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4 H 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I 1 1 H 1 1 II 1 Bhe Medium - - . Through which you reach (ho people of Ma.4iaon County. . ' . " Advertising Rates 01 Application MADISON COUNTY RXCC3LD, WJhUdJur2a. idoi. THENCH BR.OAD NEWS, EsUblialWMaTl6. 1907. Con.olidtted, : Not. 2nd, 1911 X THE RECORD. THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN MADISON COUNTY. . VOL. XIV . ' MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1912. NO. 42. ' - 1 1 ' ' " ' ' ' Madias County. Established by the Lsglslattrt UmlMO-'ei. , ' Papulation, 80.131. . County Seat, MarahalL 164 feet above sea level New tad modern Court Hour, coat 131,000.00. , New and modern jail ooet $16,000.00. Naw and modern County Home, coat ' 110.000.00. . Offloera. Hon. Jas. L. Hyatt, Senator; S3 District Burnarille, N. C. . Hon. J. C Ramsey, Representative MKnha.ll, N. C. W. H. Henderson, Clehk Superioi Court. Marshall. N. C. ( W. U, Buokner, Sheriff, Marshall, N.C. Jamea Smart, Register of Deads, Marshall N. C. & F. Runnlon, Treaaurer, Marshall N. C, R. F. D. No. 1 R, L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock, N. C. Dr. J. H. Balrd. Coroner, Mar Hill, n. a Mrs. Eliza Henderson, Jailor, Mar ihall N. C. John Honeycutt Janitor, Marihall, N. C Dr. & N. 8prlnkle, County Physician. Marshall. N. C. Jamea Haynle, Supt County Home, Marshall, N. C. Home located about two mlloa south west of Marshall. Courts, Criminal and Civil, First Monday be (or first Monday In March. Com mencing Feb. 28th, 1912. Civil 11th, Monday after First Mon day In March, commence May 20, 1911. , Criminal and Civil, First Monday after First Monday in Sept Com mencea Sept 9th, 1912. Civil 6th Monday after First Mon day In September. Commences Octo ber 14, 1912. BOARDS. County Commissioners. , W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, h. a C. F. Cassada, Member, Marsha 11, N. C, R. F. D. No. 1. Reubin A. Tweed, Member, Big Laurel, N. C. C. B. Mashburn, Att7., Marshall, N. C. Board meets first Monday in every month. - Road Commissioners. A. H. Bryan. Chairman, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. 2. , . v Jf. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Mara Hill, N. C R. F. D. 2. Sam Cox, Member, Mara Hill N. C R. F. D. No. 2. O. W. Wild. Big Pine, N. C. Dudley Chlpley, Road . Engineer, Marshall. N. C. George M. Prltchard, Atty., Marshall, N. C. Board meetB first Monday in Janu ary, April, July and October each year. . Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring Creek, N. C. Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 3. W. B, Sams, Marshall, N. C R. F. D. No. 1. Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt. ot ' Schools, Mars Hill N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. Board Meets first Monday In Janu ary, April, July and October each year - Colleges and High Schools. Mara Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, President. Mara Hill, N. C. Fall Term beglna August 17, 1911. Spring Term begins January 2, 1912. Spring Creek High School. Prof. G. C Brown, Principal; Spring Creek, N. C I Mo. School opened August ',.1, 1911. V - Madison Seminary HiKh School. Prof VJ. M. Weatherly, Principal Mar shall" N. C . R. F. d' No. I. 1 Mo. School began. October 8, 1911. Bell Institute. MIbs Margaret E. Griffith, Principal, Walnut, N. C 8 Mo. Sohool began September 9, 1911. Marshall Academy. Prof. R. O. Anders, Principal, 'Mars'haTi, "N. C, f Mo. Schtool began Sept 4, 1911. V Notary Publics. ' J. C. Ramaey, Marshall, N. C. Term zptrea Jan. 11, 1912. A. J. Roberts,' Marshall N. C R. F. D. No. I, Term expires May 30, 1912. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C. Term expires August JO, 1912. C. C, .Brown. Bluff, N. C. Term ex pires December 8, 1912. 3, A. Leak, Revere. N. C. Term ex piree January ID, 1913. W. T.i Davis, Hot Springs, N. C. . Term expires January 10, 1913. J. H. .Southworth, Stackhouse, N. C. Tern expires January IB, 1913. N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork, N. C. Term expires February 0, 1913. ' . J. H. Hunter. Marshall N. C, R. F. D. No. $. Term expires April 1, 191? ' J. F. Tilson, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. t, - Term expires April 3, 1913. C. J. Ebbs, Marshall N. C. Term expires April Jl, 1913. - J. W. Nelson, Marshall N. C. Term expires April 25,1918.