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w . : : ..-7 ; . . 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MADISON COUNTY HECOHD. fihe Medium 4. LstaMshed June Z8. 13U1. I mENCH DUO AD NEWS, T Through whick jrov reach the X T Ctai.hed My 16 1937. 4 people of Madison County. 4 f Consolidated, ; : Nov. 2nd, 1911 I " T Arivprtkiflri Ritst Art AnnliA&tiAii JL a. .... . H41III I Mill II M'H-IM I T- 11 I II 11 H-H 1 1 1 1 111 I M-l-H THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. VOL. XIV MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1912. NO. 14. i I fo il- : Madlaoa County. Bstablislud by the Uglalatura Bet .' tloa lltO-'tL , Population, 10,1U. County Scat. MarsbalL 1 1141 fwt ahova M4 level New and xaodera Court Hou, eoat 131,000,00. New ud modern jail cost f 18.000.00. New and modarn County Homo, cost 110,000.00. - Officers. . Hon. Jaa. L. Hyatt, Senator, Alatrlct. RurnavllU 1ST ft . . 83 'Hon. J. C. Ramsey, Representative .Marshall. N. C. W. H. Henderson, Clebk Superioi Court. Marshall. N. C. W. M. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall, N. a James 8raart, Register ot Deeds Marshall. N. C. '. . C F. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marshall, a: C, R. F. D. No. I. R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock. N. C. - " Or. J. H. Baird, Coroner, Mars Hill. Si. C Mrs. Eliza Henderson. Jailor. Mar ihall, N. C. John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall. W. n Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician, Marshall, N. C. James Haynle. Supt County Home, Marshall. N. C. Home located about two miles south- -west of Marshall. Courta. Criminal and CItII, First Monday be fore First Monday in March, Com roeoclng Feb. 26th, 1912. Civil 11th. Monday after First Mon. day In March, commences May 20, lilt Criminal and Civil. First Monday - after First Monday In Sept Com mences Sept 8th, 1911. Civil th Monday after First Mon day in September. Commeaoea OcU her 14. 1912. BOARD;. County Commissioners. W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, N. C C. F. Cassada, Member, Marshall, N. C R. F. D. No. 1. Reubin A. Tweed. Member, Big laurel. N. C. a B. Mashburn, Atty, Marshall N. C. Board meets first Monday in every month. . , Road Commissioners. . A. I. Bryan. Chairman, Marshall, N. C R. F. D. 2. , . J, A. Ramsey, Secretary. Man Hill, N. C. R. F. D. 2. Bam Cox. Member. Mars Hill, N. C R. F. D. No. I. O. W. Wild. Big Pine. N. C. Dudley Chlpley, Road Engineer, Marshall,' N. C. George M. Prltchard, Atty,, Marshall, N. C. ".' Board meets first Monday In Janu ary, April, July and Ootober each year. Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring Creek, N. a Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. . W. R. Sams, Marshall. N. &. R, F. D. No. 8. ' Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt of Schools, Man Hill N. C R. F. t. No. 1 ' Board Meets first Monday lm Janu , ary, April, July and October each year. Colleges and High Schoola. ' Mara Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, President, Mars Hill, N. C. Fall Term begins August 17, 1911. Spring Term begins January 2, 1912. Spring Creek High School Prof. Q. C Brown, Principal Spring Creek, '.' N. C. I Mo. School opened August 1. 1911. :,.-. v ; rr:. ., Madison Seminary High School. Prof J. M. Weatherly, Principal, Mar shall N. C, R. F. D. No.' J? T Mo. School began October 2, 1911. Bell Institute. Miss Margaret E. Griffith, Principal, Walnut N. C 8 Mo. Sobool began September 9. 1911. - Marshall Academy. Prof. R. G. Anders, Principal, Marshall, "N. C, f Mo. School began Sept 4, 1911. ; Notary Publics. J. C. Ramsey, Marshall N. O. Term spires Jan. 11, 1912. - A. J. Roberts, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. S. Term expires May 30, 1912. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C. Term expires August 10, 1912. C. C Brown, Bluff, U. C. Term ex pires December (, 1912. J. A. Leak, Revere. N. O. Tom ex pires January 10, 1918. W. T. Davis, Hot Springs. N. C. Term expires January 10, 1918. ' S. H. South worth. Stack bouse, N. C. Tern expires January M. 1913. N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C. T,ern expires February S, 1913. J. H. Hunter. Marshall N. C, R. F. D. No. 3. Term expires April 1, 191? "J. r. TUson, Marshall N. C, R. F. D. No. 1 Term expires April 8, 1913. C. J. Ebbs, Marshall N. C. Term expires April 21. 