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-v i . . tf you want to reach" the people of the Piedmont 'sec- Largest ctrcnlation -of any tion put juua a-h. paper in the comity1. ExceK GRIT. lent Advertising MediIlm:-, ISAAC S. LONDON, : Proprietor.: " . ' - . I - ' ; .... X' ' .. , : . " . v . , . vol. vi. . v,-',:;:oV., ;v: v " - , -'ycssLttc : no.j7.c 1 I r .i-j, ... ' V. - - - J . '. IV. j4 - - - - ' 1 ' . - - ' : T-: -r- . ' -1 ; - " 1 " i HIKE AVIATORS DIE IH I MIMIG BATTLE AUSTRIAN MILITARY MEN MEET TRAGiC DEATH IN SHAM ' FIGHT IN AIR. BODIES BADLY MUTILATED .Victoria booth-clibborn eropla-f Makes Attack on Dirigible; Utter Ripper Open Explosion Follows Immediately:, - i. Vienr.n Nine burned and mutUated' bodies, ti!o splintered fragments ot an aeroplano and the charred remannts nf a hie dirigible balloon are the mute records of one of the most senational dieters which has occurred, Bintfe mail learned to fly. The castastrophe, which resulted in the death ot all cott rerued, nine officers and men, folUwed a mimic attack by the. aeroplane on the aeroplane on. the dirigible at a great height the Austrian manueurers aDd served to show, more than any previous accident to flying machines have don3, the horrors that would be likely to attend aerial warfare. The dirigible military balloon Koert ling left Fischamend, 11 miles from Vienna, manned by Capt. Johann Hauswirth. in command, Lieutenant Ernst Hoffstetter, Lieutenant Bruerr, Lieutenant Haidinger, Corporal Hadl ma, Corporal Weber and Engineer Kammerer. At the elapse of half an hour a military biplane, with Lieutenant Fkitz -and Lieutenant Hoosta aboard, started in pursuit. It was t e intention of Captain Hauswirth to take photographs of the movements of the t-oops below and then to join in the maneuvers. At the same time he was to keep out of range of any of the mosquito craft which jnipht seek to attack him. , As might a wasp bent on attacking some clumsy enemy, the aeroplane circled several times around the bal loon, now darting closer to her, and then away, always apparently steer- Ids off just in time to avoid an actual collision. Meanwhile the balloon continued to rise until it was about 1,300 feet from the ground. The aeroplane, at a still greater height, maneuvered until It appeared to be nearly over the aid- ihlD. Then it began its descent It was the evident intention of the pilot of the aeroplane to take up a posi tion directly above the dirigible, within striking distance, but owing either to a fatal miscalculation of dis tance or speed, the nose of the bi plane struck the envelope of the air ship and ripped It wide open. A tremendous explosion followed the balloon burst into flames, which enevloned the biDlane. and In a mo ment the wreckage began to drop crashing at length like lead to the slope of a bill. Almost at the same moment the wife of Lieutenant Hof Metter, who had been married only month, arrived in a motor cor. S MIbs Victoria Booth-CHbborn, grand laughter of General William Booth. founder of the Salvation Armv. is making a country-wide lecture tour In the Interests of the organization. oridiIt 110 is ULTIMATUM OF AMERICAN DELEGATES RELATING TO U. . PEACE PLAN. MAY CONCLUDE IMMEDIATELY FIRES WAR SECRETARY. HA DELEGATES TAKE STRONG ISSUE N PUBLIC STATEMENT THEY GIVE REA80NS FOR OPPOS ING AMERICAN PLAN. HE SEEKS FOR NEUTRALITY This Should Be the Quality of Mexi co's Proposed Provisional Presi dent Delegates "Surprised. COL C. M. O'CONNOR Carranza Deposes Geh. Felipe Angeles From Cabinet Job. Saitillo, Mexico, (via Laredo, Texas) Gen. Felipe Angeles, acting secretary of war of the constitutionalist cabinet, was desposed from that position by orde rof Gen. Carranza or disobed ience of orders. Angeles is general of artillery in Villa's army and a strong Villa parti san. His removal from the cabinet reduces him to the rank of general. He is a graduate of Chapultepec Mili tary academy and has played a prom inent part in Villa's campaigns. It is stated that 30,000 men under Gen. Gonzales are being mobilized fo rthe campaign to the south and that several detachments already have left for San Luis Potosi. Can't Move Fast. Washington. While the house was sparring over the-question of remain ing in session to make progress on the sundry civil bill, Representative Levy of New York Introduced a resolu tion to provide that congress adjourn July is. He had It read from the celrk's desk, but' eoffrts to get any 'unher consideration for It were vain. Niagara Falls, Ont. The Huerta delegation to the mediation confer ence issued a statement charging that the lnsistance by the United States on a Constitutionalist for the provis ional presidency as opposed to a neutral" was "antamount to abetting and even exacting fraud and violence at the elections." The publication of this statement was unexpected by the American del egates. When they learned of it their attitude was that the Huerta delegates were acting entirely within