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VOL. XIV.
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1912.
NO. 5.
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' vfVk Madison Ceunty.
SstablUhed by the Legislature,
tlom 1860-11. ,
Population. 10.111. ,
County Butt. Marshall.
1141 feet above sea level.
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- New ud modern Court House, coit
f3S.000.00.
New and modem Ull, cost $15,000
' nw ud modern County Home, cost
110,000.00.
. Officer.
Hon. Jas. U Hyatt, Senator,
.District. RurnaYlll. N n
S3
- Hon. J. C. Ramsey, Representative,
.Marshall. N. C.
W. H. Henderson, Clehk 8uperlot
Court Marshall. N. C.
W. U. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall,
N. O.
James Smart. Register of Deeds,
C. F. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marshall,
. N. a, R. r. D. No. I.
R. L. Tweed. Surveyor, White Rock
Dr. J. H. Balrd. Coroner, Mara Hill.
Mrs. Ells Henderson, Jailor. Mar
ihlL N. C. '
John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall.
N. C
Dr. C N. Sprinkle, County Physician,
Marshall. N. C.
James Haynle, Supt County Home,
Marihall. N. C. .
Home located about two miles south-
Treat of Marshall.
Courts.
Criminal and Civil, First Monday be
fore First Monday In March. Com
mencing Feb. 26th, 1911.
i Civil 11th, Monday after First Mon
day In March, commences May 20
Criminal and Civil,' First Monday
after First Monday In Sept Com-
mantes R("Dt. 9th. 1912.
Civil 6th Monday after First lion-
day In September. Commences Octo
ber 14, 1911.
BOARDS.
County Commissioners.
W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall,'
. c.
C. F. Cassada. Member, Marshall,
N. C- R. F. D. No. 1.
Reubin' A. Tweed, Member, Big
Lauref, N. C.
C. B. Mashburn, Atty, Marshall
Board meets first Monday in every
month. - ' ' :.'
, Read Commissioner.
A. B. Bryan, Chairman. Marshall. N.
3- R. F. D. 1. ,- ., ,..
J. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Man Hill,
N. C R. F. D. 2.
Sam Cox, Member, Mars Hill. N. C
R. F, D. No. 2.
O. W. Wild. Big Pine. N. C
Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer,
Marshall. N. C.
George M. Pritchard, Atty., MarshaU,
N. C. : - , '
Board meets first Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October eacn year.
Board of Education.
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
rrtk N. C .
' Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall,
N. C, R. F. D. No. 3. -
W. R. Sams, Marshall. N. C, R. F.
D. No. 1. ,
Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt : of
Schools, Mara Hill N. C. R. F. D.
Board Meets first Monday In Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
College and High School.
Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore,
President, Mars Hill, N. C. Fall Term
begins August, IT, 1911. Spring Term
begins January 2, 1912.
Spring Creek High School. Prof.
0. C. Brown, Principal, Spring Creek,
N. C. S Mo. School opened August
1, 1911.
mauiavu oviuiuai . .
Prof J. M. Weatherly, Principal, Mar
shall, N. C. R. F. D. No. 1. 7 Mo.
School began October 1, 1911.
Bell Institute. Miss Margaret E.
Griffith, Principal, Walnut, N. C, t Mo.
Sohool began September 9, 1911.
Marshall Academy. ; Prof. H Q.
Anders, Principal, 'Mars'hail, "N. C f
Mo. Sohool began Sept 4, 1911. ,
.. ; Notary Publics.
J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, N. 0. Term
spires Jan. 11, 1912.
A. J. Roberts, Marshall, N. C. R. F,
D. No. 6, Term expire May 30, 1912.
Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. p.
Term expires August 10, 1912.
C. C. Brown. Bluff, N. C. Term ex
pire December 6, 1911
J. A. Leak, Revere, N. C. Term ex
pire January 10, 1913.
W. TDavt. Hot Springs. M. C.
Term expire January 10, 1913.
J. H. Southworth, Stackhouse, N. C.
Tern expire January It, 1913. -
N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C.
Term expire February (, 1913.
J. H. HunUr Marshall. N. C, R. F.
D. No. 3. .Term expire April 1, 1919
J. F. Tllson, Marshall. N. C, R. F. D.
No. I. Term expire April 3, 1913. .