1913. J. W. Nelson. Marshall N. C Term expires April 2S. 1913. Roy L. Gudger, Marshall N. O. Term expiree May 3, 1911 Geo. M. Prltchard, Marshall N. C. Term expires May 25, 1918. . Dudley Chlpley, ' Marshall N. C.. Term expires July 29, 1918. ' ,W. 6. Connor. Man HIU. N. C. Ter espiros November 27, 1913. POST.., GMrge W. Gahacan Post, No. It Q. A. R. S. M. Davis, Commander. J. H. Ballard, Adjutant Meets at the Court Hoes Saturday sxrore the second Sunday ta asonth at U A. M. ANOTHER OUTLAW . HAS SURRENDERED FRIEL ALLEN VOLUNTARILY COMES TO HILLSVILLE, VA, AND SURRENDERS. HE WILL ASK FOR MERCY Only Two of the Allen Gang Who Committed Five Murders Are Now at Large. Hlllsville. Va. Frlel Allen, a blue eyed stripling of 17, youngest of the eight of Th-Aleln gang, each Indict ed for the Ave murders in the Car roll county court house a fortnight ago, was taken in a carriage shed at the home of his father, Jack Allen, eight miles from here. He cheerful ly submitted to arrest, and he occu pies a cell In the Hlllsville jail with his cousin, Claude .Swanson Allen, who surrendered without resistance to the detectives. Only Sldna Allen, a man of middle age, and his young nephew, Wesley Edwards, both bold mountaineers of reckless daring, . are fugitives. They are the last of the outlaw band whose fusillade killed a Judge, sheriff, pros ecutor. Juror and bystander on March the 1 4th. Frlel Allen deserted the two men still at large and brought back their ultimatum of defiance. Roth are pre pared to resist until death. A father's anxiety to have his youngest son snared a terrible death In the mountain Is assumed to be the caune of Friel Allen's capture. Jack Allen was not Involved In the courthouse shooting, but It Is' known that since his son. Frlel. lolned the outlaw he has hen enrtevarlna: to sdvlpe him to submit to the mercy of the law. Just bow the nrent com- mun'roted with the boy has not been learned. HlUvvlUo had hardly digested the excitement Incident to C1wi Allen's bloodle capture when Frlel Allen rationed lnn town. th nrlonr of Ttetectlvx Thomas T,. Felt. 1"dr of the 'mountain, csmnatim rln the outlaws, sr-d Detective K C. Payne, wbo. tosrether. madn the arrest. The ynttn mountaineer of slender biid end bovlsh face w unhand cnM ind cantered Into town with smiles end nods to thos wbo recoe ntoerf him. H showed however, the Ill-effects of two weeks with little food or shelter. The youns- nrlsoner talVefl alibi of his conversations with 8ldna Allen and Weslev Edwards. The former, he said, admitted killing Judge Thorn ton I Massle. while the latter ac knowledged shootlna; Commonwealth's Attorney William M. Foster. His own Bart In the tragedy he discreetly evad ed dlscusslna-. He DrouKM. nowever, first hand Information nf the desper ate straits of Sldna Allen, leader, of the band, and his consciousness of guilt. MINERS 0RDERES TO QUIT Anthracite Men Called Out Bltuml nous Workers Settle With operators, riavainnd Ohio. The first step to ward a stoDDaae In coal production In the United States as a result of th. miners' wage disputes was taKen, han tho union ordered 170.000 min ers in the anthracite regions of Penn sylvania to auit worn. , The suspension was ordered De- - ... cause the operators refused to grant the union's demand tor increased pay The shutting down of the mines, un ion officials say, will cause a loss the coal production of the country 7.oft.i.ooo tons or antnracue coai month, and 'will entail a loss of pay to the miners of not less than $350,000 fo revery day they remain out.. w - Measures' tn induce miners and op erators to renew negotiations broken in New York several weeks ago are already talked ot. ; V Settlement of the bituminous min ers' wage scale on a basis satisfactory to both sides was announced as hav ing been practically settled. . A subcommittee to which the opera tors s.nd miners' conference had re ferred a compromise offer by the miners said it had agreed t settle ment and the terms were , being drawn up. : ' Senate Guarda Pension Secrets. Washington. Declaring the pension roll of honor which could not possi bly be tainted with fraud or dishonor, the senate refused to make public the names of the 1,000,000 persons who are drawing 1157.980,000 annually from the United tates government The senate refused to let the light into the skeleton closet of the pen sion bureau.1 However, there is a pro vision' in the bill directing the com missioner of pensions to prepare a list of the pensioners In each state and county. , Nsw Plank In Roosevelt's Platform, ; St Paul Minn. Another plank In the platform upon which . Colonel Roosevelt is to fight out his campaign was brought forth In a speech here on "The Welfare of the Farmer." Colonel Roosevelt said the movement for conserving the country's natural resources and for betting country life had not been carried forward since his administration. He advocated a policy of governmental activity in thla direction. Colonel Roosevelt made a doxen addresses during the day. REX BEACH t.