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MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C; FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1912.
NO. 12.
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Ditrootory,
Madlao County.
Established by tha Lsgtalntura
sioa 1U0-'81. ' , ,
Population, 20.133.
County Seat, MarehalL
1UI feat above, sea leveL
' Nw and modern Court House, eoat
Ml AAA 00.
. . New and modem Jail ooat $15,000.00,
New and modem County Home, coat
no.ooo.oo.
Officers. ,
Hon. Jaa. L. Hyatt. Senator.' S3
DlatrloL Burnsvllle. N. C. )
Hon. J. C. Ramaey, Representative
.Marshall N. C. .
W. H. Henderson. Clebk Superior
fmirt. Marshall. N. C.
' ' W. li. Bucknar, Sheriff. MarahaU,
1 James Smart. Register xf Deeds,
ZIarshall.,N. C.
C. F. Runnion. Treaaurer, Marshall
Mr nr. n. No. 1
1 R. L. Tweed. Sunreyor, Whit Rock.
nr. . i
Dr. J. H. Balrd. Coroner. Mara Hill.
n e.
Mrs. Eliza Henderson. Jailor, Mar
.h.n M r.
John Honeycutt, Janitor, Maraball,
M fL
Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician,
Maraball N. C.
Jamea Haynla. Supt County Home,
TWiir.haJl. N. C
i', Home located about two mUe south-
-waat of Maraball
Courts.
- Criminal and Civil Flrat Monday be-
. tor Flrat Monday In March, com
- xaenclng Feb. 86thrJ912.
fin 11th Mnnrfav after Flrat Mon
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lay in March, commencea May 2tM
iait.
rrimlnal and ClvU. Flrat Monday
' ruir Flrat Monday In Sept Com-
.nMmi Sent. 8th. 1918.
Civil th Monday after Flrat Mon-
day In September.' Commenoaa Ocu
bar 14. 1913. - -
, BOARDS.
Countv Commlaalonera.
W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marahall
it. ft
C. F. Caaaada, Member, Marahall
' M c . R. V. D. No. 1.
r Reubln A. Tweed, Member, Big
tnral N. C.
C a Maabburn, Att7, MarahaU,
Board meeta flrat Monday In arery
month. . - - i -Road
Commlaalonera.
A. E. Bryan, Chairman, Maraball N
CS.F. D. 2.
' J. A. Ramaey, Secretary, Mara Hill,
N. C, R. F. D. 2.
Sam Cox, Member, Mara Kill N, C
R. F. D. No. J.
O W wild. Bla Pine. N. C.
Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer,
Marahnll. N. C.
George M. Pritcbard, Atty, Maraball
N. C.
Board meeta flrat Monday In Janu
ry, April, July and October each year.
Board of Education.
Jaaper Ebba, Chairman," Spring
rnulL N. C
' Thoa. J. Murray, Member, Maraball,
"N. C, R, F. D. No. 3. N
R. Sama. Maraball N. O. R. F
T. No. I. , .
I Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt of
.Schoola, Mara Hill Nr C, R. F. D.
No. 1 '-'V .'.piv
Board Meeta flrat Monday la Janu
ary, April, July and October each year.
, Collagea and High Schoola. lr i
Mara Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore,
President. Mara Hill, N. C. Fall Term
beglna Auguat 17, 1911. Spring Term
i beglne January J, 1912. v
Spring Creek High School. Prof.
0, C. Brown,' Principal, Spring Creek,
N. C. S Mo. School 'opened Auguat
1. mi.;.-,:..
nsuiiuu Mwunua.1 'r- T . .
Prof J. M. Weatherly, Principal, Mar
ahall N. C, R. F. D1 No. t. 1 Mo.
School began October t, 1911. ' '
Bell Inatltute. Miaa Margaret E.
- Griffith. Principal Walnut N. C 8 Mo.
Sohool began September 9. 1911.
Marahall Academy. Prof. ; R. Q.
. Andera. Principal. Marshall. N.
C- f
Mo. School began Sept 4. 1911. '
Notary Pubtica.
3, C. Ramaey, Marshall N. C. Term
xplrea Jan. 11, 1913..
A. J. Roberta, MarahaU, N. C, R. F.
D. No. S, Term expiree May 30, 1912.
Jaaper Ebba, Spring Creek, N. C.
I Term expiree August 10, 1912.
