tiiiiHUiiiiiiimnininai fLy TAVER Tub- X 2zL lUhtdinlh Courtly X j The Medium ; ; Through which yoa reach the ; ! ! oeoole of Madison Countr ! X l a yar iti Adx)anct X Job rriatUJ tnrnnlj NmU Dm X IIIIIIIIIIMIIIIHIIIIIIIlt i inVFRTKINR VoTFKflN IPP1 If ATlftN ' trw i ai a Mill m nn vii m wvn a ivii ( llllllllllllllllllllllllll POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. VOL. XI. MARSHALL. N. CU FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909. NO. 40. Madison , , ' . J 1 i H V 1 0 A11T1TT7 JKOiATH 1 I I I III I I I 1 II I I il il I III i' ii J snlssss ' iimn ; Fourteen founts Embodying His Coming State J- ,v ment, to Prove That Cook Did Not i Reach the North Pole. Bar Harbor, Special From Rob ert E. Peary was obtained this infor mation, a forecast of the indictment he and Gen. Thomas Hubbard, presi dent of the. Peary Artie Club, will draw against the -contentions of Dr. Frederick A. Cook that he has reach ed the North Pole. . There are 14 counts in the indict ment and they may be summarized as follows: t First That Mr. Peary and Matt Henson, either individually or to . gether, talked with every member of the Smith Sound tribe of Eskimos and obtained testimony that corro rates that of E-treck-a-shoo and A-pel-lah, 'the boys who accompanied Dr. Cook, that Dr. Cook had not been out of sight of land. Second That in violation of the reeognitized custom of Artie explora tion Dr. Coo has not brought back records left in cairns at points he asserts he had reached, notably the one left at Cape Thomas Hubbard in 1906 by Mr. Peary. Third That Dr. Cook's story that he traveled from Annotok to the Pole and then back to Jones' Sound, a distance of more than 251-2 degrees, or about 1,700 miles, in one sledging season is impossible. He points out that this is more than twice the best previous record of 11 degrees, and Mr.' Peary's best record this year of 14 degrees. Fourth That his - general equip ment was such that it would be a .physical impossibility to have accom plished the remarkable feat. Fifth That Dr. Cook maintains he carried a glass mercurial horizon on his trip of 1,700 miles, whereas Mr. Peary used a cast iron horizon, so that it would not only be saved from WHITNEY BELIEVES THAT St. Johns, N. F., Special. -Harry Whitney of New Haven believes that Dr. Frederick A. Cook found the Pole and that Commander Peary did the same. In expressing this belief Mr. Whitney said that he knows no reason for doubting Cook more than Peary. "Dr. Cook's story," ho added, "seems o me truthful and probable. Nothing' else would explain his twelve months' absence." Speaking of Dr. Cook's detailed ac count of his trip to the Pole, Mr. Whitney said that the explorer show ed him how the western drift of the ice bad landed him in a region far remote from where he expected to go, and he was unable to get backt He could not speak with authority as to whether Dr. Cook and his two Eskimos could carry on their three sledges enough food for their journey tp the Pole, as he himself is a novice in Artie traveling. He' declared he knew nothing of the controversy be yond the vaguest details. The first he learned of it was at Indian' Har bor, when he received messages from several American papers asking for a statement. . J ' ) r Mr. Whitney denied, that Com- ' mander Peary had removed Dr. ' Cook's stores from Annotok to Etah. What Peary really did was to frans- ; fer a few things and rebuild the house at Annotok. Boatswain Mur phy V only reason for refusing to help Captain Bertnier's Canadian x- g edition 'to get dogs .and sledges at tah was that they were short of dogs themselves. Mr. Whitney had trouble in getting enough . dogs for his teams all through the winter and Murphy was looking out for Peary, so that, he would have sufficient dogs for the commander's exploring trips around the country when he returned from the north. ' V-"'':. ',: '.,;"'v -The day the Roosevelt was leavinjr Etah for home Whitney informed Peary that Cook had entrusted to him Kfcs Whit-1 IIAHRY WHITNEY MA A 'St. Johns 'special says ney ' makes ; one startling state . ment.' He declares that he under stands Commander Peary and his men went among, the Eskimos and tried to have them declare Cook did not exceed Peary's "farthest north," but he- insists ..that he understands the Eskimos -did not1 do so. . He also denies that he quarreled with Peary on the Roosevelt. v . " v - "Dr. Cook did leave me three cases of scientific instruments," declared ithe New Haven, sportsman. "They being broken, but eonld be nested when the mercury froze. This is necessary sometimes, Mr. Peary con tends, as mercury freezes at minus 35. Dr. Cook reports finding it as cold as minus 83 degrees. Sixth That Professor Marvin brought back from 86 degrees 38 minutes duplicate records of 1 Mr. Peary's "march and of his own to prove absolutely that Mr. Peary reached that latitude. Seventh That Captain Bartlett brought back from 87 degrees 43 minutes duplicate,, records of Mr. Peary's march and of his own to prove absolutely that Mr. Peary reached that latitude. Eighth That the sledge of Dr. Cook's was of such a