-wf tiiic 41 Vjbi ii totl Mr. Beach, tha wall-known author. Is threatened with the loss of sight of ane eye and possibly both. ROOSEVELT LOSES 2 STATES TAFT WINS AT PRIMARIES IN NEW YORK AND ALSO CON TROLLED IN INDIANA. In New York Roosevelt Gets Only Seven Out of Ninety Delegates to National Convantion. The results ot the election con tests in New York were uot favorable to Colonel Roosevelt, and be baa left New York for the West, declaring the Taft methods are "scandalous. In New York City and stale the Roosevelt candidates were defeated by an estimated vote of 8 to 1. It Is declared Roosevelt will not have more than 7 ot the 90 delegates of New York to the national convention. In Indiana the contest was closer, but President Taft's friends easily controlled the state convention and elected Taft delegates. The Roose velt supporters, however, alleged that "steam-roller" methods were used and bolted and named delegates of their own. - New York. Victory tor organlza tlon delegates to the Republican na tlonal convention, who were opposed In 17 congressional districts of New York state at primaries by candidates named by the Roosevelt supporters, was claimed an hour after the polls had closed by the state and county organization chairmen. The primary elections In this city, where most of the contests arose, were made chaotic by one ot the worst ballot mix-ups known for many years and returns from the election were considerably delayed. Indianapolis. Controlling the In dlana Republican convention by a ma jority of 105 of the 1,439 delegates, supporters of President Taft elected their four candidates for delegates at large to the national convention and Instructed to vote for the renomina- tlon of the president. RIOT CAUSED BY POLITICS Mayor of Rock Island, III., Orders Po lice to Open Fire on Opponents, ,r.v Island. 111. Three persons were killed and nine seriously wound ed in a riot that grew out of strained relations between Mayor Sciirtver, and many of his opponents. The riot was a climax to a series of clashes In the past few nights, which, how ever, have not resulted in any one hnltiir hurt it la believed authorities have the situation Well in hand. The local and the Moline comaanlea of state guards men, with the police, are preventing whatever trouble might have come after the first clash. a rnoh of five hundred stormed po lice headquarters where two. leaders of previous disorders were in prison. Bricks and stones were hurled through windows. Unable to quiet the rapidly swelling mob, Mayor Schriver, in personal charge of a po lice squad, ordered the of flcen to charge. A volley was fired. For a moment it was still. The horffled citizens slowly retreated. On the ground lay twelve prostrate forma 82 Men Killed In Mine Explosion. W.iMi w. Va. Eighty-two men were killed by a gas explosion In the Jed Coal and Coke company's mine Jed, W. Va a half dozen miles from here. Only eleven men escap- alive and one of those died witn an hour after being brought to the surface. The explosion took place h.fnn nnon and Drobably only the eleven men working at the foot ot the shaft had a chance ror tneir Uvea They readily made their way up tha cages which were not dam- aged., Chicago Packers "Not Guilty." -Chicago. Chicago packers ended a ten-; -year legal battle with the gov ernment when a Jury In United States District Judge Carpenter's court found them not guilty of vlolat- the criminal section or the Sher man anti-trust law. Whether further invaatintiona Into the beef packing Industry will be made. District Attor- ney was had Wllkerson refused to say. He overwhelmed by the verdict He been confident of convictions, verdict came after the Jury had The been ont 19 hours. TOGA RETAINED BY STEPHEIISOli BY VOTE OF 40 TO 34 SENATE DE CLARES HI8 ELECTION . IS VALID. L0RIMER ALSO EXONERATED Five Members of Special Committee Declare Lorimar Hsd No Knowl edge of Corruption. Washington. Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin, octogenarian million aire banker and lumberman, retains his seat. By a Vote ot 40 to 34 the senate declared his election valid and rejected the charge that $107, 793, which the senator admitted spending tn the Vi3congin primaries, had been used corruptly. Twenty-eight Republicans and 12 Democrats voted to hold Senator Ste phenson's election a valid one. Eigh teen Democrats and sixteen Republi cans voted to declare it coiruptly obtained. Senator Stephenson declared he felt a vindication was due to him. "I nev er spent a dollar wrongfully In my life," said he. "The sitxy years of active management of large institu tions I have employed several thou sand men three generations of them and never bad a strike. I -never used a dollar for a fraud of any kind." Senator Lorimer of Illinois won an overwhelming vindication at the hands of the special committee of eight senators who have finished a second Investigation ot his election by the Illinois legislature in 1909. Twice challenged and once acquit ted, the committee by votes of 5 to 3 on all vital point completely exoner- ated him ot any .knowledge of legis lative corruption Edward Hlnes, the millionaire lum- j berman, referred to in the Investiga tion as "the man who put Lorimer over," also got a vindication by the committee. It bad been charged that Hlnes raised a corruption fund of $100,000 to elect Lorimer to the sen ate. The majority repudiated that and passed a resolution that the evi dence had shown that he did not raise or contribute any sum improperly. The majority held that no new evl dence had been adduced to justify a reversal of the senate's previous ac tlon In Senator Lorlmer's favor; that there was no evidence of a jackpot In the Illinois general assembly of 1909 In connection with his election and, finally, that no corrupt practices had been shown by the investigation. ROOSEVELT ATTACKS TAFT The Colonel Grows Virulent at Chi cago In Denouncing Taft Methods. Chicago. Colonel Roosevelt's most stinging campaign speech thus far was delivered here. He lashed hi opponents, and charged some of them with using fraud and trickery to de feat him. Colonel Roosevelt said it was a flKhtins speech. It was de llvered hefore a throne which pack ed the auditorium and cheered him enthusiastically. The primaries in New York furnished the text for his speech and he cited a number of in stances In which he said his oppon ents had resorted to improper prac tlces to defeat him. He expressed belief that in the great majority of districts of the country the people were with him. and that the opposl tlon was attempting to defeat him by methods which he characterized as "infamous." vw York. Characterizing the primary .In New York county as a "farce." Charles H. Duell. chairman nf the Roosevelt committee of the city 6f New York after a conference with Roosevelt leaders, appealed to Governor Dtx to declare the primary invalid and orovide for a second pri mary. Samuel S. Koenlg, chairman of the Republican county committee, and William Barnes, Jr.. chairman of the Republican state committee, both express the opinion that a second primary - would be illegal, leaaera of the two factions of the party can not agree as to who is reponsible for the failure to deliver official ballots at any of the polling places, Senator Bob Taylor Very III. Washington. Senator Talyor of Tennessee, who has been 111 for ev rai itav with an aggravated gall stone trouble, was much worse after reatleas nleht His case so far has failed to yield td treatment and his condition Is regarded as precarious. Farmers' National Congress. Washington. President George M. Whitaker announced the 1912 meeting of the Farmers' National Congress would be held In New Orleans In No vember. Old1 Jefferson Davl Home. Hnnvinsviila. Kv. Preparations for conversion into a park ot the old Jef ferson Davis home site at Falrvlew, since the bill appropriating i7,5W tor the purpose haa become a law, are sneedllv. Plans have been prepared for the building of a stone wall about the property. N. M. Electa Republican Senator. Sante Fe, N. M. New Mexico elect i iwn TTnlted States senators, both Republicans. The new lawmakers are B. Fall and T. B. Catron. . FRANCISCO PEYNAD0 