C. J. Ebb. Marshall, N. C. Term
expire April 21. 1913. .'
J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C. Term
expire April 25, 1913.
Roy L. Cadger, Marshall, N. 6.
Term expire May 3, 1913. -
Geo. M. Pritchard, Marshall. N. C.
Term expires May 26, 1913.
Dudley Chlpley, Marshall, N. C.
Term expires July 89, 1913.
" W". 6. Connor, Mars Hill. N. C. Tem
xplrj November 27, 1913.
- - POST.
George W. Gahagaa Post, No. 31
6. A. R. H
. 8. M. Davla, Commander.
3. H. Ballard. AdJuUnt .
Meets at the Court House Saturday
ercre the second Sunday ta
Month at 11 A. U.
IH E TWO STATIONS
UNITED IN WORK
IVORK Or A. AND M. COLLEGE
AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRI
CULTURE COMBINED. '
MADE GREAT F0WARD STEP
Committee of Board of Agriculture
and of A. and M. College Agree on
Important Change and Combir Ex
periment Work.
Raleigh. Action, Important in the
llghest degree to the progress and
lest Interest of agricultural educa
Jon In North Carolina, was taken at
i Joint meeting of committees of the
Board of Agriculture and the A. ft M.
College. This was for the amalga
oaatlon of the work of the North Car
llna Experiment Station of the A. ft
M. College and the Experiment Sta
tion of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture. The action tak-
m Is a great step towards the final
jomplete union of the experimental
work of the A. and M. College and the
Department of Agriculture.
By reason of the action in the last
3eneral Assembly there was appoint
sd a committee to act upon the mat
ter of the co-operation of the A. ft
M. College and the Department of
Agriculture. At recent meetings of
the trustees of the college and the
Board fl Agriculture it was agreed
to leave the matter of details and ac
tual combination for co-operation to
committees of both boards, with
plenty of power.
The report of a sub-committee was
made at a session held several days.
ago This waa that the Experiment
Station of the Agricultural Depart
ment will be combined with the
North Carolina Experiment station of
the A. ft M. College, this to be loca
ted In the buildings -and farm now
devoted to the use of the North Caro
lina Experiment Station near the col
lege. All work along experimental
and lnvesigatlonal lines formerly car
ried on by the Department of Agricul
ture and by the North Carolina Ex
periment statlbn will be transferred
to the new station. This will make
available about 130.000 now provided
by the United States government for
North Carolina. '
Board Score Another Victory.
The board of school commissioners
of Charlotte scored . another victory
over the board of aldermen when
Judge C. C. Lyon signed an order Jn
mandamus proceedings beard before
him, requiring the parent body to
turn over Into the hands of the school
board for expenditure the entire is
sue of bonds to the extent of 3100,-
000. This is the second step In the
victory claimed by the board of school
commissioners. Judge Adams having
formerly signed an order which up
held the contentions of this board
that it had the power, under the char
ter, to select school sites and erect
sohool buildings with the funds made
possible by the bond Issue. . .
To Make Report On Vance Statue.
Governor Kttchin and Col. J. Bryan
Grimes, back , from Washington, say
that they accomplished vry satis
factory results in their' investigation
of the situation at the national Cap
itol In the matter of looking into the
question of the requirements in the
Installation of a statue for Senator
Vanoe In Statuary Hall. They will
make their report to the Council of
State In a few day and some -definite
steps In the matter of the selec
tion of the artist and awarding the
contract ' for the installation of the
statue will be taken.
May Close Port of New Bern. -
During the past week or two there
ha been a rumor afloat in New Bern
that the Department of War at Wash
ington is contemplating abolishing
New Bern as a port of entry and com
bining it with Elizabeth City, Wil
mington and Beaufort and making
Beaufort the port of entry for . all
these places. .
Craven County. Fair Association.
Although out uttie - nas been saia
during the past few. weeks in regard
to Craven county' fair : association,
the committees In charge of the va
rious departments ' have been busily
engaged in securing- subscriptions.