type, not built on the lines of any Artie explorer's sledge, that it could not possibly have lasted for a march of a day with .a standard load of 500 or 600 pounds. Ninth That Dr. Cook's snow shoes were of a impracticable type for use in the Artie and were not of the kind that would conduce to speed. Tenth That Dr. Cook's leaving of his records at Etah was a scheme on his part by which he could claim they were lost or destroyed, and so could escape being forced to produce them. Eleventh That no man who had carried the American flag to the Pole would leave such a slight and easily transported article in charge of a perfect stranger. Twelfth That Dr. Cook did have fresh dog teams from Etah and could have carried his burdens to Uner navik. Thirteenth That when Harry Whitney went on board the Jeanie he did not take time to go back to Etah and get the articles that he must have known were valuable to Dr. Cook. Fourteenth That if Dr. Cook did leave such priceless articles at the Eskimo village Mr. Whitney would mave been anxious to have rushed them to the United States. BOTH REACHED THE POLE certain belongings to bring home on the vessel that was coming up for Whitney, but as this ship had not arrived Whitney was at a loss what to do with this property. Peary declined to permit Dr. Cook's belongings to be brought aboard the Roosevelt, and he put -Whitney on his honor not to include anything be longing to Dr. Cook in his own lug gage. Whitney thereupon went ashore from the Roosevelt,, separated Dr. Cook's property from his own baggage and repacked Cook's proper ty in boxes. After this had been done Whitney and Bartlett cached all Cook's property in a cave in the rocks. They built up the cave se curely with stones and turf and left it and the property in charge of one of Dr. Cook 's Eskimos. It may be remarked in passing, 'Mr. Whitney went, on, that ten years ago Poary did with the explorer Sverdrup, who was cruising in Smith sound, what he has done with Cook; he refused to bring back any of Sverdrup 's letters or records. In conclusion Mr. Whitney declared he regretted being dragged into this controversy. He said he had found both Dr. Cook and Commander Peary courteous' and considerate and that he had never met . any men whose conduct generally ', was more com mendable or whose dealing with him had been more fair. ' Dr. Cook Satisfied With Statement New " York, Special -Dr. Cook wher shown Mr. Whitney's statement said that , he approved of all . that Mr. Whitney has said. . r "Everything in the interview is substantially correct," said Dr. Cook. "It confirms all my declarations." ' Concerning the papers left with Mr. Whitney Dr. Cook said: "Mr.-Whitney was in all probabil ity unaware of the written records being left with hinvThej, not of much consequence, as..' I have dupes.". . . A;STARTLING STATEMENT were the ones used on his polar trio. In one of the cases was a sextant, in another' an artificial horizon, while in the third,' I believe, there was a chronometer. Dr. Cook also left me several boxes of other personal ef fects,' clothing and specimens. It' is, of couse possible that Cook's records may be among these, as the doctor packed them himself,, but he said nothing to me of any-records. "I promised Dr. Cook that I would take those things south with me on my vessel, but when the ship did not come I was forced to go oh board the Roosevelt. . :-' PRESIDENT TAFT'S TOUR i '- Enthusiastic Thousands Greet Sim On His Western Trip. During Saturday forenoon at-Portland, Oregon, the President received from 20,000 school children a tribute which brought tears to his eyes. The boys and girls were banked in red, white nad blue rows in the grandstand on Multnomah field to form a "living flag." , The President entered the field through a gate at the crest of a hill and the view of the children bursting upon him all at once called out an ex pression of wonderment and delight. His entrance was the signal for an outburst of cheering from the fresh young voices which continued until Mr. Taft had taken the place arrang ed for him on a stand directly facing the "flag." Then he witnessed .'a drill by the children which combined with their cheers inspired him, he de clared, as had no other sight in all his travels. Following the motions of a leader the children stooped from view, then sprang to their feet with a cheer which fairly pierced the ear and waved red, white and blue banners in a perfect storm of fluttering colors. Then at the command of the leader to spell "Taft" one set of children with a loud shout of "T" held up yel low banners to form that letter. Then came the "A," "F" and the fianl "T" foHowed by a crashing cry of "Taft" which soomed to echo back again from the far distant mountains. During the exhibition the President stood with eyes fixed upon the childi ren. He asked that the spelling be reputed and it was then that the, tears came. The children were a mass of mov. ing colors, which caused Mr. Taft un consciously to nod his head from side, to side in unison with the music and the flowing picture before him. When the drill ended and the