I v' Ml'Wl J fee j' . ' '' l Senor Peynado is ths new minister to this country from the Dominican republic. WOMAN BESjS ROOSEVELT SUFFRAGETTE ALMOST BROKE UP MEETING EX-PRESIDENT WAS ADDRESSING. Mis Maud Malon Demanded Votes for Women and the Colonel Said They Could Have Them. New York. In one of the six meet ings which Colonel Roosevelt address ed on the East Side on the eve of the primary election he faced a situ ation which had the better of him and other leaders at the meeting for fully fifteen minutes. It was all due to a woman. After Colonel Roosevelt had launch ed Into an attack upon the new pri mary law, exhibiting the 14 toot bal lot which will be used in one election district as an example of its encum brance and begun on the "right of the people to rule," one of the few women in the audience upset things by crying in a loud voice; "How about the women?'' Many identified the Interrupter as Maud Malone, a militant suffragette, who baa upset similar political meet ings in the same way. There was at once wild confusion of hisses and cries to "put her out" - Mr. Roosevelt was self-posessed, and, after the clamor had quieted somewhat, replied affably: "Madam, I have asked that you women yourselves be allowed to deter mine whether you shall vote." This , was greeted with general cheering, but Miss Malone kept her feet and was about fo make further interruptions, when the colonel said: "Apparently you don't feel content ed with this. In that case I have a great deal better opinion of your sex than you have." Men in the crowd began throwing paper programs anj other missiles at Miss Malone. The colonel pleaded for courtesy, but the pandemonium con tinued, notwithstanding the colonel's shouts from the platform and the ef fort of the chairman to rap the crowd to order. The riotous demonstration continued for a quarter of an hour, during which Colonel Roosevelt was absolutely helpless. The band tried to calm the rioters, but the music only stirred up more excitement. MEXICAN REBELS VICTORIOUS Complete Defeat of the Forces of Ma dera Is Reported at Jlminez. : Mexico City. Mexico. Apparently reliable messages received by El Im partial report a complete Federal de feat at Jiminez. , General Gonzalez Salas, commander-in-chief of the Fed eral army, is reported to have com mitted suicide. Both General Blan quet and Tellez are reported wound ed; other officers were killed and fif ty officers taken prisoners to Chihua hua, together with many privates. Orozco, with 164 carloads of rebel sol diers, is reported moving toward Tor reon. All Federal troops are said to have already withdraw to that point. The Federal flight toward Torreon began Sunday afternoon, according to a telegram to EI Imparclal, and Gen. Pascual Orozco, with his victorious army, is said to be close on the heels ot the retreating Federals. ' Railroads to Fight Decision. Washington. Resort to the courts probably will be made Immediately for a review of the comprehensive decis ion of the Interstate commerce com mission, announced In the Texas-Louisiana rate case. The commission de cided that Interstate railroads which put into force low state rates' must adopt equally low interstate rates for traffic moving under similar condi tion. It is generally believed that the case will ultimately be taken to the Supreme court ot the United States. Another Cotton Mill Strike. Lowell, Mass. A general strike. which leaders declare results In at least 5,000 more of the 20.000 cotton mill operatives In this city falling to report for work, was declared by the Industrial Workers of the World. All of the loom fixers, numbering about 500, in the seven plants ot this city, voted to stay away from work. Strik ers are dissatisfied with an advance In wages, which became effective; va rying from 4 to 10 per cent They ask for an Increase averaging between 15 and 20 per cent . STATE PRESS TO MEET AT MOREHEAD THE EDITORS OF NORTH CARO LINA WILL A83EMBLE ON JULY 23, 24 AND 25. ADDRESS BY FAMOUS EDITOR 8eions Are to B Held at Atlantic Hotel and Special Rate Have Been Arranged Executive Committee Se lected Time and Place. Raleigh. The North Carolina Press Association is to meet at the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, on July 23, 24 and 25, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That was the decision reached at a meeting held here by the Executive Committee of the Press