their rights when they criticised the American--plan for the establishment of a provisional government in a com munication addressed to the Ameri cans themselves, but they were great ly surprised by the Mxican dele gate's action in giving it out. Justice Lamar and Mr. Lehmanh read the statement issued by the Mexican delegation nd determined to make public their reply. The Mexican statement outlines the substance of a memorandum dated June 12, which the Huerta delegates gave to the American delegates and to which the latter since have re plied. The preface of the statement ex plained that publication was made because knowledge of the criticism already had reached representatives of the press. Continuing the state ment follows: "There is no reason for further concealment of the differences that have arisen between the American and Mexican delegations to which the press has already referred oveT the provisional government for Mexico which is at present under considera tion. The Mexican delegation adopt ing a principle advanced by the me diating plenipotentiaries agreed" to the designation or a neutral as pro visional president. The American delegation submitted its plan based on the condition that the provisional president shall be a Constitutionalist, a condition which the Mexican dele gation flatly rejected, of Its own ac cord, and without even consulting its government. T put In writing the reasons for the rejection so that they might better be studied by the Ameri can delegates, the Mexican delegation addressed to them a memorandum covering the points of chief consideration. American Policy ia Not Yet Determin ed, If the Peace Conference Falls in Its Purpose. Niagara Falls, Ont Justice Lamar's flftmoaa4um to EaaUc Rabasa, head of the Mexican mediation delegation, announcing that the United States must Insist on the acceptance of its plan for the pacification Of Mexico Is an ultimatum. Unless the Huerta delegates yield mediation will end at once. This la the firm determination of the United States as conveyed to the mediators. Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil, and Minister Suarez of Chile, asked the American delegates if their position had changed in view of the Carranba-Villa split and the reply was no. It was an informal talk, but served to advise the mediators that the pub lished statements ot the American and Huerta delegates with1 opposite views on the type of men to be select ed for provisional president, defined clearly the unalterable attitude of the American Government. Just what would be the American policy if mediation fails or what dis position It would make of the Amer ican troops at Vera Cruz Is not known even to the American delegates. The Huerta commissioners say they do not know what course of action General Huerta may pursue. The. mediators held no formal ses sion because Minister Naon, of Aregn Una was in Washington. He is ex pected back soon and will confer first with his colleagues who are anxious to know whether his conferences with officials of. the Washington Govern ment developed a new road toward so lution of the problem confronting them. If it has not the various plans will be formally presented. Rejection by the Americans of the mediators' plan, as well as that of fered by the Mextean delegates will be recorded as matter of form, to gether with disapproval by the Mexi cans of the American plan. Automat ically that would adjourn the confer ences according to rules of procedure adopted when they first convened Th mediators, however still have eome names to suggest for provision al president, but have little hope, that an agreement can be reached. i km tfxA Col. Charles M. O'Connor of the Second Division, U. S. A., who has been stationed at Texas rCity. mm ra ASQUITH YIELDS . 18 SUFGRA6ISTS UIICLE SAM AFTER E PREMIER? HAS CONSENTED TO ? M tten VJt A DELEGATION Or i the women. c RAELIGH CONCERN CHARGED WITH USING THE MAILS TO DEFRAUD. REGEL FACTIONS VILLA SOLDIERS SEIZE OFFICES IN CONTROL OF CARRANZA MEN. VILLA REMAINS AT T0RRE0N Has Been Ordered to Assistance of Natera by Carranza But Has Not ' Moved Yet. 200 MINERS BURIED IN WRECK. Big Transfer Gold. New York. What is said In the financial district to have been the greatest transfer of gold ever made between sub-treasuries occurred dur ing the week when 543,000,000 of the precious metal was delivered at the Rub treasury here. The gold In bars anil coin came from other branches r'f the United States treasury and the shipment, it. was said, was prompted by the fact that for the last six weeks this country has been losing gold to Europe on a large scale. Since the fir ' of May $53,000,000 has gone out. Vent Wrath on Suffragettes. '..,ndon. An artificial lake gave a ' rowd an opportunity to vent their "wrnth on suffragist interruptors ol I'avid Lloyd George, Chanvellor of the F.