, until the
fire had passed. Wile te tornado
of fire passed over the well, it veer
ed to the southeast of his house,
which was not burned.
Red Lake Falls, Minn., October 11.
?With eight hundred persona re
ported dead, with more than 5,
000 in peril, with 15 towns burned
and many others at the mercy of
the flames with this section of the
country for miles in extent swept
clear of vegetation, fences and buil
dings, totaling hundreds of thous
ands In property loss, the forest
fires In northern Minnesota and Can
ada are sweeping unchecked.
Relieved of Care. -
Doc Robinson said recently: "This
1". the best country I ever lived in;
jou don't have to mind your own bu
siness here. People attend to It
lor you."?Atchison Globe.
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
Throngi of People From Many Parts
Of the County and Elsewhere Ga
thered at Clayton Wednesday Af
ternoon to Pay a Last Tribute of
Respect to the Lamented Sheriff
Ellington.
The funeral of the late Sheriff Ell
ington at Clayton Wednseday after
noon was one of the most largely at
tended ever held in Johnston Coun
ty. People from all parts of the
county and from other parts of the
State gathered to pay their tribute
of respect to their departed friend.
The funeral services were held
from the Baptfst church of which
Sheriff Ellington had been a member
for a great many years. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Hlght
C. Moore, editor of The Biblical Re
corder of Raleigh, asslste-* by Rev.
Herman T. Stevens, of Danville, Va.,
and Rev. W. M. Watson, of the
Presbyterian church of Fayettevllle.
After the impressive services were
concluded at the church the re
mains were carried to the Clayton
cemetery followed by a great throng
of relatives and friends, and placed
away to await the time when the
last trump shall sound.
Sheriff Ellington was a Confederate
veteran and the honorary pall-bear
ers were chosen from hlsr comrades
at-arms, as follows: Ashley Horne.
J. R. Barnes, Hardy Horne. George
W. Ellis, H. L. Johnson, and J. C.
Pool. The active pall-bearers' were:
W. D. Avera, C. W. Horne, D. I,.
Barbour. J. R. Williams. Sam T.
Honeycutt and E. L. O'Neill.
THE POPULATION OF CHARLOTTE
Has Added 15,923 Souls to Her
Population Within the Last De
cade. Now It Is 34,014 an In
crease of Eighty-Eight Per Cent.
Washington, Oct. 11.?The United
States Census returns for 1910 give
Chariotte a population of 34,014, an
increase of 88 per cent.
In 1890 Charlotte had a population
of 11,557. In 1900, Charlotte's pop
ulat.ru was 18,091.
The city shows gains of 6,534 from
1890 to *1900, and of 15,923 from 1900
to 19'0.
BEES STING HORSES TO DEATH.
Haywood County Farmer Lose*
Stock by Unfortunate Occurrence.
Waynesville, Oct. 7.?Mr. J. ? P.
Herron told your correspondent yes
terday of a singular way in which he
lost two horses a few days ago. He
had sent the team up to his timber
boundary and in coming back the dri
ver stopped for some water on the
roadside, where there were several
hives of beeg. The bees seemed to
be in bad humor and swarmed from
the hives and covered both horses
and attacked the driver, who beat
an instant retreat; but the horses
stood in their tracks and were stung I
to death, falling where they were at
tacked.
Candidate 86 Years Old.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 8.?The
oldest candidate on any State ticket
this fall is Cyrus Crum, clerk of
Rockland County for 54 years past.
He is a candidate for re-election. Al
though 86 years of age he will stump
the county. He is a Democrat and
was shelved several times by the
younger Democrats for renomlnation,
but ruch times he either was nomi
nated by the Republicans or ran in
dependently, and always got elected.
Faithful to His Trust.
"What shall we say of Senator
Smugg?"
"Just say he was always faithful to
his trust."
"And shall we mention the name
of the Trust?"?Louisville Courier
Journal.
Young Woman?"Did you see the
way that man looked at me?" It
was positively insulting." Big Bro
ther?"Did he stare at you?" Young
Woman?"Stare? Why, no; he ran
his Kvt* over me and then glanced off
at someone else. Just as if I wasn't
worth a second thought."?Boston Re
cord.
The total population of the Brit
ish overseas Empire wan 343,000,000
at the last census, of wbich over 294,
000,000 were la India.
HUGHES GOES
ON THE BENCH
New Member Takes Seat in
Highest Court
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RELATIVES WITNESS EVENT.
After Administering Oath to Former
Governor of New York, the Tribu
nal Adjourn*?Presiding Justice
Harlan Pays Tribute to Departed
Chief Justice Fullei?Eight Min
utes in Session.
After the oath of offico as associate
justice was administered yesterday to
Charles E. Hughes, of New York,
the United States Supreme Court ad
journed until to-day, out of respect
to the memory of Chief Justice Mel
ville W. Fuller. The court was In
session eight minutes.
Every available seat In the little
court-room was occupied. The mo
ther. the wife, and the daughter of
the new Justice were among the
first to arrive. Attorney General
Wlckersham and Secretary N'agel rep
resented the cabinet.
Mr. Hughes followed Justices Har
lan, White, McKenna, Holmes, Day,
and Lurton as they entered the
courtroom in procession. Behind the
new appointee came Justice Brown,
now retired, but formerly a member
of the Supreme Court.
Presiding Justice Harlan announced
that the President had appointed Mr.
Hughes to the bench; that the Sen
ate had confirmed the nomination,
and that Mr. Hughes was present. He
directed Clerk McKenney, by whom
Mr. Hughes was seated, to read the
latter's commission.
"The court extends a cordial wel
come," said Justice Harlan, as the
clerk finished reading.
He then directed the new member
to take the oath of office, the oath
of allegiance already having been ad
ministered In the robing room a few
minutes before. Mr. Hughes took
the oath in an impressive manner,
and at its conclusion repeated after
the clerk the words, "So Help Me,
God," and Marshall Wright escorted
the new member to his seat.
These formalities over. Justice Har
lan proceeded to announce the death
of the chief Justice.
"Since its last session this court
has sustained a very great loss," he
said. "The earthly career of the
chief Justice has been closed by
death. This sad event occurred on
the Fourth day of July of the pres
ent year, at his summer residence,
after nearly 23 years of continuous
and distinguished service on this
bench. He met the final summons
with that calmness of spirit ' and
| composure of mind that marked his
whole life. From his early man
hood he walked In the good way, up
rightly before God and his fellow
men, and passed from this life into
the life beyond the grave In the
confident belief. 1 do'lbt not that
the Maker and Ruler of the Garth
ordereth all things aright. This
court, Indeed, the nation, will miss
him, but the memory of his stain
less life will ever remain with his
countrymen as a priceless heritage."
The court then adjourned until
tomorrow.?Washington Post, 11th.
aiA nuuns will-IUUT HELP.
Legs Cut Off, Hobo Asks For Cig
arette.
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Youngstown, O., Oct. 8.?A freight
crew which responded early to fran
tic signals for assistance from a
man sitting on the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks, near Lowellville, found
Thos. Perry, of Lincoln, Neb., sit
ting with a leg in each hand.
The legs had been cut off below
the knees.
"Say, give me a cigarette, boys,
while I am telling you about It. I
have been here for ages without a
smoke," said the man. "1 was steal
, Itig a ride and fell off. When the
train went by I picked up my legs
and started to crawl. It was very
. dark and I finally found I could not
go any farther. Then I began to
pra> for the light."
He had laid for six hours along
side the tracks after dragging hlm
' self for nearly a quarter of a mile.
He wag taken to the city hospital.