C C. Brown, Rluff, N. C. Term ex
piree December 6, 1912.
J. A. Leak, ReTare, N. C. Teraa ax
'ptrea January 10, 1918.
W. T. Darla, Hot Springs. N. C.
Term expiree January 10, 1813.
J. H. Eouthworth, Stackhouae, N. 0.
Term expires January 18, 1913.
N. W. Anderson. Paint Fork, H. C.
: Term expiree February 8, 1913.
J. H. Hunter. Marshall N. C tL T.
D. No. 3. Term expiree April 1, 1918
- J. F. TUaon, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D.
- No. t. Term expiree April 8, 1913. '",
C J. Ebba, Marshall, N. C. Term
xplrea April 21, 1913.
J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C, Terra
xr'rea April 25, 1913.
Key L. Gudger, Marshall N C.
Term eiplrea May 3, 1918. '
Geo. M. Pritrhard, Marshall N. C.
Term expkss IJay 25, 1918.
Dudley n ': !ey, Marshall N. C.
Term expires Ju'y S9, 1913.
' f. 6. Connor, !.ars Itiil N. C. Term
; !roa Noven ' r 27, 1913.
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CALD7ELLC0iillTY
A FINE EXHIBITION GIVEN OF
. SEED CORN THAT WAS GROWN
IN THE COUNTY.
MANY FARMERS PRESENT
An Addreaa By a Repreeentatlva of the
United Statea Department of Agrl
culture 1150 Appropriated to Carry
on the Demonstration Work.
Raleigh. A apeclal from Lenoir
atatea that a large number of the
farmeri of Caldwell county aaaembled
there to see the exhlbtlon of aeed
corn on display at the court f house
and to hear an addreaa by Mr. E. S.
MUlaapa, of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, on the cultiva
tion of the com crop, selection of
aeed corn, the preparation of the
soli and many other valuable blta of
Information to farmers.
Many of the farmers came a long
distance through the mud, the worat
mud ever seen here, In order to be
present and bring some fine aped
mena of corn to be placed on exhlbl
tlon for the benefit of othera who
cam for the aame purpose.
- In hla remarks Mr. Mlllsapa atress-
ed the matter of aubaolllng the land
When plowing In order to hold the
moisture In the ground. - In order to
Impress this fact on their minds he
gave aeveral Illustrations of the prac
tical, worth of aubaolllng. There la
great deal of interest manifested on
the part of the farmers in thla coun
ty In the information the government
is trying to Impart to make them bet
ter and more successful tillers of the
solL '-v. -
The county commissioners at their
last meeting appropriated $160 to
help carry on the demonstration
work in this county, which was
step In the right direction. Mr. G
M. Goforth, a prosperous farmer who
resides west of Lenoir, is the county
demonstrator and baa charge of the
demonstration work for Caldwell
county, and is very enthuslastio over
the" way the farmers of "the county
are taking hold of the work he has
in hand.
Highway Commission la Elected.
An election waa held in thla (Lee)
county for the election of highway
commissioners for the purpose of
building good roads throughout the
county. One commissioner was elect
ed fro meaeh township as follows
John R. Jones, West Sanford, (Demo
crat); W..W. Harrington, East San
ford, (Democrat) ; D. D. Bule, Green
wood, ' (Democrat) ; R. ; C. McNeill,
Jonesborq,.( Republican); T. W. Fer-
rall, Deep River, (Republican); u. a.
Murchlson, Pecket, (Republican, and
John M. Harrington. Cape Fear. (Re
publican.),; Bonds to the amount of
$100,000 have been Issued ' and will
be sold by the highway commission
and the work on the roads will be
commenced as early aa possible. ,
New Evidence In Hawkins Case.
There la a rumor in Asheville aald
to have; been brought here by a
Hendersonvllle man, to the effect, that
more evidence has been discovered
in connection with the Hawkins case
which may serve to make' lighter the
suspicions against the Bradley broth
ers who are now in Jail here, and
that the attorneys for. the Bradleys
wilt probably move again for their
release under write of habeas corpus.
Jailer Jordan stated that the coun
sel for the Bradleys, Staton ft Smith,
came to see their clients, but only re
mained a short time. - . -
Accidentally Killed by Brother.
Reports reached Winston-Salem of
the killing accidentally of Dick Bled
soe, by ' his brother Grady, a few
days : ago near Crutchfleld . station.