The directors met at the office . of
Mr. J. Leon Williams, secretary of
the chamber of commerce, and drew
up the necessary paper for the In
corporation of the association, which
they will send to Raleigh to have In
corporated The authorized capital
of the association will be $50,000.
To Discuss Strawberry Growing.
A meeting of Importance and great
est ' interest to the agriculturist of
Pasqoutank and Camden counties will
be held In Elizabeth City February
1st when the subject of strawberry
growing will be . discussed. ; The
meeting will be held In the county
ourt house and all farmers and oth
er Interested In agriculture are urg
ed to attend. It 1 a great opportun
ity, for the Pasquotank and Camden
farmer and they should attend and
post themselves npon the advantages
of planting strawberries.
LOOKING FOR GOOD LOCATION
Farmers' Union Committee Visiting
Cities Best Located For Central
Warehouse.
Wlmlngton. The committee ofthi
Farmer' Union, named to locate tb
central or general warehouse to be
established by the organisation, spent
a day and night In Wilmington, look
ing over the advantages this city bat
to offer. The committee goes tc
Greensboro from here, and will make
another trip to , Charlotte and Ral
eigh before finally deciding upon the
location of the warehouse.
Wilmington, It Is thought, stands
good show of getting the warehouse.
At a meeting of the chamber of com
merce Mr. Hugh MacRae, speaking
for a number of business men, said
that Wilmington will give a free site
for the warehouse, and will take 2E
per cent-of the capital stock neces
sary to finance the undertaking,
which 1 the limit of the amount that
will be offered outside the organiza
tion. This offer was made after Dr.
H. Q. Alexander of Charlotte, state
president of the Farmer' Union and
chairman of the committee, bad
pledged the committee to give thlf
city the opportunity of amending Its
proposition if some other city in the
state made a better one. The com
mlttee from the Farmers' Union it
composed of Dr. H. Q. Alexander
Mr. J. Z. Green, of Union, state organ
izer; Mr. J. R. Rives of Sanford, state
business agent; Mr. W. H Moore, ol
Pitt, a member of the executive com
mlttee.
Declared Bond Election Void.
A great deal of interest and gen
eral approval attaches to the acttoc
of the Forsyth county commissioner!
In declaring void the recent electlot
In Broadbay township, when the is
sue of bonds in the amount of $30,001
to be applied to subscription to stock
In the Randolph ft Cumbreland Rail
road. The board heard witnesses and
attorneys for both sides, the point at
issue being whether the use of a sin
gle ballot box was sufficient. United
States District Attorney A. E. Hoi
ton, who is an energetic friend ol
the road, believing that It will resul'
in untoldgood to this section, state,
as his opinion that the election wai
nullified by the use of only! one box
Hall ft Benbow, county attorneys
were of a similar opinion. A petl
tlon was presented for, another eleq
tlon, and the commissioners will con
sider this later;
Corn Liquor Cause of It All.
Another strong argument, for th
temperance advocates and especlall)
as relates to the use of corn whiske)
comes from the mountains of westerr
North Carolina, according to a well
Informed Buncombe county citizen it
Greensboro. While it has been con
tended by members of the medlca
profession for some time that core
bread, or the use of corn meal It
other forms where the corn was noi
thoroughly ripened, produced pellagn
it has only recently been discovered
that the use of corn whiskey llkewis
produces the dread disease. . .
Supreme Court Soon to Convene.
The spring session of the Nortl
Carolina Supreme Court will convent
Monday,- February 6, the first day t
be, as-usual, devoted to the examina
tlon of applicants for license to prac
tlce law. While there is no reall
definite information as yet as to jus
how many candidates there will b
for law licenses, the indications art
very strong that, the class will b
nothing like as large as that that un
dertook the examination at the open
lng of the last fall term, when al
records were broken.
Surveying of Proposed Road.
A corps of surveyors began at Dur
ham the prelminary survey of th
proposed Durham ft Danville Rail
road.. The route of the new road li
to-extend from Durham to Danville
a distance of about 76 miles. Dur
ham, Orange and Chatham countlei
will be traversed In North Carolina.