- ..." Roy L. Gudger, Marshall N. C. ' Term expires May 3, 191S. - Geo. M. Prltchard, Marshall, N. C. Term expires May ,25, 1913. . Dudley ' Chlpley, Marshall N. .Terra expires July 29 1913. ; W1. 5. Connor, Mars Hill, N. C. Tern sjxplro November 27, 1913. . V - ... POST. . ''P";':v George W. Gahagaa Post, No. IS G. A.' R, . ; : ;....;. . ." 8. M. Davis, Commanderi - V 3. H. Ballard, adjutant ' ". " Meets at the Court House Saturday for the second- Sunday la mU at 11 A. M. LETTERS STOLEN SAYS 0 THIEVE8 SECURED 8TANDARD OIL LETTERS PUBLI8HED BY HEARST ARCHBOLD SAYS. ADMITS THEY ARE AUTHENIC President of Standard Oil Company Declares Letters Contain Nothing 8ubject to Juat Criticism. Washington. The authenticity of the majority of the letters recently made publlo by' William R. Hearst purporting to have passed between John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil company, and members of the house and senate waa freely admitted by Mr. Archbold before the senate commit tee Investigating campaign actlvltlles and expenditures. Those letters, of which fac simile photographs have been published, were In almost every case Identified by Mr. Archbold,, with the statement: I undoubtedly wrote that" These Included letters to and from Sena tors Hanna, Foraker, Quay and Pen rose and former Representative Sib ley of Pennsylvania and Representa tive Grosevnor ot Ohio. Many letters Mr. Archbold said be did not remem ber, but he recognized handwriting and signatures and admitted their genuineness. The president of the Standard Oil company, recalled by the committee, after making his showing In August, that he bad given $100,000 to the Re publican campaign fund of 1904, ad mitted that the receipt given by Cor nelius N. Bliss for the sum bad been destroyed by himself and H .H. Rog ers, now dead. "It was not a thing of pleasure to look at," said Archbold. He said he had not been able to find a book en try of the amount on the books ot the Standard Oil company. Mr. Archbold declared the letters made public by Hearst had been stol en from the files of his office; but he declined to name those whom he sus pected of the theft He said he be lieved the letters contained "nothing that is subject to Just criticism," and that they were "such letters as a man In a position like mine could write to men in representative positions." Mr. Archbold presented four new letters that he had found as the result ot a search of his files, the only ones, he said, "that had escaped tho thieves." REBELS MAKING THREATS Will Be 8hot If Found Operating Any Tralna-ln Mexico. El Paso, Texas. Rebels warned of ficials ot the Mexican Northwestern railroad not to attempt reconstructing the road and warning also has been Issued that American railway men will be shot If found operating trains. Railway men testified. thus before the senate committee here. Mexico City. Six American rail way conductors who were taken pris oners recently at Sain Alto, in north ern Zacatecas, would have been shot if Antonio Manoz, a rebel chief, had not made a timely appearance. 'The conductors' captors declared their be lief that an American army had In vaded Mexico and proposed to wreck vengeance on the prisoners. ; As Munoz knew differently, he caus ed the proposed execution 10 oe siop- ped. One ot the conductors is named McNabb. He is 60 years ot age, and acted as englneer-ln-charge. Another of them Is named J. O'Connor. Guadalajara, Mex. When Miguel Guerrero, a rebel leader, attempted to break Jail a detachment , of Federal cavalry halted a general break by killing two fleeing prisoners. Several soldiers were hurt , Two Offlcera Killed. Greenville, Texas. Three men were killed here In an attempt by the po lice to answer a telephone complaint that some one In the southern part ot Greenville was disturbing the peace. Assistant Chief of Police John L. Southall and Special Deputy Sheriff R. E. Shlpp were both shot and killed by Slant Simmons, the man accused of "disturbing the peace." To Withdraw Marines. Washington. United States ma rines and sailors now In Nicaragua can be withdrawn In about a month, acnriiiTiir tn a reoort from Rear Ad miral Southerland to the navy depart ment. The admiral is of the opinion fiiAt mmnlntfl order will have been re- tsored throughout the Central Ameri can republio In that time.. He an nounced he was sending Colonel Pen dleton and Malors McKelvey and Reid Into various districts ot the country to see that orders providing for gov ernment control are actually In forte. Tax Inheritance $3,150,000. nn m. T. A cheoue tor $3,150,- 000 was received by State ComptroJ- ler Schmer in payment or tne aavance Inheritance tax on the estate of the late Col. John Jacob Astor, who. per ished on the Titanic. The temporary tax was paid at this time In order tn nhtnin a 8 ner cent rebate allow ed by law If tha tax Is paid within six months after tha deatn or we ae cedent This rebate Is equivalent to $155,000. The temporary tax repre sents an estate valued a about $75,- 000,000 SIR GE0RQE REIO 1 W ' J Sir George Raid, high commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia In London. BECKER PLACED ON TRIAL GOTHAM POLICE OFFICER ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGED MUR DER OF ROSENTHAL. Prosecutor Promises Chair for Assas ain of Zellg Unless He Confesses. - New York. Two hundred and fifty talesmen Jammed the court room of Justice Gott in the criminal branch ot the supreme court when Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was called to trial on the charge of murder in the first degree for Instigating the as sassination of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler who was shot to death last July. In addition to these men, there was another panel of 50 from which Jus tice Golf was to select a special grand Jury of 23 to devote Its time to the Rosenthal Investigations. District Attorney Whitman assert ed that he could prove his charges, despite the assassination of "Big Jack Zelig," the gangster who was slain. Zellg was to have been an Important corroborative witness for the prose cution. Long before the hour set tor the convening of court the criminal courts building was surrounded by a ?eat crowd and police reserves from two stations were added to those on fthe scene. Throughout the trial extra police will be kept In the court room to pre vent any gang outbreak such as has been anticipated ever since Jack Rose, Sam Schepps, Harry Vallon and Lou- Is Webber pledged tbelr aid to the prosecution. East Side gangsters are declared by attaches of the district at torney's office to have vowed to "get"' these men. While Philip Davidson, alias "Bos ton Red Phil," reiterated his story that his murder of Zellg was on per sonal grounds and not connected with the trlal ot Becker, District Attorney Whitman was said to have evidence showing beyond any doubt that the "svstem.". which brought about the death of Rosenthal as he was about to divulge graft secrets also accom plished the murder of Zellg to pre vent his appearing as a witness against Becker. ITALIANS ATTACK CITIZENS One Man Shot by Laborers Working on Tallulah Dam. Clayton, Ga. Two hundred Italians employed at Mathis Shoals In the construction ot the Georgia Power company's new dam across Tallulah river, after imbibing a little too much of the "overjoyful," attacked a young man named Grover Shirley. They knocked him into the river, then fired several pistol shots at him, . A difficulty growing out of the same transaction was renewed in which a dozen or more of the citi zens of Rabun were accosted by the foreigners with rifles, pistols and shot guns. They quicKiy retreated, taaing shelter behind buildings, rocks and trees, until they reached safety Plotted to Blow Up Canal. Indianapolis, Ind. Pages from the careers of the McNamaras and Ortie EsMcManIgal as leaders of "the fly ing squadron of dynamiters," with conversations in which they are said to have plotted to Bend McManlgal to Panama to blow up the locks ot the Panaman canal, were read by Dis trict Attorney Charles W. Miller be fore the Jury at the trial of the ac cused "dynamite conspirators." The Incident In reference to Panama, Mr. Miller said, occurred Juat before the arrest of the Los Angeles dynamiters. Will Not Be. Deported. Waahinarton. Prince Ludovlo Pls- natelli d'Aragon, eon of Don Jaime, pretender to the throne or spam, wno t,a a han tieM at New York, threaten. ed with deportation, will be released and authorized to enter tne united states, unless information Is soon re- Mivnii from France Justifying his re jection by the Immigration officials at Kills Island. Tne department of onmmnme and labor Instructed the commissioner of immigration at New York not to hold tne prince an unrea sonable length ot tlme.t PAPERS TO TEST ITY L 8UIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT OF FICIALS FILED IN NEW YORK CITY. SAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Petition Charges That the Law Is Unconstitutional and Prays for an