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NORTfII STATE HAPPENINGS i Occorreaces Interest Glcuicd From All Seetioua of the B\mj Tm Heel State J j Sleepins Oar oa Hamlet Train. Wilmington, Special.—ln tion with-the change in schedule on the Seaboard Air Line May 2, Dis trict Passenger Agent Qattis an nounces that for the train leaving Wilmington at 3 a. m there will be a local sleeper between Wilmington and Hamlet to be opened at Wilming ton for occupancy of passengers at 9 p. m., returning from Hamlet and open for occupancy at 8 p. m., pas sengers being allowed to remain in same after afrrival in Wilmington un til 8 a. m., berth in either direction being $1.50. This will be a great ac commodation to the traveling public on account of the unseemly hours at which the train will arrive and depart from Wilmingten. Two Stills Destroyed in Wilkes. Statesville, Special.—Deputy Davis has been doing considerable business the past few days. Last Thursday he and Sheriff Adaau of Alexander county, went over into Wilkes and destroyed two blockade plants. One of these was a very large plant locat od on a branch in a valley between two mountains, and had been in bus iness but a short time, all of the fix tures being practically new. When the officers reached the summit of one of the mountains overlooking the distillery they could see two negro men at work at the plant As the of floers went down the side of- this apountain, however, the negroes bur ned up the l mountain' on the other aide of the valley and escaped. About 1,800 gallons of beer and a lot of meal at the still for the purpose waa destroyed along with the plant by the •Stars. Death of Mrs. T. F. Khtts. Salisbury. Special.—Mrs. Theodore Franklin Klutta, wife of ex-Congresa man Theo. F. Kluttz, of Salisbury, died at a hospital in this city, where ahe had been under treatment for several dsys. The end came sudden ly, however, and was a gnat shock to this section of North Carolina, where she wss well .known. She was sixty years old and is survived by a sister, Miss Jennie Caldwell, and one broth er, J. P. Caldwell, editor of the Char lotte Observer, a husband. three daughters and two sons, Theo. F. KluttJ!. Jr., and State Senator White hesd Kluttz. Freight Train Wrecked and Tralfic Delayed. Hickoiy, Special—Southern freight No. 74 waa derailed thWe nfiles east of Hickory Thursday morning. Four teen freight cars were thrown from track, some of them forty or fifty feet away, and many smashed into the track, some of them forty or fifty was torn up and aeveral telegraph polea leveled. Strange to relate no one was hurt. The engine and ca boose remained on the track. Ths eauae is ascribed to a broken flange. Passenger trains were delayed sever al hours while a wrecking crew from Asheville removed the debris and built a new track. Henderson Boasts of Its Freaks. Hendersonville, Special. The French Broad Hustler of this week authoritatively notes the fact that twenty-nine sets of twins have been born in Henderson county during the last twelve months, and on another page statea that on Monday last the Balfour cow gave birth to twin eales. In addition to this a child has just been born here with five fin gers and a thumb on each hand; one subscriber finds a four-legged chicken . . barn, and another has a hen which spoils the scenery by laying all her eggs from the height of the roost. Prevents Dogs Going Mad. Nash villa, Special.—There is a man in Nash county who claims that he can worm dogs and guarantee that they will not run mad. The cause, as he states, is a worm under the dog a tongue, and he takes the worm out and gives a written guarantee that the dog will rfever go mad He will correspond with any oue who wiahes his services. Pardoned Bat Impenitent. Greenville, Special.—Among the lie* of pardons issued by Governor Kitchin on the 12th was the name of Allen Gray, a colored man of Pitt eounty, who waa serving a sentence »f two yeara on the roads. He pre tended to want to buy some clothes Saturday night and while the mer chant was serving another customer Jv 1 a U P f° ur pairs of pants three coats, a vest and a hat and slip-' l*d out- the bsck door of the store. aooIT?./!!" C !°"l J ° n - th - e trial «"i *oon had him landed in jail. 18 Oar Loads of Lettuce. Wilmington, Special.