children had been called to attention, the President addressed a few words to them. The Portland tribute was one of the most enthusiastic lie has Jiad. The ride through the city was made the occasion of a military display by the United States forces stationed at Vancouver barracks, the troops being reviewed by the President at the con clusion of their escort duty. On Sunday he preached another sermon, this time at the cornestone laying of the First Universalist church in East Portland. The Presi dent handled the silver trowel and worked hard to see that the stone was properly adjusted. He referred to his various church experiences and in concluding said: "No church in this country, however humble it may be, that preaches the doctrine of true re ligion and true morality ,will lack my earnest support to make it more in fluential whenevr opportunity offers. ' ' The President's train left at 10:10 p. m. over the Southern Pacific for Sacramento, Cal. Mr. Taft attended the morning services at the First Unitarian church in Portland and listened to a sermon by Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr. Afterwards? he was the guest of honor at a lunch eon tendered by Senator Bourne. Ir,. the early afternoon he visited St. Mary's Roman Catholic school and made a five-minute address to the school children in which he declared that loyalty to the Church meant fidel ity to the country. The line of march followed by the presidential party to East Portland was crowded and there -was. cheering J all along the way. i After1 making one of the longest jumps of his trip and traveling for twenty-five hours through Oregon and i the northern half of California, Pres ' ident Taft arrived at Sacramento, Cal., Monday night at 7:10 o'clock. The President was entertained at din ner, was taken for an automobile ride through the city and made an address in the State Capitol grounds, j He - selected for the principal ; feature of his speech the conserva tion of natural resources, in which he declared anew that before many of the Roosevelt policies of conservation can be carried into effect, confirma tory and enabling legislation must be secured and he pledged himself to use all his power to induce Congress to pass the laws necessary. - Speaking from the car and at Duns muir, CaL, President Taft said in part: - ' . "Everywhere in this country I have found evidence of prosperity, from Boston to Portland, and if signs do not fail we arer upon an era of busi ness enterprise and expansion that never has been seen in this country before. Now, with that I would not have yon forget that here are certain responsibilities; We have had evils growing ont of prosperity. Men have ' seized power by -means of accumula tion of wealth and its use in methods that are not legal and cannot be ap proved by way of monopoly- and oth erwise. Now we are attempting by the general law of the United tSatas 5 lo suppress that kind of abuse. - W.C.T.U. Holds Session in Salisbury, Oosing Sunday Night. THE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS Number of Declarations Along the Lines of Reform For Women on School Boards and No Whiskey Ad vertisements. Salisbury, N. C, Special. The State convention of the W. C. T. II. which has been in session in the First Methodist church here since last Wednesday closed Sunday night, the principal feature of the closing ses sion being an address by F. R. Mc Ninch, Esq., of Charlotte,. His sub ject was "Retrospect and Prospect" and he reviewed the work accomplish ed in the past by temperance and pro-N hibition forces in the State and na tion, closing with a prophecy of the final knockout of the legal sale of whiskey, which lie thinks will be done by a supreme court decision. The convention went on record as favoring compulsory education, the placing of women on school boards, the spread of the gospel of peace and arbitration through mission work, a more general celebration of July 4, the abolishing of night work for children and the cutting down of the work day hours, and opposed among other things the carrying through the mail of whiskey advertisments into dry territory. Officers of the union for the next year are : Miss Elizabeth Moore, president; Mrs. Mary E. Cortland, vice presi dent ; Mrs. Mary C. Woody, honorary president; Miss Elizabeth March, cor responding secretary; Mrs. M. E. W. White, recording secretary; Mrs. E. J. Y. Preyer, treasurer; Mrs. B. F. Street, secretary Y. W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Annie Armstrong, secretary L. T. L. WILBUR WRIGHT'S STUNT. Joins in the Great Celebration and Makes Snectacular Flight. p-New York, Special. An aeroplane flashed past the white dome of Grant's tomb Monday, then turning gracefully in midair over the waters of the Hudson, shot back to Gover nor's Island, 10 miles away. Wilbur Wright of Dayton, O., thus placed his name in the rank with Hudson and Fulton in one of the most spectacular feats in the history of aeronautics. . Over the masts of warships from whose decks cheers of the sailors were borne up. to him in his elevated seat, be flew for twenty miles ten miles up