Raleigh. The special committei
consisting of Col. J. Bryan Grimes
Gen. J. S. Carr, president, F. P, Ven
able. Dr. Herty and Colonel Benehai
Cameron has awarded the contract fo;
splendid new dormitories at the Unl
versity of North Carolina to J. G. Law
rence ft Sons of Durham.
Has, Approved Exchange of Court..
Governor . Kltchin approved . ex
change of courts between Judge Fet
guson and Judge O. H. Allen, so tha
Judge Allen will hold New Hanovei
court, January 29 ; Sampson court
February 6; Duplin court Februar;
19, and Onslow court, March t4, eacl
for two weeks, except Onslow, whicl
la one week; and Judge Fergusoi
will hold Iredell court, January -29;
Rowan court February 12; and Dav
tdson court, February 29, each for twt
weeks.. The exchange i for the con
venience of the two judge interested
Main Line Will Be From Troy.
The fact that engineers have beet
at Troy for the past several day cut
veying a route for the main line o
the Norfolk Southern baa convinced I
great number of the Troy citizen
that the main line of this railroad wll
be extended from here and not froa
Mount Gilead, and that the Moun
Gilead-Troy line wilt only be a brand
line of the great system . It seemi
now that main line will go direct fron
here to Albemarle. There is mucl
speculation here as to where the d
pot will be placed.
BASIS IS YET
9
FOUND FOR PEACE
ITALY AND TURKEY REFUSE THE
. SUGGESTIONS OF DIPLOMATS
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES.
MAY TAKE CONSTANTINOPLE
Turkish Government Says It Cannot
Accept Spoliation Suffered With
out Redress. .
. Rome, Italy. Although the work
of the European diplomatic chancel
leries has been prosecuted actively
In Constantinople '-and Rome during
the past few day in an attempt to
find a way to peace between Italy
and Turkey, no basis has yet been
found. I
In reply to suggestions from vari
ous embassies, Turkey answers that
the power, If- they want peace,
should Induce Italy to make conces
sions, as Turkey cannot accept the
spoliation she has suffered without
redress.
Rome, on the otber band, responds
to . the hints of the foreign chancel
Ierie that the only remedy for the
present situation is that pressure
should be put by the powers on the
porte. ' ' I
The representalves of the powers
declare that If pressure were brought
to bear on the porte through the am
bassadors and the . porte should re
sist as everything appears to Indl
cato would be the case either the
powers would have to withdraw and
suffer humiliation or have recourse
to coercion.
This would mean making a collect
ive naval demonstration in Turkish
waters, which would ultimately end
In a landing In Constantinople, and
would' raise the general European
conflagration, which all hope to avoid.
Giovanni Glollttl, the Italian pre
mier, still hopes that Italy will be
able to force Turkey to ask for peace.
For this reason the convocation of
parliament Instead of occurring at
the end of January has been post
poned until February, and It even
may be delayed until March.
In the meantime, the commander-in-chief
of the expedition foree in
Tripoli has arrangj to make a gen
eral advance ' into the Interior And
hopes during February to take the
first decisive step In this direction
WATTERS0N TALKS AGAIN
Editor Say Ryan Was oNt Respon
sible for Harvey-Wilson Break.
Washington. Absolving Colonel
Harvey from all blame In connec
tion with the suggestion thatThomas
F. Ryan, the New York financier,
might be induced to finance Gover
nor Wilson's campaign, Col. Henry
Watterson made public the corre-
suondence that has recently passed
between ' himself and Senator Till
man.
It wll be recalled that recently
Colonel Watterson stated he would
not notice the suggestion that Mr.
Ryan's name was at . the bottom of
th Harvev-Wilson break until it was
put forward by some responsible per
son. Senator Tillman took up the cud
gels and charged that Colonel Wat
terson had concealed material facts
In connection with tfie Incident. . In
discussing the assertion that Colonel
Harvey had sought to bring Wilson
and Thomas F. Ryan together, he
said: '.''''".'
"Now, senator, I know of my own
knowledge that that story Is a He,
made out of the whole cloth.
"If any peroon ventures to ques
tion that assertion I have in my pos
session proof conclusive which I hold
myself ready to place before your
honest and truth-seeking man."
Chinese Rebel Using Aeroplanes.