—The heavy shipments of 15 solid ear loads of «£• t0 ( Ph » W « , PWa and ,New i ' mar J eU ; Saturday, had a prices, • returns £°® Monday'. AH C , being from $1 bM I ket in Philadelphia and not higher than $1.75 for fancy Jtock ,n New York. Five or car 1 loads from Tuesday's cutting went 4 . forward by through freight* . I Salisbury Tiger Sent Up. / Salisbury, Special.—ln the Rowan County Court, Judge B. B. Mil ler, presiding, Fayette Allman, who was found, guilty in seven indict ments Friday for retailing whiskey, waa fined SIOO in each case, a total of S7OO. For failure to pay this fine the defendant is to serve 12 months 1 on the roads. The case againat Char les Allman came up and he waa ad judged guilty in one ease and a fine i of SIOO or six months on the roada was imposed. An appeal was taken in each and these cases will be fought out in the May term of Rowan Su i perior Court. Cleveland Buss Freed. Whiteville, Specisl. Cleveland Russ, on trial since of laat week, was acquitted Tuesday 1 noon in the Superior Court here of ' the murder of Jerry Bigford, a young ' farmer and storekeeper, who waa ' found dead in his home onjhe morn ' ing of March 24th, last. The jury ' deliberated but a short time. Jsal* • ousy was asaigned as the motive for 1 the crime in that it was alleged that ■ Bigford was engaged to have married a Miss Squires, of Blsden county, J for whose hand the prisoner was a rival suitor. ' Dr. Mims Resigns. Durham, Special.—The inform a- I tion came out last week that Dr. Ed | win Mims, professor Of English 'tta . Trinity College for marly years, had " tendered his resignation to the pres ident and board of trustees of Trin | ity, to take effect in June, and that he would go abroad this summer for a cultured traveliug tour. It is also stated that Dr. Mims haa been called to the State University to head the ! English department, filled by Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, who goes to the Uni j versity of Virginia. Rich Land Available. - > Raleigh, Special.—The State Board > of Education last week received from r Engineer W. E. fleam, of the Bureau , Soil Surveys United States Depart* . ment of Agriculture, a verbal report . the soil survey of Mattamuskeet . Lake, in Hyde county, for the drain . age movement on foot. Sixty thoua . and acres of land are under water and 80,000 acres- can be reclaimed for cultivation through the successful » drainage of the lake. Expert opinion is that the lands available will be the k most fertile in America. t Large Still Destroyed Saturday. i Statesville. Special.—Deputy Col r lector J. M. Davis and Deputy Sheriff i Ward found and destroyed a large r illicit distillery plant in Eagle Mills II township Saturday. The plant show t ed evidence that it )iad been in uee . for some time and the 150-gallon still I and all other fixtures were ip,»their . places when the officers arrived. The . officers also destroyed 600 gallons of i beer, about 30 gallons of low wines | snd a lot of meal which were found at the plant.' No one was on the premises when the offtcsrs arrived. i Alleged Blockader Arrested. Ststesville, Special.—Charlie Sum • mers, a notorious character of i Sharpesburg township who has been i wanted for some time to answer char ges of blockading and retailing in a ! number of cases, was arrested about sun-up Sunday morning by Sheriff Denton and Deputy Brown, at his home, and was brought to Statesville and lodged in jail without trouble. Friends and relatives came in Mon day afternoon and put up bond in 1 the sum of SI,OOO and Summers was again released. 20 Cars of Strawberries. Wilmington, Special. —Strawberry shipments Monday were 20 cars from the Chadbourn belt, and two car loads from the Wilmington and Weldon sections, this exclusive of large ship ments by express from the Wilming ton and Weldon territory. Tuesday's loading of berries reached 50 cari. • Cotton Mill Trust Planned by Dnkes? Winston-Salem, Special. The afternoon paper here prints what it terms a well authenticated report that t.he Dukes, who are in control of the American Tobacco company, are planning to form a great cotton mill trust in the South, one similiar to the mammoth tobacoo combination. The story continues that the Dukes own a controlling interest in the Southern Power company, through which they expect to get control of a majority of the leading Southern cotton mills. Handsome Homo Destroyed. Monroe, Special.