( heijuer. who spoke at Denmark Hill, in the South of London, but chlv a':oiiR discriminations was employed as iietween the men and women dis turix Ts, the women being chased off the grounds and the men ducked Tie man who fared worst was ("rgyman, said to be a member of Sylvia I'ankhurst's East End army. Appointed Tmbassador to Russia. v ashington George Thomas Mayra, Jr . of San Francisco, Ca., has been "ected by the President to be Am nassador to Russia and will be nomi nated in the near future, according to authoritative Information in official rir'les here. He was originally con swiered for the ambassadorship to France, recently given to Representa tive Sharp of Ohio. Representative Sharp also had ben -considered for th-e Russian post, but it was understood he was not acceptable' to the St. Petersburg Government . . 600 Men Working in Shaft, 35 Escape, 50 Rescued, 36 Die. Lethbridge, Alberta. A mighty ex plosion entombed 250 miners employ ed in mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest Collerles Limited. Of the 50 miners rescued only 14 were living. Despite the efforts of two-score mine experts, laboring amid the pois oned gases and debris, hope of rescu ing alive the 200 men yet in the mine was remote. The effects of the disasters were: Men In mine when explosion oc curred 600, of whom 350 escaped. Mnmher rescued 50. of whom 36 died later. Miners still entombed 200, prob ably killed by fire which followed the exDlosion. At dusk a group of women stood at the mouth of the mine which had been closed by the explosion, still hopeful that the cries for help that came below earlier in the day might be repeated. Later however, many of the women dispersed expressing the general belief that the situation of those imprisoned was hopeless. One Navy For Eight Nations. Boston. One navy for the eight leading nations of the world Is the aim of a plan drawn up for the World Peace Foundation to be sent to Sec retary of State Bryan and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The Nations are Germany, the United States, Jap an Great Britian, Italy, Austria, France and Russia. The plan propos es a Joint convention of these Nations to reduce their armaments, wnicn may be used jointly If any one or the nations is attacked by reason oi me reduction. ' Would Protect "Dry" States. Washington. A . constitutional amendment designed to protect "dry" states was introduced in the benate by Senator Dillingham of Vermont. Instead of prohibiting the sale for beverage purposes of intoxicating liguor in the United States, as the Hobson - Sheppard constitutional a mendment does, the Dillingham amendment merely prohibits the transportation into any state for sale or use for any purpose controry to the laws -of such state. Its purpose pr use fo rany purpose .y. U. S. Tobacco Association Elects. Lexington, Ky. The United States Tobacco Association elected the fol lowing officers: President T. M. Car rington, Richmond, Va.; vice presi dent, W. L. Petty Lexington, Ky.; second vice president, H. P. Watson, Watson N. C; third vice president, E P. Eggleston, Drakes Branch, Va.; secretary-treasurer, C. E. Webb, Wln- iston-Salem, N. C. Speer Case Postponed. Washington. Continued absence of members of the House Judiciary Com mittee from the city has further de layed presentation of the report of the subcommittee which investigated im peachment charges '- against Federal Judge Emery Speer of Macon, Ga. The report Is not now expected to come- before the entire committee oerore several days. It Is understood tnax a majority of the investigators hold to the view that sufficient evidence was not-presented to warrant an impeach ment. Railroad and Stockholders Agree. , New York. Committees represent inz collateral trust bonds of thephi raeo. Rock Island & Pacific Railroad r.n and committees represenuug stockholders of the RocK island com pany reached a .tentative agreement f . renrranlzation oi me xvutn. Uland system. Tbe plan as an nounced contemplates the elimination of both holding companies, a return tn the old Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co., and the creation of non-cumulative 7 per cent preferred stock of the railway company.. El Paso, Texas. Reports that Gen eral Villa had resigned as command er of the Northern military zone were confirmed partially here. Just after the Bureau of Informa tion had announced to the press the receipt of a message from the front above Zacatecas, Ornelas' soldiers en tered the telegraph office and the bu reau and ordered that no paper be touched. An American njvspaper man was seated in the Information Bureau when the soldiers burst into the room. They ordered Perez Abreu, in charge of the bureau not to touch a paper. The same soldiers in personal com mand of the Juarez commander short ly before had taken over supervision of the telegraph office adjoining. The American finally slipped j through the line of soldiers The action followed conflicting re ports from the south regarding the success or failure of troops under General Natera, the Carranza appoin