San Francisco. - Six American
built ' biplanes are carried by the
revolutionary army advancing on Pe
kln, according to a cablegram receiv
ed by the Chinese Free Press here.
The aeroplanes will be manned by
Chinese aviators. The revolutionary
troops, in command of Gen. Lum
Shood Hlng, were massed at Nanking
and the march was begun. Revolu
tionary authorities regard the attack
on Pekln as unavoidable.
French-Italian Dlput Settled.
Paris. The Franco-Italian Incident
arising from the seizure of the
French steamer Manouba and Car
thage by Italian war vessels was set
tled satisfactorily to both nations.
This announcement wa made at the
close of a meeting of tne cabinet
which, after examination,; approved
the terms of the note agreed upon
by Camille Barrere, the French am
bassador at Rome, and the Marquis
Dl San Giullano. The note will be
published in Rome by the Italian gov
ernment ' -, , .
Foreign Cotton Buyer Modify Plans
New York. Willingness of foreign
bankers and cotton buyers to modify
the plans for safeguarding export cot
ton bills of lading to meet objections
of the Southern cotton shipper is
expressed In a statement given out
by H. Kern, chairman of the Liver
pool cotton bill of lading committee.
Mr, Kern and J. H. Simpson, repre
senting" the European bankers, re
cently returned from a eonference
on the subject by representative of
the Southern cotton exchanges.
TAGGED
(Copyright. Mill .
TAFT BEATS ROOSEVELT
FIRST DELEGATES TO REPUBLI
CAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT.
First Campaign Fight Occurred In
Fourth District Convention of
Oklahoma.
Coal Gate, Ola. William Howard
Taft was indorsed for re-nomination
by the Republican party tor presi
dent, 118 to 32, at the fourth con
gressional district Republican cou
cention, after Roosevelt supporters
had made a determined effort to stam
pede the convention tor the Sage of
Oyster Bay.
Defeat came only after a hard
struggle, and during which spectacu
lar methods were used to impress the
delegates with the boom which the
supporters of the colonel bad set in
motion.
Edward Perry, 'district chairman,
led the fight for Roosevelt while
James A. Harris of Wagoner held the
lines for the administration. Inciden
tally, C. W. Miller of Hugo, and G.
A. Ramsey of Ardmore, were elected
delegates to the Republican national
convention, and James A Harris was
indorsed for national committeeman
Topeka, Kans. Governor Stubbs
made public a telegram sent to Theo
dore Roosevelt urging him to make a
statement at once as to whether he
would be a candidate for president,
or permit his name to go before the
Republican national convention. The
governor has not received a reply.
Jefferson City, Mo. Governor Had-
ley in a statement said he favored
the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
as the Republican presidential candi
date. "From Information that has recent
ly come to me from all parts of the
state," says Governor Hadley, "I am
convinced a large majority are in fa
vor of the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt as 'Our candidate for pres
ident" HARAHAN KILLED IN WRECK
Former President of Illinois Central
and Three Other Official Lose Lives.
Centralia, 111. J. T. Harahan, for
mer president of the Illinois Central
railroad ; F. O. Malcher, second vice
nresident of the Rock Island railroad,
and two others were killed when the
Panama Limited on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad running 50 miles an hour
crashed into the rear of passenger
train No. 25, which was taking water
at Kinmundy, 30 miles north or here.
- Appendicitis Danger Reduced.
nieveiand. Ohio. Operations for
appendicitis, thought to have been
perfected several years ago, when
one and a half Inch incisions were
found to be adequate, have been still
further slmDllfied according to an an
nouncement made to surgeons of the
Cleveland Academy of Medicine. Tnis
sets forth that an incision of but
three-fourths of an Inch is necessary,
permitting the patient to leave the
bed within 24 hours after the opera
tion. Description of the operation Is
given. '.'..,-
Another Aviator Killed.'
Los Angeles, Cal. Rutherford Page,
24 years old, a Yale graduate, regis
tered from New York and flying as
one of the Curtlss aviators, was in
stantly killed when he fell 150 feet
on Domlnguez field. Page was en
deavoring to "turn on a pivot" when
a swell of air over the hangers caught
his planes. He made an effort to re
gain his bafance, but evidently fear
ing the aeroplane was beyond control,
gave up, and when about sixty feet
in the air Jumpedj clear of the ma
chine and fell flat. . . '
Taft BelUvet Hitchcock Loyal.