The boys were walking along with
William Jenkins,. Jr., returning from
a hunt when the old muzzle-loading
gun carried by Grady exploded, the
load piercing Dick's neck and killing
him almost instantly.
Have Reached An Agreement.
An agreement , waa . reahed at
Wadesboro between the town com
missioners and the officials of the Tad-
kin River Power Co owners of the
Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant last
week. The company agrees to pay
$15,000 for the local plant which. cost
about $16,000 and further agrees to
furnish electric current to Wades
boro. aa cheaply aa It furnishes cur
rent to any other town or city In
the state. If a majority of qualified
Totera vote la favor of the sale aa
agreed to, the same is ratified.
Charge Durham Man With Perjury.
Seattle Bass, the white man charg
ed with perjury was bound over to
the superior court by the Recorder.
The bond -waa fixed at $1,000, which
ti; V, t t rurham man was unable to
give. It :i be recalled that the case
of pi ' r -s!".t the man arose in
conne. . : i v '. l;'i t f timony In the
case -' a i '- n re!a;!ir, who
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OFFICERS PINCH BLOCKADER
Sheriff of Montgomery County Nabs
George Stewart Near Steeda While
Distiller Is In the Act
' Troy.- J. R. McKenzle, sheriff ol
Montgomery county, and his deputy,
George W. Stuart succeeded in cap
turing Will Saunders, a notorious
blockader at a blockade distillery,
near the Norfolk Southern Railroad,
In the vicinity of Steeds.
At the time the officers arrived on
the. scene Saunders and his brother
were, in the act of making blockade
liquor.
It' seems that a number of shots
were exchanged between tho block
aders and Deputy Sheriff Stuart. After
a lively race Sheriff McKenzle suc
ceeded in capturing Saunders. The
brother of Saunders made his escape.
Sauadera waa armed with a Colt's pis
tol and a shot-gun. In the exchange
of shots Saunders waa wounded In
the thigh, arm and leg with bird ahot.
Sheriff McKenzle brought Saunders,
together with the blockade distillery,
to Troy, and lodged Saunders In jail
Drs. Thompson and Dallgny dreased
Saunders' wounds and report that
while tbe wounda are painful they are
not serious.
Saunders was captured some years
ago by McKenzle but aucceeded in
making bis escape while being guard
ed by one of McKenzie's deputies.
Saunders shot his wife some yeara
ago and claimed that the shooting
was accidental
Braawell Head of Banking League.
Prealdent J. C. Braswell of tht
North Carolina Bankers' Association,
has been chosen the president of the
Rocky Mount branch of the National
Citizens' League for the promotion of
a sound banking system. The organi
zation here was effected a few days
ago for the purpose of aaalsting in
the movement on the part 6f bankers.
business men and manufacturers to
bring about a reform of the national
banking and currency syatem, which
la being carried on by the National
Citizens' League In no less than forty-
one states. The League favors the
establishment of a national reserve
association which shall enable the
currency reserve of the country to be
quickly utilized In any section of the
country at small expenae and shall
standardize the rate of discount and
make use of commercial paper In the
business of the country. :
Cultivation of Corn In Buncombe.
E. D. Weaver, county agricultural
demonstrator, has furnished Informa
tion aa to what methods of cultivation
some of the farmers used in making
good' yields of com in Buncombe
county last season. Mr. Weaver haa
collected this Information from data
contained in reports which he sent
to tho United. Statea Agricultural De
partment He tella of what has been
accomplished by six farmers and how
they did it, Three of theae uaed the
proliflo varieties of com for seed and
the other three native white corn. The
native corn averaged more) bushels
to the acre than the prolific, and Mr.
Weaver accounta for thla in some de
gree by the fact that the prolific corn
may not have been quite acclimated.
Went On Another Rampage.
Albert Rodenklrchen, the Siberian,
who made two unsuccessful attempts
at suicide at Greensboro a month ago,
broke loose, again and it required tbe
aid of two officers to transport him
from a local sanitarium to the county
Jail. Rodenklrchen alnce his laat at
tempt at suicide in St Leo's hospital,
haa been at a local sanitarium. The
ttendanta could not manage him and
even with the aid of two officers it
wasn't any amall task to get him to
the Jail, ' Rodenklrchen appeared to
be temporarily mad and waa in a
dangerous condition. He will be kept
in the county jail until other arrange
ments can be made. " .