and ten miles back remaining in the air for 33 minutes and 33 seconds and alighting at the aerodrome with out mishap. During the flight business was prac tically at a standstill in all that part of Manhattan from which a view of his remarkable performance was available. Harbor craft shrieked their applause, cheer after cheer swept up from the banks of the Hud son and the lower bay, for the Dayton aviator had "made good," crowning the aviator program of the Hudson- Fulton celebration with a record. Odd Play of Lightning. Salisbury, N. C, Special. Monday night at 10 o'clock during a slight electrical- display a heavy bolt of lightning played a most remarkable prank at the home of Mr. Will Lyerly, near Christiana church, 6 miles from Salisbury. Striking the end of the two-story house at the cone -the bolt literally tore the building to pieces, throwing some of it a hundred feet away' and scattered and badly dam aged the contents. Donors Generous to Trinity. Durham, N. C, Special. Benefac tors' day at Trinity colloge was cele brated by a public holiday and Pres. Kilgore's address Monday night. The donations amounted to $83,984. Of this amount B. N. Duke has a $50,000 gift for new buildings. The 1909 class receives-$1,000 and the current ex pense account receives $33,000. There are seventy-nine individual donors. . Waited For Forgery. Salisbury, N. C, Special A man giving name as S. B. Smith, whi is in jail at Knoxville, Tenn., on a charge If forgery, is also wanted in this city. He was here several days ago pre tending to be seeking a location, for a manufacturing plant and went so Jar. as to select a site. He gave worthless notes in securing money, buncoing Manager O. W. Spencer of the Empire hotel for $20 and Mr.' W. C. Maupin endorsed a paper for "Smith"' for $50. ; The Tennesee officers , will be asked-to turn the man over to the Rowan officers when they get through with him. ' -v 1 EVIDENCE AGAINST LITTLE Damaging Testimony of His Wife Will Convict Him of His Wholesale Murder. Bluefield,W. Va., Special. The guilt of Howard Little, who was ar rested about a week ago charged with the murder of "Aunty Betsy" Justice,' George A. Meadows and wife and their three children, seems now to be established beyond a reasonable doubt. Little's wife confessed Satur day to having washed his bloody clothing after the murder and in her affidavit she says also that he left their home about dark on the night of the murder and returned the next morning with his clothes all bloody and torn and said that he would kill her if she told anything about his condition. He borrowed a 32-caliber revolver a few days before the crime was committed and returned it on the following Wednesday with two cham bers empty. The body of George Meadows was exhumed and two bul lets taken from it by Doctors Richard son and White, were almost identical in weight with the balls taken from shells belonging to the weapon Little had borrowed. Little 's wife also turned , over the lantern "that he had brought home with him that night when showed file marks as if some one had tried to re move stains. He was seen in the barn next morning folding papers across his knee apparently counting money and he gave $20 to a woman with whom he had planned to start for tho west a few days after the murder was committed with which to buy clothing and prepare for the train. Having done this she returned $1.80 to Little at which time she swears he threaten ed her life if she revealed any part of their secret. Requisition papers, have been applid for and as soon as they can be secured Little will be taken to Lebanon to await his trial. Threats- of lynching are freely made. Fatal Mine Explosion. Roslyn, Wash., Special. At least eight men were killed and three per haps fatally injured in a gas explosion in cole mine No. 4 of the Northwest ern Improvement Company here Sun day. When the explosion occurred a column of fire was thrown hundreds of feet into the air, lighting the shaft plant and adjoining buildings. Under the intense' heat the shaft crumbled and fell. Cinders were blown in all directions, several buildings in parts of the mining town taking fire. The citizens were unable to extinguish the fires and the Roslyn fire department was called ont. The mine in the neigh borhood of the shaft was burning fiercely Saturday night, flames shoot ing up from the shaft nearly 100 feet into the air. The electric pumps which supply the town of Roslyn with water were cut off and the water in the city was very nearly exhausted It was reported that the shaft was caving in and other explosions might occur at any moment. Nephews in Fatal Dnel. Moultrie, Ga., Special. At the old homestead of the late Nathan Flow ers in 'the lower part of the county, Bert Williams is dead, Wright Flow ers is dying and it is believed Wil liam Flowers is fatally hurt as the re sult of a terrific six-handed battle with rifles and pistols, news of which reached here Sunday. Sheriff Boyd and a big posse of deputies is on tha track of John Hart and his two sons who are charged with the shooting and who are at large, fully armed. The trouble