—The home ,of Mr. T. J. Gordon, county commis sioner, was destroyed by fire at 12:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The home was situated about 5 miles west of Monroe, and was one of the finest residences in the county outside of town. The loss is about $4,000, part ly covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is said to have started in the upper story. , CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG CELEBRATION A Record-Breaker in Sise and Nun- , b«r of Attractions—President Taft the Quest of Honor. /" The mammoth three-day celebra tion which is to take place in Char lotte on the 18, 19 and 20 of May will far eclipse anything heretofore , tempted in the way of a celebration, 1 by the citizens of Charlotte. Presi- j dent Taft will be guest of honor. A j very complete and elaborate pro- ( grata me is being prepared and there j will be something to see from early morning until late at night, a con- j tinuous performance. The first day will present as the , chief event a sham battle in which will be engaged several regiments of infantry and troops of cavalry, a cav alry charge as a feature of the battle will provide excitement without limit. The most brilliant electric dispay ever seen in the South will make the streets at night as bright as day. A United States i and, battalicu of U. Infantry, troops of U. S. Cavalry, regiments of btate guards will con tribute to a magnificent military spectacle. Four parades, Colonial, Floral, Military and Industrial. League base ball each day, grand Music Festival Governors of the Thirteen Original and othei prominent men. Fire works evenr night. Three street carnivals in dif ferent parts of the city in operation night and day, besides many other features not as yet definitely arrang ed for. WORTH CAROLINA PRESS AS SOCIATION Annual Meeting to Be Held at Hen d*rsonville Jane 23 and 24, 1909. The annual meeting of the North Carolina Press Association will b* held in Hendersonville on Wednesday i and Thursday, June '23 and 24, 1909. The Gates Hotel, one of the largest i and best in the State, will give a rate of $1.50 a dav for each person. The entire editorial party will be en tertained at this hotel. All the railroads of the Rtote will make the usual exchange of trans portation for advertising to our members and one dependent member 1 of the family of each for use in at tending this meeting. We received an official invitation from the Mayor and chairman of the Board of Trade Convention Commit tee of Hendersonville to hold our meeting there, and the entire citi zenship of this beautiful town join : in the invitation. President Thomas is now at work 1 on the programme, which will be 1 announced in due time. It is proposed to take an excursion to Morehe#d City on Friday morning, July 25, after the adjournment of the • convention, stopping thejre at the fa ; . ] mous Atlantic Hotel, i If you are not already a member i of the Association you should become one and attend this meeting. Write i to me for membership application blank. J. B. SHERRILL, Sec. N. C. P. A. >* * __________ Changes in Seaboard. Raleigh, Special.—Several imjior tant changes in Seaboard Air Ljrffe of fices, effective-at ©nee, were announc ed Friday. Charles F. Stewart, sssis tant General Passenger Agent at Sa vannah, Ga, has been elected Super intendent of the Tariff Bureau of the Southeastern Passenger Association, with headquarters at Atlanta and this brings about the changes. Ralph H. Stansell has been promoted from District Passenger A?ent, Washing ton City, to succeed Mr. Stewart as assistant General Passenger Agent, at Savannah. Jcfin T. West succeeds Mr,- Stansell as District Passenger Agent at Washington. 8. B. Murdock, Pas senger Agent at Washington, suc ceeds Mr. West as Passenger Agent at Philadelphia. " 1 Tar Heel Newa Items. The University boys from North Carolina won over the Tulane boys in New Orleans in a debate Saturday night in the Crescent City. The question debate rn was. Resolved, That postal savings banks, as describ ed in the Carter bill as rdered re printed January 6, 1909, should not be established by the U. R. govern ment." Tulane upheld the affirma tive. Fire which br:jke out in tl.j laundry and engine room of the Bat'.ery Park- Hotel Ashevilh? -Sunday morning about 4 o'clock did damage to those departments to the extent cf proba bly $2,000 and atdgave the guests of the hotel a bad eeam Fire strated in a two-story mercan tile