tee, in attacking Zacatecas. From Natera official reorts had said the at tack was progressing successfully, while from other sources details were given of Natera's rout. General Villa, in the meantime, has remained at Torreon, although order ed by "Carranza to proceed to the as sistance of Natera. Carranza officials said Angeles, the Constitutionalist Secretary of War, left Torreon with 5,000 of Villa's troops, including a full division of artillery. Natera had complained of a lack of cannon. Villa remained at Torreon but was said to have begun a general movement of his army toward Zacatecas. The information bureau at Jarez was instituted and sustained by Ra fael Zubarun, Carranza's Cabinet Min ister, who at present is representing the Constitutionalist party at Wash ington. The question of the super- visorshlp of telegraph, heretofore service of National ownership, long has been disputed between the Villa and Carranza elements, according to authentic reports from Cullacan and Torreon. Colonel Ornelas, the Ju arez commander, is a Villa appointee IT IS Aj DISTINCT VICTORY -k - The t Capitulation . Follows Many At- ; tempts Eor an Audience by the . - Mllitarrta.1 1 - . ........ .t. . ..- j - 4jcAdenPr6miT Asquith 'has cap. itulated to the suffragettes. He has consented to receive a deputation of East End working women in. Downing street. Miss Sylvia -Pankhurst's attempt to carry out her threat of hunger strike at the entrance to the House of Com mons until the Premier yielded to the demand that he listen to a delegation of women was largely responsible for the Prime Minister's . decision. The victory is a distinct one, because Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested about a week ago for attempting to lead a procession of East End women to Westminister to demand the audience which Mr. Asquith has promised. Holloway Jail opened its doors to release Miss Pankhurst, weak and pale after her eighth successive nun ger strike. The militant leader drove to Westminister and rebuffed Kier Hardie's efforts to persuade her to go home. She was sitting on the steps of the Central entrance to Parliament House, propped up with cushions and supported in the arms of friends when Mr. Lansbury came out with the news that Premier Asquith had surrend ered. The militants plans were arranged effectively. When their leader em erged from Hplloway Jail on the arms of two attendants, a motor car was waiting filled with cushions. Two nurses took her in charge. A group of militants had gathered outside Westminister, and iwnen the car drove up they cried: "Here's Sylvia." A large force of police was ton duty, but they1 made no objection when the automobile entered the palace yard under Big Ben. This is the members' private entrance and always has been forbidden ground to the mili tants. Crowds began to assemble and the police were reinforced. Kier Hardle emerged from the house bareheaded and talked with Miss Pankhurst. Then, with the chief of police. Mr. Hardie made three journeys between the house and the car, obviously acting as a go-be tween in the negotiations. Sylvia talked with him in a weak whisper, Seemingly the independent Labor member's efforts were a failure, for after the third conference Miss Nora Smythe, Miss Pankhurst's lieuten ant, announced to the bystanders. "We are going to the House of Com mons to sit on the steps." SERIG BUREAU Insurance Men Get SO Days to Answer ; i The Special Legislative Commit Ion for the investigation of the con-' duct of fire Insurance companies in this state completed the taking of evidence and took a recess. after giv ing A.1 L. Brooke counsel for the in surance companies, 30- days within which jto file a "brief setting forth he view of the insurance interests in the light of the investigations-made and why, in their opinion, tfiere -should be no drastic 'Interference with present insurance conditions in this state. The principal witness examined was Col. J. F. Bruton ofWilson, who-ap- DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH ".vfA-!1-!!' iJ"1?"8 ATTORNEY GENERAL ..BICKETT READY TO REPORT ON fc. F. A Y. SALE. He took the view that there is really nn profit to the stockholders In insur- Dolnga and Happenings That Mark I ance companies witjh. the present the Progress of North Carolina Peo- North Carolina rates and that to ma- pie Gathered Around tha State tenally reduce them without nm re- . 