May Be Sent To Mexican Border.
RnldavUle military circles have
been somewhat excited over a tele
ram received by Colonel Craig, com'-
mander of the Third Regiment from
Paymaster General Macon at Hender
son, asking it he could secure options
on mounts for hla staff to be supplied
on five-day' notice. This is taken to
mean that the Third Regiment may D
ordered to the Mexican border on
short notice. "
Three Months' Sentence en Roads.
tTnon the charce of assaulting: Mr.
D. C. Bradley, March 2, young J. M.
Blake and J. C. Stokes were aentenced
to a term of three months on the
roads and fined $25 and $50 respective
ly in addition to the taxing of the
costs and the expense of treatment
The sentences were thereupon bus-
Dended by Judee Walter L. Watson,
who tried the case, with the condi
tion that there be good behavior
shown the next alx month. The young
men are, thus saved tbe disgrace of
road setence. '
Mra. W. A. Harrison la Insane.
Dr. R. S. Carroll and Dr. D. E. Se
vier privately examined Mrs. Walter
A. Harrison, who is In Jail charged
with killing her young husband, and
by physical and other tests, which
would have been the means of detect
ing any feigned Insanity, came to the
conclusion that Mrs. Ilaarrtson is In
sane. An inquiry was conducted In
the o:'"ce of the clerk of court at Ashe-
?;:, at which tb.-!e i ' ysioiana testl-
!, fa i ri!ry l he' J with a
!;'! t cf a '.'
STORM SWEEPS
SOUTHERN STATES
MINE WERE KILLED, MANY IN
JURED AND HEAVY PROPERTY
' LOSS IN GEORGIA.
FARMERS LOSE MILLIONS
Crops Have Been Retarded and Fruit
Crop la Menaced In Three
Southern Statea.
Nine persons are reported dead
and a heavy property losa la the
result of a cyclone which awept 4
over portions of Georgia and
Alabama. The damage to iarm
crops ia also reported to be very
heavy. The storm 'waa one of
the moat aevere, and has cov-
ered larger territory than any
In this section-, in recent yeara.
Atlanta. Tbe 'Otal damage done
by the flood In and near , Atlanta
amounted to -more than two hundred
thousand dollars. From every sec
tion of Atlanta and from moat points
In the South come reports of great
destruction by tha flood. It is prac
tically impossible to estimate the to
tal f6r the state.
The farmers of tbe state are hit
harder than any other intereata. Tbe
fields which have Juat been prepared
for planting have been awept until
all signs of weeks of labor have dis
appeared, and where the crops were
planted the aeeds have been washed
and beaten until there Is no hope that
they will ever sprout The flood will
put the slresdy montb-late crop an
additional two weeks behind in every
part of tbe state, while in many sec
tions it will cause planting to be at
least two months later than usual,
The com crop of the state has been
cut almost in half by the floods, while
cotton lands have been so washed that
all preparatlona made last faU will go
for nothing. It is estimated that the
farmers of the state will suffer more
tban ten million dollars in damages
from the 12-hour rainfall. Farmers
near Atlanta on Je Chattahoochee
are regarding tWr fields,, mauy of
which are 15 feet deep in water, in
dull despair, for the bright visions
they had entertained of a bountiful
harvest have been ruthlessly shat
tered. '
Headland Ala. Five persons are
known to have, been killed, a dozen
Injured, several of them seriously,
and scores of buildings In both the
business and residence districts of
Headland are total wrecks as the re
sult of a cyclone which struck the
town, causing panic-and confusion
among the 1,20 residents. , '
The dead are: J. C. Copeland, an
attorney; Barrentlne, two chil
dren (Initials unobtainable); two negroes.-
'
Tbe injured are W. H. Alexander,
W. B. Aman, W. F. Irington, Mr. and
Mrs. Monk..
A relief fund of $1,000 waa raised
among the citizens of Headland, and
It (a being uaed for feeding and cloth
ing for the poorer class of people,
many of whom lost all In the wind
storm and deluge which followed
In Geneva county, according to the
meager advlcea obtainable, a boy waa
killed and three other persons were
injured. .' V
At Hartford, thirty miles away, a
son of Willy Adklns was killed out
right in the presence of members of
his family, and another boy is said to
have been badly hurt.