building occupied by Charles Wicker's restaurant at San ford, Sun day. The building, owned by Mrs. J. M. Fitts, was entirely destroyed and an adjoining building occupied by a barber shop and owned by W. T. Bucknan. The loss was about $2,- 000. Mrs. E. C. Gregory, a daughter of Senator Overman, was elected as one of the ten vice president-generals of the Daughters of ths American Revo lution in Washington last week which was quite and honor to her and the State. | She received a hundred votes more than any other candidate. She is the youngest and the prettiest vice president elected. There are many ways to do a thing wrong, but only one way to do it right. NEW RAILWAY PROJECT Proposed New Road From Elizabeth City to Albemarle Bound. Elizabeth City, Spefcial—An enthu siastic meeting of the chamber of commerce, with a mass meeting of citizens, was held in the court house last week to consider the proposi tion of building the Elizabeth City and Albemarle railroad from this city I to Lister's pier and Weeksville, on J the Albemarle Sound. | The original promoter and enthusi , astic advocate of the project, D. G. I Wilson, of Weeksville, was the prin cipal speaker and he handled the sub ject well, relying only on facts and figures to support his argument. He . told of the wonderful possibilities of j the section through is pro | posed to run te railroad, stating that the lower part of Pasquotank county, i Perquimans and Tvrell counties which the railroad would come in touch with, were the finest and most i uatural trucking sections in the State. The only and greatest need, which had already reached the point of ne cessity. waa transportation, He said the people in these sections were handicapped badly and cramped in . their efforts for the lack of quick and Tlar tiansportation facilities. r. Wilson, after reciting the many benefits to be derived from the pro posed railroad to the lower sound sec- J tion and how the people of those sec tions are worked up on the project, riving graphic illustrations showing how the trucking, merchantile and manufacturing interests of those sec tions had developed during the past ten yca»s despite the poor transporta tion facilities, which" were contrasted with facilities to be at hand With the railroad in operation, took up the benefits to be derivet} by Elizabeth City. Mr. Wilson's argument was telling nrxl elicited much nnd frequent applause, attesting the fact that he had the interest and approval of the audience. A number of other speak- Brs followed. From the great amount of interest and enthusiasm manifested, it seems to be an assured fact that the Eliza both City and Alebmarle railroad will be reality iu the near future, and when it does come it will cause the citizens of the State to sit and take notice of this section's wonderful trucking nnd fishing business. GUILTY OF PEONAGE. J. B. Powers,, a South & Western Contractor, Convicted in Federal Court and Sentenced to Fifteen Months' Imprisonment. St at esvilln, Special.—J. B. Powers, of Buncombe county, formerly a walking boss in the employ of ,tho McCabe Company, railroad contrac tors, was convicted of peonage in the JTederal Court here Saturday after noon and sentenced to 15 months in Ihe Federal prison at Atlanta. Mo lion of appeal was given and a justi fied bond of SIO,OOO was required. It is doubtful if the bond cun be given. An indictment for peonage against the McCabe Company was nol pros»- >d. The evidence was that Powers, while superintendent of construction w&rk on the South & Western Road in McDowell county, had whipped hands and otherwise mistreated them IVprevent their leaving until they, jtiid worked out the transportation furnished. White Convict Escapes. Raleigh, Special.—The authorities of the State's Prison have issued the following notice: "Oscar Ppteat, a white man 22 years old, five feet ten inches high, weight 170 pounds, blue eyes, dark hair, sentenced to the State's Prison from McDowell county in July, 1907, for a term of ten years for highway robbery, escaped from Hie convict camp at Relma, N. C., on I lie 22d instant. For his recapture we j will pay a reward of $25 and all nec essary expenses." ' A Piece of Vandalism. Chapel Hill), Special.—Some un known person of depraved instincts l>ainte}'the face of the statue of the University's first president red last neek and placed on it the baseball more nnmberS of the- Virginia and ' arolina contest. It is not believed to have been an act of any one con | nected with the University, all of whom express indignation at the des- 1 j oration. 