1 mo i .v. o r- . - - fr&iis rO.Norta;-JCarolIna impanJe8that must - A depend- on' the North Carolina' rates tia rhftrtre. of usine tho mails for l for their sole maintenance. fraudulent purposes is brouga by the He recommended that there be United States government against the steps taken to reduce the fire losses no tirm b1 service Bureau of Raleigh through reforming the matter of the having its office in the Merchants' compensation of agents. He tnougm Bank building, and representing its too, that there should be a regulation KdT,o,a a heinff- that of co-operation in the licensing of agents that would with truckers and other farmers in I pass on the fitness oi tne agents xor tho martPtine of produce. The offi-lthe insurance business. cers of the company, A. S. Thomas, Alexander wehD oi tne rsorcn aru Mw.Bf T t. Seo.hrest. treasurer. Una Home Fire Insurance Company t,h Tf r' stenheTis. eeneral manager, and Manager Hulfish of the North have been required by United States Carolina Rating Bureau or tne opuia- Commissioner John Nichols to give eastern Tariff Association, exammeu bond for their appearance at the No- as to North Carolina rates and adjust vember term of Federal court ments, insisted that the rates are as The nlan of operation proposed Is low as expense rauo ana losses win that the farmers taking stock in the Justify and that there are compara concern would for a commission of tively speaking, no discrimminations two cents a crate have their produce in the rates as fixed for the state, rich looked after by an agent at the mar- and poor and an classes oemg u-cu keting point of the shipment. One far- alike. mer. J. L. Jordan, a former railroad man, charges that he has paid in as much as $2,000 stock and was prom Ised a position as superintendent of one of the vicing plants for cars which the concern has never estab lished. The officers of the company have as yet set up no defense, their plan. being to await trial. House Rejects Naval , Bill. Washington. A further complica tion in the crowded legislative situa tion in Congress arose when the House by a vote of 81 to 27 rejected the conference report on the naval anDiooriation bill. The House then proceeded to vote on a score of Sen ate amendments separately. Three Counties Get Road Money. Washington. Senator Simmons is sued the following statement re cently: At the conference between Senators Simmons and Overman and Postmas ter General Burleson and the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General it de veloped that the department had def initely decided to refuse to recede from its decision in the Davidson the I nMintv mad proposition. Mr. Bur- Tick Eradication Helps Cattle. WuHhlnirtnn. Eradication of cattle tick has resulted in strong im- leson put his refusal upon tire ground petus to the cattle and dairy indus- that the road in Davidson county is trio nrr-nrdiirir to officials of the De- net of such a character as would give oartment of Agriculture. This con- the results required by tne act of oiudinn wa srctar.hed as a result of a Coherress. tniiv of renlies received from more This matter settled, it will then be than one thousand stock men and definitely agreed that North Carolina farmers in 11 states bordering on the would not lose any part of the money T,Hno Hnn to a department cir- The full $30,000 will go to the Coun io latter nakine for information in HftS of Forsyth, Davie and Iredell. regard to the results of tick eradi- This, together with the local contri- wMr.v, hQa hfen in nroeress in hntlons. will construct 4 uiueo i. Smith anil Southwest since 1908. road. Among the states affected were North The Postmaster General and the and South Carolina and Tennessee- Assistant Postmaster General both nd Virginia. The average increase said that this proposition was , the in value of cattle reported since the I best proposition that had been pre- tick eradication began waB $9.76 per sented mi.. .rM ont nf train I me avciasc " I ... ......l Mm i.J.. ivepii v ----- onol oescion of in nnalitv Of m auuieoDius " V . head-. in weight was flME NOT AGREED .ft m - .J .' . :r Much Doubt is Expressed as to Course . Attorney General Will Make--f, YVhtn He Makea Report 'jr. A Raleigh. A. lc Brooks, of Greeks- J oroxboVaaeapeelally aotfeMin- -f getting -through ' 'the .Legislature- ib. " special act for! the Investigation! ' of . -the receivership sale of the bldCape- Fear & Yadkin Valley and IS -paru- - & tion between the Southern and Atjan ; tic Coast Line and ia the ifiestiga tion which was made under this v Mat- , ute by the corporation commission, has Just held another conference wtf Attorney General T W. Blckett rreUtt tive to the matte of bringing Uw4he attention of Attorney General McRfey; ., nolds the findings with recommenda tion that the federal government instlr tute suit for the annullment "of!ho sale and the partition as "having Deeri in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law.' It has been definitely settled that the recommendation by Attorney General Bickett will be for the toatfc tution of such proceedings. ; Howeyer. there is no time agreed upon as yet as to when the attorney general of the United States will receive- Attorney : General Bickettt and Mr. Brooks for a conference. v , While there are general contentions that the statements of Chairman Har- -. ry Walters of the directors of the ' At lantic Coast Line and others - who were personally connected with'tha -transactions that brought . about ; the , receivership Bale and partiton ; ofthe road to show proceedings in viola tion of the anti-trust law and' Attor ney General Bickett and MrBrifokg for a conference. " ";s While there are general contentions that the statements of Chairman Harry -Walters of the directors of the Atlan- - tci Coast Line and others who were personally connected with the tf an--, sactions that brought about the j re- , ceivership sale and partition of -the road tend to show- proceedlngsjn ylor lation of the anti-trust law and Attor ney General Bickett so recommends, there is much doubt expressed as tov whether or not Attorney General Bick ett will deem it expedient, to institute a proceeding for actual annulment- of the sale and partition and for; putting the road on the market again? upset ting its present plans. cerning the Increase cattle VILLA-CARRANZA SPLIT. cent. g tne increase m u, North - Carolina Health Officers' since ticK eradication s.uuw wj i -- ht average for the 11 states as 26.91 per - " tiai -va buwh " " at Morehead City were bad, the state board of health was abundantly justi fied in publishing to the world in the Health Bulletin just what the condi tions and the attitude of the Moreneaa ROANOKE RIVER CROP FINE.1 N. C. Guards Will Take the Cruise. Announcement is made by Adjutant General Young of the North Carolina National Guard that the Naval, Re- iaUthorities were. The governor's sub Villa Disregarding General Natera, Will Proceed to Mexico City. El Paso, Texas. The split between General Carranza and Villa has been complete, it was le&jped on the high est authority. But Villa will pre ceed with his army south toward Mexico City, disregarding General Natera, whose appointment by Car ranza as head of the new Central zone evidently caused the open breach between the Northern zone commander and the Constitutionalist commander-in-chief. " This made clear for the first time the- relations between Carranza and Villa. It was said officially that Villa's forceful taking over of the Carranza offices at Juarez was but a step In a general plan to oust all Carranza elements in the territory Villa dominates. serves of this state will take their summer cruise on board the battleship Rhode Island July 6 to July 20, em barking and disembarking at Norfolk. All the divisions aggregating 175 men and 18 officers, will take part, this being the first cruise under the new naval law by which it is provid ed that the officers and men draw the full pay of their rank during the cruise periods just as those in tne reg ular service. The divisions to cruise are Newbern, Washington, Hertford and Elizabeth City. ject was "State Responsiouity xor nu man Life." He commended the work of the state board ot health, and ap pealed to the health officers to en force the sanitation laws and protect the health of the citizens without fear or favor. - Senators Prepare For Rush. Washington With President Wil son insisting on the enactment of the full program of anti-trust legislation at the present session and the fall ramnalens calline for active work Democratic Senate leaders began pre parations to put through trust legisla tion and get away from Washington late In July. So far in the Senate committees handling anti-trust meas ures there has been some ' spirit of collaboration between Democrats and Republicans and if this spirit is continued, adjournment is possible. Navy Deficiency Estimate. Washington. Deficiency estimates aggregating $2,523,043 including $1,- 282,978 for the Navy Department largely due to expenses of the Mex ican situation, were submitted to congress vby Secretary McAdoo. Congressman Sims Is Commended. Washington. President Wilson wrote to Representative Sims of .Tennessee-expressing appreviation for his conspicuous support of the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill when It was lip before the house. "If I have been a long time about it," wrote the president, "you may be sure that . it has not been because I have forgotten to express my very sincerest admira tion for and appreciation of the part that you played In the contest which led to the repeal of the tolls exemp tion." Military Camps Are Ready. Washington. Orders have been is sued by the war department directing organizations of infantry and cavalry, accompanied by bands, to proceed to Burlington, Vermont, Ludington, Mich igan, and Asheville, North Carolina. These troops will prepare for occu pancy the model "student's military institution camps" which will be es tablished under the superivsion, of the war department from July 6 to Au gust 7. The University of North Carolina will send twelve boys to Asheville, the A. and M. College 10 to 15, and other colleges enough to run the num ber up to about 50 from the state. Disease in Mazatfan. On board U. S. S. California, Mazat lan, Mexico, (By wireless t to San Diego, Cal.) Conditions in ; the be sieged city of Mazatlan rapidly are growing worse. Disease is making heavy Inroads on the Inhabitants who have been