Columbia, S. C With all the riv
ers booming as a result of a terrific
downpour of rain, South Carolina had
a storm that was exceeded In dimein
slons only by the memorable and dis
astrous flood of 1908. Reports from
tbe Piedmont section indicate that
damage there has been heavy, in Che
raw heavy winstorm caused much
damage. Trains were delayed and
wire communication was hampered by
the sweeping waters. : ,
, So far only one death has been re
ported, that of Cbarlea Llgon, a cot
ton buyer ' of Enore, Spartanburg
county, who was drowned while cross
ing a stream. ,:'yv". v;.
House Passes Free Sugar Bill.
Washington. the ' Democratic free
sugar bill passed the house 198 to
103. Its passage waa helped by 24 Re
publican votes, although this waa off-
t hv tha defection of seven Demo
crats from Louisiana and Colorado.
at th last moment Representative
Martin, one of the Colorado members.
hiorked an attempt to fix plans ror
consideration of the excise tax. bill
which through taxation of incomes is
expected to make up revenues lost by
the free sugar measure.
Americana In Mexico Aak Protection.
Mexico City. Ambasaador Wilson
received an appeal for protection for
Americana In Tamplco who are, in
danger of violence at the bands of
moh which haa already attacked the
offices of the Tamplco Navigation
company. Clrculara Inciting the peo
ple to an anti-foreign aemonstrauon
trtbuted." The American col
ony at Tamplco Is numerous, and Is
Id to be fairly wel lprovidcd with
partes. It is fear.-l there may be
r'.'.s 6' ' I TS tbo'e.
' SWARMIN' AGAIN
(Copyright.)
PLEADS FOUVtRCLADES
FLORIDA SENATOR DENIES THAT
THERE'S BEEN ANY GIGANTIC
LAND SWINDLE. '
No One Doubta the Feasibility of Re
claiming the Evsrgladea of
' Florida. . I Hi
Washington. "We are here to give
the public scientific data, not opin
ions. I want this thing stopped right
where It Is."
Senator Fletcher of Florida thus
quoted Secretary of Agriculture Wil
son, referring to the time when the
circular on the drainage of the Flor
ida Everglades was suppressed in the
department Senator Fletcher ap
peared before the Everglades investi
gating committee and assumed re
sponsibility for bringing the matter
to the attention of Secretary Wilson.
Senator Fletcher aald that tbe cir
cular In controversy may have con
tained some truth, hut he thought
that in the main it was unfair and
unjust and, on the whole, would con
vey an erroneous impression.
Senator - Fletcher aald- drainage of
the Everglades bad been a political
Issue in Florida. He did not know of
any one who doubted the feasibility
of reclaiming the Everglades. The dif
ferences, he said, were over tbe ques
tions of cost and length of time re
quired for the work. There waa also a
difference of opinion as to the value
of the reclaimed land.
The senator explained the suppres
sion of the senate document on the
Everglades and the criticism of it by
Representative Clark. He dnled that
only facta favorable to the reclama
tion project were printed and unfav
orable material rejected. He aald he
had simply put the facts in the doc
ument, and had excluded matter sub
mitted to him by C. G. Elliott, chief
drainage engineer of the department
of agriculture, because he thought It
Immaterial and 'surplusage."
THE PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
Maximum of $1.25 a Ton Agreed Upon
for Paaaage Through waeerway.
Waahineton. Fixine the maximum
Panama canal tolls at 31.25 a ton,
with a minimum not below an amount
sufficient to maintain and operate the
canal, and with no preference to be
given to American ships, the house
committee on interstate commerce,
by vote of 14 to 4, agreed on a
bill for the operation of the Panama
Tha hill would authorize the presi
dent to open and operate the canal
and to make rulea for the govern
ment of the canal and fix the tolls.
The provision relating to rates is
I fOllOWS: .;,.:!''":''
That tha nresldent is hereby au
thorized to prescribe and from time
to time change toll cbargea lor tne
use of the Panama canal by all vea
eia Axnent those belonging to the
government of the United States (In
cluding those of the Panama Railway
company) and the government of
Panama, which excepiea vesBeis anaii
be charged no tolls.