Association, at which there were present five of the seven members of the committee. There were a number of other editors In the city and these were present dur ing part of the meeting of the execu tive committee. At the last meeting of the North Carolina Press Association, held at Lenoir, It was the expressed wish of the editors that the meeting be held at Morehead City at the Atlantic Ho tel, If the matter of rates could be arranged. Mr. W. W. Croxton, the general passenger agent of the Nor folk Southern Railroad, was invited to appear before the executive commit tee and aatisfactory arrangements were made for special rates. After this Morehead City was sleeted as the place of the annual session, this to be held July 23, 24 and 25, the first ses sion to begin on the night ot Tuesday, July 23. , The executive committee passed upon the matter of a tentative pro gram which will be announced later. It was determined to have as the principal speaker an editor ot nation al reputation and as soon as his ac ceptance is secured an announcement will be made. It was announced also that the Norfolk-Southern Railroad and the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce would give a special trip to the association through the Inland waterway route from Morehead City to New Bern during the meeting, and that there would also be arranged a number of motor boat and sail races. The meeting is to be made one of un usual Interest. In attendance at the meeting of the executive committee were Mr. J. J. Farriss, editor High Point Enterprise, president ot the association; Maj. H. A. London, of Ptttsboro, editor of the Chatham Record, chairman of the committee; Mr. R. W. Vincent, man aging editor ot the Charlotte Obser ver, secretary; Mr. H. B. Varner, edi tor Lexington Dispatch, and Mr. ,R. M. Phillips, associate editor the Greens boro Daily News. The absentees were Mr. D. T. Edwards, editor of the Kinston Free Press; Mr. J. B. Sher rtll, editor of the Concord Times, sec retary of the association, who were unavoidably detained. Secretary Sher riU's absence being caused by delayed trains. Capture Negro Who Shot Conduct. The negro, Fuel Hairston, who shot Southern Railway conductor Holdon at Kernersville, was arrested at the home of his sister, seven miles north of Summerfleld, and taken to Wlns-ton-Salem jail. It was learned that Hairston had made his way across the country from Kernersville about eight miles to his sister's home beyond Summerfleld. Immediately the officers got busy, and a special train waa made up here and a large number of officers, including Sheriff Jones, Chief of Police Thomas, of Winston; Chief Isely, Of Greensboro and Special Railway Agt. Oliver, were taken to Summerfleld. Distressing Event at Hndron- A special from Henderson gives the particulars of a distressing event there in which a deputy sheriff named Kit Davis shot and mortally wound ed a young white man of good repu tation named Walter Cawtborn. No Discrepancy In Election. A prominent citlsen of HUlsboro waa at Durham aad when asked about the report that the Orange cunty election would be contested, said that there were no grounds for con testing, the legality ot the election, and that the apparent discrepancy In the number ot votes and the voters at HUlsboro was due to an oversight in checking off the voters ' when they cast their batlots. ,' The good roads people are going right ahead and preparing to sell bonds, and It is believed will be tn progress soon. . Good Roads Asoclatlon Meeting. ': At : a meeting of the Halifax County Good Roads Association at Halifax a tew days ago all the old of ficers were re-elected as follows: President, John L. Patterson; secretary-treasurer, Charles J. Shields. The board of directors was reduced to five members and is composed of the officers and W. T. Clement and J. A. House. The meeting was not well at attended as was hoped It would be, but those present felt very much en couraged at the work being done by the association. PUSHING WESTERN CAROLINA Manager Cohen Has Returned From Florida Wher He Has Besn Boost Westsrn Section of Stat. Ashevllle. Col. Sanford H. Cohen manager ot the Greater Western North Carolina Association, has just returned from a stay of several weeks In Florida, where he went In the In terests of the section Included in the organization, and particularly to In duce the tourists Who are getting; ready to leave Florida