weakened by lacki of food. The gunboat Yorktown, which has been in. Mexican waters since Janu ary 10 left for Mare Island to be overhauled. " Reports from Acapulco say many of the Federal troops there are deserting, taking their arms and ammunition. i Chinese Brigand at Work. Pvinr "White Wolf." the notor ious Chinese brigand, together with 1,000 of his followers broke through the -circle of regular troops which' had surrounded him ori Ltiy Mountain, 100 miles to the south of Lancow, since June 4. General Chao with 5,000 reg ular troops followed the brigands in hot pursuit. "White Wolf," after de vastating the provinces, of Ha, Pen. Ho Nan and Shen Sion June; 4, , at tacked Tad Chow In tjie extreme south Postpone New Haven Case. Washington. Attorney General Mc Reynblds heard unofficial reports that the committee of the Massachusetts Legislative working on legislationne cessary to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railrad dissolution agree ment, " was contemplating postp one ment of action until' next ' January. The understanding in the dissolution negotiations was that , the Govern ment's anti-trust Buit will' be delayed Dismissed From Army. Washington. First Lieut, Frank C, McCune, of the First Infantry, has been dismissed from the Army by ordter of the President, after! convic tion by court martial of absenting himself frequently from his j post at Alcatraz, Cal., without permission or authority. Lieutenant McCune is from Nebraska. President Wilson has mitigated sentence of dismissal Im posed by court martial upon! Second LJeut.; James D.' Burt, Twehty-sixtb reduction of 113. files nT Kan Su and after robbing the ia-' until July 15, pending a settlement out Infantry, to a reductioi ?.?J?J7nh.S - of court- 4. , in military raff.. -N Women to Besiege Congress. Washington Officers of the Nation al Woman's Suffrage Association on June 27 will besiege Congress with resolutions urging the enactment of legislation providing for equal suf frage. Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark, together with con gressional committees, have arranged to receive the suffragists. The reso lutions which will be presented differ from others which have been taken to the Capitol In! that they call upon Congress to do that which Is most feasible toward equal suffrage. habitants burneiii, the towu. " ' - . .ft. Would Wreck Train -Carrying Crar, ' Berlin. An 'attempt was made near Tschudovo, Russia, to blow up the Russian Imperial, train carrying the Emperor of Russta ana hi family. A postal train wnich wa preceding the Imperial train as a pilot struck a Domo and caused it to' explode. Many of the coac-ea of ue mail prun were snat- tared and several persons injured. The emperor and his family on the impe rial train passed the spot a fewvmln- utes later and arrived at.Tsarkkoe-S ol without Jurtfcer. Incident . State Will Supply Legume. The State Department of Agricul ture expects to have its legume cul ture ready to be supplied to farmers ?f the state at the cost "of production by September 1 and in such quantities as the demand calls for. This liquid for the inoculation of seeds is to be manufactured in the bacteriological laboratory here under the direction of J. L. Burgess, agronomist, and his first assistant Miss Louise Rahe- macker, who is an expert in this cul ture work. Stand May Not Be So Good but the ' Crop Is Above Average. Scotland Neck. News reaches here that the crops along Roanoke River are as good as, if not better, than, they have been for the past several years, sav in the bottoms where, the soil is extra heavy and stiff. There the stanr. is not good because of the weather being too dry after the seed were sown : for them to come up. One gentleman who is familiar with the lowlands along the river says that he has been visiting these big farms for a number of years. He says .that while the stand as a rule is not good; what the farmers have is x extra fine, ' and it is his opinion that certainly an average crop will be produced. Upon the uplands, notwithstanding ' the dry weather for the past several weeks, the crops are very promising, save tobacco and very little of. that! crop is raised in this Immediate sec- tion. Upland peanuts may be a little short, also. ''I Candy Contained Arsenic. The Catawba Candy Co., of feandus ky, Ohio, was fined $50 and costs in the United States Supreme Court for sending into North Carolina and Illi nois quantities of "Italian Cream," and into Oklahoma a quantity of "iced Squares," all of which contained ar senic in either the candy or coating, or both. Asheville Improves Park. Asheville. In order that Asheville . may make a favorable impression on. the thousands of visitors who will spend the summer months here, the 1 park committee Of the board of alder- men is installing new benches in the -public parks, triming the shrubbery,; repairing the swings and building new railings about the fountains. The ' work will be completed within