'l To Develop Water Power. Hendersonville, Special, The Green River Power Company, with head office in Hendersonville, has re cently been incorporated, with a cap ital sfock of SIOO,OOO. The purpose of the company is the development of the magpiflcent waterpower on Green Rivecv about six miles from here, with the immediate plan of furnish ing power to v Hendersonville and towns near, and the further object of supplying the proposed street rail way here, and a good sized cotton mill,' both of which projects are be ginning. at last, to look like realities. Doable-Tracking on the Southern. Greensboro, Special.—Much pleas : ure •is felt here over the announce ment that the work of double-track ing the Southern Railway between this city and Danville, Va., is to be gin in a few days and will be pushed to completion. A representative of Stewart Bros., who have the contract, were in Greensboro looking after employment of laborers and i other matters. i WHAT ARE M IT ? » * —Cartoon by Davenport, In the New York Evening Mail. STANDARD OIL GASH IS PUT IN FOOD AND DRUGS Individual Stockholders Reinvest In Restaurants and Pharmacies-Thousands In Soap and Also In Candles-Busy Department at No. 26 Broadway Seeks Opportunities Far and Near-Has Enough In Petroleum -No Increase ol Capital Possible Because the Com- ' pany Has All II Needs In Oil. New York City.—Standard Oil men, with Standard Oil dividends, are reaching out for the larger retail trade. They are applying to the field of Investment the Standard Oil methods which have proven so potent In every line of competitive business to which they have previously been applied. The retail lines which have recent ly attracted the attention of the men who have been trained by tho master hand of John D. Rockefeller embrace: Drugs. Soap. Candles, Peanuts, Milk, Starch, Glucose products. Restaurants. For more than a year the work of absorbing or, at any rate, gaining a controlling Interest In enterprises, which In many Instances seem to ' have no connection with the produc tion of oil. has been going on quietly but actively, and tho complete roster probably would make Interesting reading. > Acquiring Many Businesses. Some of these concerns In which Individual stockholders of the Stand ard Oil Company are heavily Inter ested are the Hegeman Drug Com pany, Chltds' chain of restaurants, the Corn Products Refining Company, the New York Glucose Company nnd the National Btarph Company. But there are more to come Reports, which bear every evidence of verity are current that * great candy «stnb lishment with many branches In New York and other cities has recently passed Into the control of Standard Oil Interests. Peanuts and milk probably will be next on the list, for the same reports, based on excellent authority, are that these oil Interests have already ob tained control of what Is known as the peanut trust, and will soon, If they have not already, acquire one of the most extensive milk producing businesses In the country. All those transactions are tho out come of what Is known as the "In vestment department" of tho Stand ard Oil Company. This Is entirely for the benefit of the large stockhold ers and the work Is conducted In an unobtrusive manner. t Money Must Not Be Idle. Bo thoroughly does tho Standard Oil Company now cover the ground and th» earth that It has all the capi tal that 't needs and is practically Im possible to put more money back Into tho Industry, whjch yields annually millions In profit. Standard Oil divi dends, tuerefore, are constantly seek ing reinvestment, for It Is one of the axiom# of John D. Rockefeller him self that money must not be Idle. The ' head of the Investment department I or bureau was until recently a man who Is now a banker and broker In Wall street. There has been a reor ganization lately, but the search for good opportunities Is under the gen eral direction of an accomplished financial scout who has a corps of trained assistants. There are numerous firms or com panies which have an established rep utation and feel that if they had ad ditional capital they might greatly extend their business. While they are making inquiries they may re ceive a visit from an agent, who says that he has heard something of their endeavors and intimates that If the enterprise meets the approval of his principals it would be possible to come to an agreement. Millionaire E. J. Barney, 73, ] Makes Widow of 30 His Bride. Dayton, Ohio.