Washington.Twlce president Taft
rtonioH pmDhatlcaly to white house
callers that he placed any credence
In reports that Postmaster General
Hitchcock had been politically active
to prevent bis renomlnatlon. Once, at
least the president denied that cabi
net officers had urged him to oust the
the postmaster generll trora his offi
cial family, because of alileged anti
Taft activity, and visitor who talked
with the president gained the impres
sion that tie had not the slightest
doubt of Hl'chcock s loyalty.
FARMERSUSINGTELEPHONES
Practically Every 8ection of the 8outh
Is Now Covered With Rural
Telephone Line.
Atlanta, Ga. The farmers of the
South made gratifying progress In de
veloping rural telephone systems dur
ing the past year, according to reports
of the Southern Bell Telephone com
pany covering the seven states In
which it operates.
On December 31, 1911, there were
29,537 farmer's telephone connected
with exchanges and toll Stations of
the Bell system In these states as
follows:
Alabama .7,246
Georgia 7,243
South Carolina 2,722
North Carolina 3,460
Virginia .... - 2,171
West Virginia 6,507
Florida 188
Of these telephone 7,775 were add
ed during the year 1911, an Increase
of 30 per cent, over the year 1910.
A feature of particular value to the
farmers was instituted during the
past veer through the co-operation of
the United States weather bureau and
the telephone company. The dally
weather reports are furnished to the
telephone company every day, and at
a given hour in the morning the re
port is read to the subscribers on
every rural line. Farmers who can
not respond to the signal may call
the operator at any time and secure
the report.
' Practically every section of the
South Is covered with rural telephone
line, and It Is possible for farmers In
remote places to communicate quick
ly with the nearest market. The
growth has been rapid, but telephone
experts declare that rural telephone
development in the South Is In its In
fancy and a greater growth Is antic
ipated during the year 1912.
Four Negroes Lynched.
Hamilton, Ga. A mob of 100 men
broke into the Harris county jail here,
overpowered Jailer E. M., Rabbitson
and took four negroes three men and
one woman out and hung them to
trees one mile from town. Then they
riddled the bodies with bullets. It Is
estimated that 300 shots . were fired.
Sunday afternoon, a week ago, while
Norman Hadley, a well-to-do unmar
ried farmer, was sitting in his home,
a shot was fired through the window,
and he fell dead. That afternoon four
negro tenants Belle Hathaway, John
Moore, Eugene Hamlng and "Dusty"
Crutchfleld were arrested, charged
with the murder, '
' State Banks Depositaries.
Washington. For the first time In
history, the way has been opened, it
has developed, for state banks and
trust companies to become known as
"United States depositaries." , Owing
to the view of the treasury depart
ment, . any . financial institution in
America national or state bank or
trust .company holding postal sav
ings deposits or other government
funds, may assume that title without
legal impediment, even though the
designation is not officially conferred
by the secretary of the treasury.
Hitchcock Says He-1 Loyal.
Washington. "I -am for Taft as
strong a a man can be," .; declared
Postmaster General Hitchcock at the
white house. "I did not realize until
a day or two ago how far these sto
ries about my alleged differences with
the president had gone. I probably
ohall have something to say on the
subject." Mr. Hitchcock manifested
indignation that his loyalty had been
questioned. "It Is an insult for any
one to think that I have been disloyal
to the president," said the postmas
ter general.
Attack on Telephone Combine.
New York. A petition to dissolve
the American Telephone and Tele
graph, company on the ground that
it 1 a monopoly in violation of the
provisions of the Sherman law was
made public here. According to the
petition the American Telephone and
Telegraph company, which - controls
the WeBtern Union- Telegraph compa
ny and eight subsidiary telephone
companies, is one of the largest finan
cial concerns in the world, and It
now dominates the telephone busi
ness of the country.
HE QUITS TAFT.
TO AID HIS
SENATOR KENYON OF IOWA EN
DORE8 THE CANDIDACY OF
HIS COLLEAGUg.