the -next few days, adding greatly to the park facilities of the city. Sid Finger Pays Death Penalty. Sid Finger, the negro who killed Prestofl Lyerly, was electrocuted at 10:30 o'clock in the death chamber of the state's prison. He was supported to the death chair an almost complete collapse, muttering over and over again while he was being strapped in the chair, "O, Lord have mercy." He had not eaten anything in two days and was weak from fasting. Before the electrocution he talked freely of the crime for which he was paying the death penalty, FfT-ng that he killed Lyerly. For the Corn Club Boys. There are being issued from the executive offices of Governor Craig commissions to 300 corn club boys- three in each county as special dele gates to a great gathering of the corn clubs' of the entire country to oe neio at the Panama Pacific Exposition next year. Each of the boys who have been suggested by the county school and corn club directors of their coun ties will receive a special commis sion from the governor and the ex pectation is that the great majority of them will attend the national meeting. Medical Examiners Are Chosen. The North Carolina State Med ical Society balloted from 3 o'clock in the afternoon to 11 o'clock at night on the selection of seven members constituting the State Board of Medi cal Examiners for the ensuing term of six year's. The final outcome was the choice of the following: Dr. J. Q. Myers, Charlotte; Dr. H. A. Royster, Raleigh; Dr. I. M. Taylor, Morganton; Dr. J. F. Hlghsmlth, Fayetteville; Dr. L. M. Stevens, Asheville; Dr. John J3, Blount, Washington;1 Dr. Charles T. Harper, Wilmington. Bank Wins in McArthur Case. The jury in the noted case of Cit izen's Bank of Norfolk "vs. the New- ton-McArthur Lumber Company. Ad am McArthur and Mrs. M. E. Mc Arthur, brought in a. verdict for the laintiff. holding that the ' signatures of Mrs. McArthur and Adam McAr thur on the note ,for $25,000 held by the Norfolk bank are genuine. The, jury bad been out all night and there waa much v. apprehension that . there would be a second mistriaL The first hearing (-.the, case last February.- re suite In a mistriaL. , Governor Chaig Goes to Mountains. Governor Locke Craig left re cently for Asheville, for a stay of two weeks or longer The Governor says that there are a number of western Carolina matters that will have to have his attention while in Asheville and that his being there will prove a great convenience for western Car olina citizens who are interested in these matters. However, he will hold himself in readiness to give attention to any matters develping in any quar ter of the state while he is out or Raleigh. -- t Doctors Meet Next In Asheville. Washington. The Carolina doctors who were here attending 'the meeting of the Association of - Southern Rail-' way Surgeons have, left. Dr. Hary?. T. Bahnson of Winston-Salem, war made president, Dr. John Monroe of banford a vice president and Asheville J; selected for the next annual meeting. ' ; Among those presenet were Doctors.: Bahnson and Monroe, John M. Man-. ning of Durham, Thomas E. Anderson" ' of Statesville. I. J. Archer' of Black Mountain, I. M. Taylor of Morganton, : S. S. Royster of Shelby. With Southern Railway. Asheville. George S. Arthur, direc tor of agriculture of the Biltmore es tate, who had charge of the farms of George Vanderbilt for 17 years prior to the death of the creator of Biltmore recently, resigned his position and an nounced that he has accepted a posi tion with the land and industrial de partment of the Southern Railway. He left here for Tennessee, in which state he will spend considerable time in his new work. As an authority of agricul-. ture, Mr. Arthur takes a. high stand. Animal Husbandry to Be Feature. Animal husbandry is to be conduct ed on a large scale at the state test farm, as Swannanoa, according to an announcement made by Superintend ent" Puckett to the farmers of Bun combe County at tbeir meeting at the test farm there ' recently. Already excavation work has. started for - a larre new: barn and upon-the comple tion of the building, Manager Puck ett saystierses attle swine, sheep and chickena iwlll be raieed on" a large scale, the farmers of Western North. Carolina being given the benefit ' To Meet July 4th. Greensboro. A call has been issued ' by Chairman J. N. ' Williamson- and Secretary H. B. Worth for the Pro- ' gre8sive convention of the Fifth Con gressional district to be held here on July 4, making the second convention set for that day here. The state eon-. venthm of the socialists is scheduled " for that day. .The call has this para '' , graph, "Every friend., of Colonei" J" Roosevelt and bis progressive policies is cordially invited -and -urged to . at-C tend the meeting. Among the names mentioned is Martin F. Douglass, i ir' si 1 " 7 : : Iff ! . f v V r M T- - it 1 Ml a. w a'
The Siler City Grit (Siler City, N.C.)
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