—Tn tho face of the bitter opposition of his daughters, E. I J. Barney, who is seventy-three years ' old and the wealthiest man In Dayton, .! was married to Mrs. Elinor Chapman, widow of State Senator W. W. Chap- man, wljo is In her thirtieth year. 1 Mrs. Chapman was governess In tho Barney family for several months af- l ter the death of the Senator, andMt. Is i believed that the wedding will cause 1 a complete rupture between Barney and nia two daughters. t "Can you make a statement," 1B hla usual question,"which will show that Increased capital will develop the business and return a good profit?" These statements are analyzed by i experts and a report Is made showing the nature of the territory in which , It is proposed to locate new branches of a business and the probabilities ot the various regions developing. The i ngent takes an active interest In the • Industry or the business if the con tract is mado, and the capital is like ly to come from a bank which Is 1H touch with the Standard Oil group. FrCni Restaurants to OH. Operations such as these have been conducted for the last three years, and as a result the country has seen chains of drug stores and an ever In creasing procession of popular priced | restaurants. * It was admitted at the office of th® • Hegeman Company that severs! tfp 1 - the Standard Oil men had as inalraltt * unlß Invested In the corporations. Its president is John H. Flagler. According to Samuel Childs, vice* c president of the Childs Restaurant Company, dividends from his enter prise find their way to No. 26/ Broad i way. A. Tydeman, of the Btiramiof . Purchases and Supplies of the Sttwd- - . ard Oil, Is among the investor? In flta* . Childs emporla. E. T. Bedford, a largo stockholder , In the Standard Oil and until recently 1 a director of that corporation, la the : president of tno Corn Products Re ( fining -Company, of the New York Glucose Company, .which has the tall t- ehlnvney at fthady B»4e,N'S». Four of the corn products compa nies have offices at No. 2 6 Broadway, and there n'so is the headquaters of ♦ho Nrtional Stnrch Company. Re ports that the Standard group had In any way become interested in the manufacture of candy are denied by leading confectionery companies, and one cJ them has within the last week sent out a circular to the trade ex plicitly stating that there has been no change whatever In the management. C. T. White, assistant treasurer, who has an office n the fourteenth floor, was asked if there were any truth in the report that the Standard Oil Company was becoming extensive ly interested in outßide ventures. "That Is not the fact," was his em phatic reply. Mr. White referred to the various glucose companies as being under tho control of men al?o affiliated with Standard Oil and to the National Starch Company rs a subsidiary cor poration of the Cvn Products Com pany. As to the "Investment Department" which the officials and stockholders of the Standard find so useful, he said that If there was such a thing It was news to him. Among the larger op erations of financiers of tho Standard Oil group as Individuals may also be mentioned the Amalgamated Conper and the United Metals Selling Com pany, in which H. H. Rogers Is In terested, and the railroad and hotel interests of Henry M. Flagler In Flor ida. Paragraphed Pickings. The Pittsburg Club has sold short stop Charlie Starr to the boston Club. Work Is being done in the matter of unionizing the brewers In El Paso, Texas. Reports of the various New York City railway lines for the last quarter showed asaets of $854,000,0007 Sixteen hundred men employed In the collleriea at Aberiunan, Wales, were locked out. Find Six Out of Every Ten Children Have Tuberculoma. DSs" Moinea, lowa. —An lnvestTga tlon conducted by the Des Molnea Tubercular Association resulted in the amazing discovery that six ont of every ten children examined in the city are Infected with the dreaded tu berculosis. Most of the cases are incipient, but in many the disease has progressed to a dangerous degree. The association Is considering the ustaollshtng of a children's tubercular camp for scien-
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