ALL CANDIDATES ENDORSED
8upporters of Every Man In the Pres
' idential Race Found Through
out the Country.
Washington Senator Kenyon. of
Iowa,' issued a statement announcing
bis Indorsement of the presidential
candidacy of his colleague, Senator
Albert B. Cummtngs. He said he had
been earnestly for President Taft and
would continue to support him if a
ultablle candidate had not appearred
from his own state.
Senator Kenyon declared be bad
been earnestly for the renomlnatlon
of President Taft, especially because
of the attack of men connected with
big business" who, the Senator said,
sought to destroy the president "be
cause of his courageous efforts to en
force the Sherman act"
Mr. Kenyon closed with a warm
tribute to the public career of Sena
tor Cummins. Before Mr. Kenyon wa
elected to the senate he was one of
hte "trust busters" of the Taft admin- -istration.
Washington Friends of the admin
istration were surprised at the an
nouncement that Governor Hadley, of
Missouri, had come out In support of '
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt
Governor Hadley's support bad been
counted upon by political adviser of
President Taft When Hadley wa In
Washington several weeks ago It was
announced that he had practically
pledged himself to support Taft
New York. The silence which Colo
nel Roosevelt has maintained regard
ing discussion of his possible renom
lnatlon was unbroken. To all ques
tions Mr. Roosevelt replied that be
had nothing to say. When asked to
comment upon the declaration of Gov- '
ernor Hadley of Missouri, he declared
he bad not read what the governor
said.
Trenton--N. J. Edward Grosascupw-.
chairman of the state Democratic
committee, issued a statement declar
ing that Governor Wilson would have
a majority of the New Jersey dele
gates to the Democratic national con
vention and practicaly a solid vote
in the delegation.
Kansas City. R. A. Long of Kan
sas City, a wealthy lumberman, in an
dress at the convention of the South
western Lumermen's association, said
that Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio
was the only man. who, as president
could bring about a settled condition
of finances in this country. Mr. Long
urged the delegates to use their In
fluence toward making the Ohio ex-.
ecutive the next president of the na
tion.' '..'''',
New Haven, Conn. President Wil
liam H. Taft was re-elected president
of the United States by a straw vote ,
taken among the students at Yale uni
versity. Hie majority over his Dem
ocratic opponent Gov. Woodrow Wil
son of New Jersey, was 259. The
total vote cast was, Taft 470, Wilson,
211. V
Columbia, S. C The so-called "reg
ular" Republican state committee ,
adopted resolutions Indorsing the ad
ministration of President Taft and de
nouncing John G. Capera, national
committeeman, who is the leader of
the "lily white" Republican movement
of South Carolina. The committee is- .
sued a call for the meeting of a state
convention in Columbia, February 29.
The committee especially recommend
ed Mr. Taf stand on arbi tratlon, the
tariff board and the Sherman law, and
urged his re-election. 1 . -
Mr. Capers was denounced a1'-a
traitor the party who had been seek
ing to undermine "the regular Repub
lican organization.
Baltimore, Md. Former Congress
man William P. Jackson, Republican
national committeeman from Mary
land, Republican State Chairman J.
B. Hanna and Congressman Thomas
Parran went to Washington and pledg
ed to President Taft the support of
Maryland's delegation to the Repub
llcan national convention.
Brown, Governor of Georgia.
Atlanta. Joseph M. Brown wa in
augurated governor of Georgia for the
second Ime. For the first time In
almost a quarter of a century the
general assembly met In special ses
sion for the purpose of canvassing
return from an election tor governor
and to inaugurate this official" Con
soldiatlon of the recent election re
turns showed that Governor Brown
received 28,852 votes for governor, as
against 300 for A. M. Castleberry, th
Socialist candidate.
Jail for Millionaire Politician.
:. May' Landing, N. J- Loul Kuehn
le, Republican leader of Atlantic City,
whe was recently convicted of un
lawfully participating In the award ol
a contract to a company in which h
was interested while be was a mem
ber of the Atlantic City water com
mission, wa sentenced to one year'l
imprisonment at hard labor and tc
pay a fine of $1,000. Thomas McDev
Itt and George Amole were sentpm '
to six months and three xvor .. '
jail, respectively