occurred over a dispute about the division of the estate of Nathan Flowers. He died, leaving no children and since his death John Hart, who married a niece, has been living on the home place with Mrs. Flowers. The Flowers boys are neph ews while Williams married a niece. Since Nathan Flowers' death there has been a wrangle over the estate, it is alleged, and trouble has been feared. Professor Harris Guilty. Warrenton, Va., Special. Follow ing closely the verdict Saturday of the jury sentencing Prof. J. D. Harris to four years in the' penitentiary for voluntary manslaughter in 'connection with the killing of W. A! Thomiwot:, associate editor of The Wamnton) Virginian oi April 24 last, tne court denied the motion of the defense for a new trial. Second Week of Celebration. . New York, Special. The Hudson Fulton celebration, after a week of pomp and pageantry in -New , York, has moved up the Hudson and for another week the cities lying to the north will vie with each other in do ing honor to the memory of Hudson and Fulton. The Half Moon and the Clermont -with the navat escort, now at anchor at Poughkecpsie, will con tinue their voyage north ward, stop ping at Kingston, Catskill, Hudson. Albany and Troy, f. where " elaborate local celebrations have been planned. . SNAPPY AND BRIEF' Items Gathered and Told Wh3o You Hold Your Breath. SOME EYERY DAY HAPPENINGS Lively and Crisp as They Are Gar nered From the Fields of Actios at Home and Abroad. At Jersey City, N. J., black band stories had gotten the children in a parochial school in nervous condition. Somo fire works were put off Mon day near the building in celebration of some event whereupon 1,000 chil dren stampeded for the doors and fourteen were seriously hurt. Rain seriously interfered with the Hudson-Fulton celebration Monday at New York. The Federal government will aid the storm stricken people on the Gulf coasts with the loan of tents, and with provisions and means of sanita tion where decomposed animals threaten the health of the survivors. Minnesota's late Governor, John A. Johnson, left his entire estate of $25, 000 to his widow. President Taft seems to have ac complished the feat of so adjusting matters in the department that Mr. Ballinger and Mr. Pinchot will both remain in the service though still un friendly. He emphasizes his adher ence to the Roosevelt policy on the conservation of resources. A disturbance occurred last Satur day morning that interfered with all telegraph lines over the world. The prenomenon is said to be due to tho same cause as that of the aurora. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Gold, of Baltimore, celebrated their 65th year of wedded life last Saturday. President Taft, on last Monday at Helena, Montana, went 120O feet down a copper mine therein beating all previous presidential reords in America. , A Norwegian ship was founded near the Winter Quarter lightship out from New York SundAy and 12 out of a crew of 18 were drowned. Canada will place no duty on wood pulp shipped to the United States but will charge for pulp wood shipped out. Her principal is, "All timber to be manufactured in Canada." Judge Campbell, in the Federal court at McAlister, Monday issued a temporary order restraining the State officials from interfering with the pip ing of gas out of Oklahoma. f An explosion occurred Monday in Pittsburg, Pa., in the Columbian film exchange by which fifty or more per sons were more or less seriously in jured and a loss of $200,000 was suf fered. G. W. Goethals, chirman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, says the work on the canal is progressing sat sifactorily. A lad of seven years is to be tried for murder at Spartanburg, S. C. Five white men and ten Negroes expiated crimes of larceny at Wil mington, Deleware, last Saturday at the whipping post. The fifteen men received the aggregate of 190 strokes of the lash. Judge W. A. Poe and Banker Rob ert H. Brown, at Macon, Ga., Wed nesday, were discussing the compara tive merits of Cook and Peary as to polar honors, till they engaged in a fight. At Montgomery, Ala., a fire prac tically destroyed 500 bales of cotton Wednrsday. Wilbur Wright flew around tha Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island, , Wednesday, as a part of the program for the day in the Hudson-Fulton eel ' ebration. ' " Ex-Governor MeSweeny, of South . Carolina, died Wednesday at Mount Hope Retreat Hospital, Baltimore. The estitpate of Gov. Johnson estate grows. At last reckoning it was $37,000. , A boiler at a saw mill near 6aney ville, Ky exploded Tuesday killing ; two and seriously injuring three. ' , There were flurries in the wheat and oats pits' in Chicago Thursday ' by which wheat ran up $1.06 to $1.20 and oats from. 441-2 to 50 centa. , Commander Peary stood on ' tho Roosevelt with Mrs. Peary by his side Friday in the Hudson-Fulton parade , and was showered with honors. ' Spain is rejoicing over recent vic tories over, 4h Moors ii -Africa and the, hope of an early termination of the war. In an ambush by the enemy Friday Gen. Vicoria and three officers and 14 men were killed. . v