Will Buy Davis' Birthplace.,
Frankfort, Ky. With the paasage
in the house of the senate bill, appro
..i.,!... ? baa for the mirchase Of
Jefferson Davis birthplace, near Elk-
ton,
Ky, the memorial to me preai-
th Confederacy for which
dent
the
Daugheera of the Confederacy.
have
been wonting, waa maue pomi
ifi.. kin ia now readv for the
UIO. AM-. -.
governor'a approval. .'The homestead
Is to be made into a atate park and
a memorial will be erected in it
Plana for a Jefferson Davia Way lead
ing to the farm are already projected-
ble.
Champ Clark Gets Kansas.
Hutchinson, Ksn. The Democratic
atate convention after rejecting by a
vote of 310 to 283 a resolution intro
duced by the- supporters of Woodrow
Wilson declsring for sa unlnstrutted
delegation, unanimously . adopted a
resolution instructing the Kansaa del
egation to the national convention to
Baltimore to cast the twenty votes
of this state aa a unit for Champ
Clark. If It becomes evident that
Clark cannot be nominated the dole
fates will cast their votes for Wil
son 8 8 H'OOIll Ci ": -9.
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY"
FORTY-SIX DYNAMITERS ARE AR
RAIGNED IN U. S. COURT
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
A Number of Demurrers Entered by
Attorneys for the Labor Men
Were Overruled.
Indianapolis, Ind. "Not guilty" was
the plea of forty-six men arraigned In
Federal court here on - indictmenta
charging complicity in the alleged
conspiracy unlawfully to transport
dynamite from atate to atate. Judge
A. B. Anderson overruled all demur
rers of the defense, but granted thir
ty daya for the filing of exception to
hla ruling.
A motion to consolidate the cases,
made by United States District Attor
ney Charlea Miller waa sustained, but
the court consented to hear attorneys
tor the defense, If they decide to pe
tition for separate trials. The court
Instructed that the ' defendanta ap
pear when presentation in the matter
la made. The trial was set for Oc
tober 1. .
When Judge Anderson announced
he would overrule the demurrers to
the thirty-four indictments ho tuned
to the defendants, for whom seats
had been arranged In tiers, and said:
"Gentlemen, do you know the nature
of the charges against you?"'
"We do," came In a heavy chorus.
Then one by one the Indicted men.
present or former labor union offi
cials from many sections of the coun
try, and headed by Frank M. Ryan,
president of the Bridge and Structu
ral Iron Workers, arose as their
names were called by the clerk, and
responded: "Not guilty." ,
Attacks from many angles were
made upon the Indictmenta charging
tbe defendants with aiding and abet
ting Ortle E. McManlgal and John J.
and James B. McNamara in tbe trans
portation of dynamite on passenger
trains, with being principals with .Mc
Manlgal and the McNamaras In the
illegal acta and with having conspired
to volate the statutes prohibiting any
auch transportation.
OPERATIVES' WAGES RAISED
150,000 Cotton Mill Employees In New
England Benefited.
Boston, Mass. The crest of the
higher wage movement In New Eng
land textile circles reached Fall River
and the 25,000 employees of 100 print
.inth mills there will receive a 5 per
cent advance on March 25. The ac
tion of the FaU River mills brings
the total of wage-earners in New
England textile plants who will get
better pay to 173,000. i The : textile
council of New Bedford has decided
to ask for an advance In that city.
An advance of 5 per cent, also was
announced bv the cotton mills of Hol-
yoke, Taunton, Chlcopee and other
placea, as well as by the Worcester
Woolen Mills and the Hoosac Cotton
company's mills at North Adams. At
the latter plant 200 operativea of the
spinning department atruck tor an in
crease and better working conditions,
an hour before the advance was an
nounced. It is expected, however,
that all the operativea will return. '
Doctor Cook Lauds Amundsen.
Mow Vnrk . Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
who is a close personal friend of
thA South Pole exolorer.
left New York)tor Liverpool, London,
Paris and Berlin. He spoke oeiore ms
AnarturA AH Amundsen's dasr to the
South Pole. He unhesitatingly be
lieved that the pole baa been reach
Ait hv the Norwegian exolorer. He
thought Amundsen was wel equipped
for a rapid run with his light dog
drawn aleda. Dogged peralstency waa
Amundsen's strong point, saia uocior
Cook. ;'.
- Texas Cotton Mills Defended.