to come by way of western North Carolina. Colonel Cohen visited many citiea In that state and in each of them much ad vertising matters was widely distrib uted and the attention of the people was directed toward this section In various ways. The papers In the cities where he went were generous to the matter of Interviews and large billboards were rented on which ad vertising posters were placed. Not only were the advantages of the "Land of the Sky" as a place for tour ists impressed on the people, but the industrial phases and natural re sources were not neglected, especial ly the, cattle raising, . fruit growing, trucking, etc. It Is thoaght that through his efforts a number of in vestors may be Induced to come here. Colonel Cohen was seconded In his efforts of publishing the advantages of the section by the various railroad men who are In Florida at this sea son. Among the cities visited by Col. Cohen were: Jacksonville. Tampa, Miami, Daytona, St. Petersburg, St. Augstine, Palm Beach, Savannah, At lanta and Augusta; and on his re turn be spent one day In Knoxville. Col. Cohen will now remain her for some time. Wife Murderer Has Escaped. Sheriff J. M. Deaton received Infor mation from Raleigh to the effect that Reuben Coombs, serving a 30-year sen tence in the state prison for murder had escaped and notifying him of a reward of $25 for his capture. Coombs received his long sentence at the Au gust term ot Iredell court last year for the murder of his wife, having ' -been found guilty of murder In tha second degree. He Is only nineteen -years old now, and Ills wife was only sixteen when he killed her. The cou ple had been married only a few y weeks when one morning in last May the girl wife waa found dead in the cow lot of their home in the 8tony Point neighborhood. Vann To Enforce Fish Law. Displaying the same fearlessnesa and sense ot duty that characterized the action ot the late officers of Car roll county, Va., court State Fish Commissioner Vann sailed from Elis abeth City on board the cruiser El frelda, having with him a complement of twenty-five men from state naval militia bound for Albemarle sound, with determination to- quell the lnsur bordinatlon of certain fishermen. Not withstanding dire threats have been made against his life and he has been warned not to touch the nets, he stated that he was determined to see that . the fish laws of North Caro lina are enforced at all costs. Repair Ths Roads and Bridges. The work of repairing the damage done to roads and bridges in every section of Mecklenburg county by the recent big rain is being repaired as rapidly as possible. The three con vict gangs ot the county are being utilized for the work, detachments of the convicts being detailed to do tha repairs most imperatively needed on bridge and washouts In the territory contiguous to the camps. Express Office at Lucama Entered. Some unknowa person crawled In the ticket window of the express office at Lucama and opened a suit case and scattered its contents promiscu ously around and filled the case with three gallons ot whiskey, which had been shipped there to a party. Noth ing else was disturbed, but the stuff which is so hard to get nowadays In Wilson town. WlnstontSalem. Hardy Brandon, colored, was shot down and killed her by John Burris, also colored. Four or five shots were fired but only one shot from a 44-callbre revolver took effect in Brandon's abdomen. Sad 8squl To Foul Murder. A sad sequel , to the foul murder of three members ' ot the Sander fam ily in Granville county J. Latham Sanders, Miss Mittle Sanders aad little Irene Overton, In November, 1910, by the negro fiend, Nathan Mon tague, has been enacted. Mrs. Rebec ca Sanders, Widow of the murdered man, and mother and grandmother ot the girls murdered, was committed to the state hospital for the Insane. Her mind has given away since the trag edy under the strain of the terrible shock she underwent. Is Charged With-An Assault Leon Vaughn, ot the Clear Creek section of Henderson county, was ar rested by Constable T. B. Conner and given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. D. Dermid, of Hender sonvllle, charged with an assault up on a 13-year-old girl. It wai In evi dence that the man, who is ahotst Zi years old, tried to convince the j ; girl who was on her way bon a ,' a country road, that a t :r .- the road, and persn:. company him In t where he n ' t '.