Austin. Texas. In a letter to Gov
ernor Colquitt," State Labor Commis
sioner Starling vigorously challenged
a report emanating from the Federal
department of commerce and labor
to the effect that conditions in Tex
as cotton mills were deplorable, and
that wages paid put the names of
most men employees on the r'fr'm-
age of loan sharks. The c"'t i
er says that he bt lve-' t c .-
dKions, and there U r-j t . : i
r . 'it
TRADE PARALYZED
BY
MINERS OF UNITED STATES MAY
JOIN STRIKERS OF GREAT.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY. .
SUFFERING IN ENGLAND
Price of Coal la Advancing Rapidly
as Result of World-Wide Strike
. -v of Miners. '
'
.
Tbe war in the coal world
contlnuea to rage.
There are 250,000 miners out
4 In Germany and more are going 4
out Martial law may ba de-
clared.
Ther are 1.000.000 miners out
In Great Britain. Trade la par-
alyzed and much suffering is re-
ported.
The anthracite coal miners of
the United States threaten to
strike. '
Tbe prices of coal are jump-
In the -world over.
. . . .i
Berlin, Germany. The coal mlnera'
strike in the Great German coal field
of WestDhalia continues to spread..
There are over 240,000 men now on
atrlke and the situation is becoming
worse everywhere. It haa- taken a
most serious turn in several districts
and haa resulted already in a fatal
conflict between the police and the
strikers in the district of Heme.
Th feellna amona- the men is in
creasing in intensity owing to tbe
rigid repressive measures of the au
thorities, and it U officially reported
here that troops will be called out if
the nollce - prove Inadequate to deal
with tbe situation.
The answers of the mine owners.
Including the Prussian state, which
runa its own mines, to the demanda
of the unions in other German coal
fields, take the aame stand as tbe
owners in Westphalia, declaring that
financial condltiona do not permit tne
granting of the full increase of wages
and tbe other demanda of the miners,
so that strikes also are impending
there. 4
ThA Hiatrnaa which has been caused
throughout England, Bootlan'd and
Walea from the coal strike Is growing
acute, more Dartlcularly in Walea. In
that country oracticaly the whole life
J of the people depends upon the output
of the coal mines.
The men on the railroads and those
connected with otker Industries are
now being discharged daily by hun
dreds, the notices to quit which were
given tbem when the coal strike be
gan now expiring. ,
New York The anthracite coal op
erators and the United Mine Workers
of America alike profess unyielding
adherence to their attitudes concern
ing the miners' demands. "The situ
ation looks very blue ' and the indl-
cations point to a strike," declared
President John T. White of the min
ers. The operators say positively
that they will make no concessions.
CONFIRM PITNEY NOMINATION
Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey la Placed
on 8upremo Court Bench.
Washington. Mahlon Pitney, chan
cellor of the state of New Jersey.
President Taft'a nominee to succeed
the late Justice Harlan on tho Su
preme bench, waa finally confirued
by the senate by a vote of 50 to 26.
These Republican senators voted
against Mr. Pltney's oonilrmatiin :
Bourse, Brlstow, Kenyon, Cummins
and Polndexter. .
These Democrats voted against
him: Bacon, Bryan, Chamberlain, Culberson,-
Gardner,- . Gore, Hitchcock.
Johnson, Kern, Lea,' Myers Newlands.
O 'Gorman, Pomerene, Rayner, Reed,
Shlvely, Smith of Georgia, Smith ot
South -Carolina, Taylor and Williams.
The senate's consideration ot Jus
tice Pitney waa in the fourth execu
tive session it has had on his nomina
tion and the vigorous fight against
htm because of his decision In a
glass blowers' strike case did not
abate until the laat moment
Justice Pltney's commission - waa
signed as soon as the senate had con
firmed him.
Mob Kills Three Negroes. ,
Olar, S. C Three negroes in charge
of two constables on their way from.
Olar to Bamberg to be lodged in the
county Jail were taken from the offi
cers by a mob at Odoms bridge, and
shot to pieces. The mob ot 75 to
100 men surprised the two consta
blea and securing the three negroes
finished their work. The negrop
were Alfred Dublin, Richard Vul.4: i
and Peter Rivers. The negroes 1 1
confessed to attempting to burn t
houae of J. E. Pook, mayor ot O
Girl Gets Share of Hawley Milim .
New York. Miss Marparet C
on, known as the ward of I i ; v
ley, and whose real name is:
Sturgess, has been deeded ? '
financier's heirs prcpf
to be worth t! V i
life Income of f '.".(" ) a J
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