injunction. New York. Suit to test the right of the government to enforce the Federal law of August 24, 1912, requir ing newspapers and periodicals to publish their circulation figures twice a year and imposing other publicity requirements, was filed in the United States district yurt here by The Journal of Commerce and Commer cial Bulletin company, publishers of the Journal of Commerce. The suit Is directed against Post master General Hitchcock, Attorney General Wlckersham, United States District Attorney Wise and Posiuiaa- ter Morgan of New York. The peti tloner charges the law Is unconstitu tional, and prays for a temporary In Junction restraining Its enforcement until final adjudication. It also re quests that the defendants be reqvired by subpoena to answer. Batk of the action, according to Robert C. Morris of counsel for the complainant, Is tho American Newspa per Publishers' association. The as Boclatlon decided recently to file a test suit, and the Journal of Commerce, Mr. 'Mortis said, In filing its petition, has the sanction and co-operation of the association. The petition alleges there are up ward of 21,000 newspapers and period teals in tke country affected by the law. It charges that the law Is void because it violates the Federal Con stitution an) particularly the first and fifth amenduenta, and abridges the freedom ot tie press. The law is char acterlzed as tf no benefit to the post office or any ither department of the government, Inasmuch as obedience by the peridrxftlas and newspapers would not "aid pr assist In the opera tion of the postotflce department or in the carrying of gaua or the regula tion tnereoi. ' , ? . In Its petition the complainat an nounces It win not comply with the law, for the reason given, and de clares the defendants are about to enforce the lav by denying the com plalnants the ise of the mails. With reference to that portion of the law which requires bat all printed matter for which there is any compensation received shall e labeled "advertise ment," the petition says: "It Is not wltlln, the power of con gress," the complainant continues, "to enact said act, anl it is an usurpation by congress of lowers expressly re served to the several Btates, and Is legislation affecfljig matters with which the several states of the United States alone have, the right to treat." TRAIN WRECKER CONFESSES y lays H Tom Tankersley Says He and Two Others Opwed Switch. Atlanta, Ga. lorn Tankersley, simple-minded yoij :h ot 18 years, Is locked up In the Fulton county Jail, having confessed o participating in wrecking the Southern train near Cor nelia last week wien two lives were lost. According to tU boy's confession, he and two other! whose names he does not rememb r, are responsible for the wreck, am their motive was to rob the mail after the train was ditched, but no ro bbery was attempt- ed, he says. i Tankersley wai arrested for steal- lng a horse wlthvjhlch he rode away from the scene tfj the wreck. ; His he wreck .occurred knowledge of hov caused the arresting officer to bus- pect htm, and tie detectives of the Southern road wefe notified. When the trah came dashing in, their nerve for nfybing the mail van ished, and they Med in fright. One left on the first freight train to pass, he says, he lefl on a stolen horse, and he doesn't loow what became of the third man. j ,f. ; Mrs. Eddfs Will Void. Boston. A trit estimated at 12,- 000,000 created y tne win or Mrs. Mary Baker Edl ly, founder of the Christian Science; church, for the ben efit of the denomination, was declar nd void hv the MisachUBetts supreme court The courtjhplds, however, that a charitable true jbas been created, and that new tru;ees may De appoint- have been admkiitered by the di rectors of the mittler church In Bos ton, but the coirtj decided that the trust provisions ere nullfled. Noted Moutaineer Slain. miHov na flbrlflv TlDtnn. a not- - . ed mountaineer poonshlner ot the north Georgia montains, is aeaa. a coroner's Jury Us been unable to clear un the lottery of lust when and by whom hi was killed. The general Impressio. here Is that Tip ton, who was kbwn as a desperate character, was sbt to death by moun tain clansmen wb had soma hidden grievance agalns, him. Tipton was famous in this action tor his exploits aa a moonshine! He had been fre quently arreatedjfor Illicit distilling. PUBLIC JUDGE GOFF W N Judge Goff, chief Justyce of the su preme court of New York, was select' td by Governor Dix to preside at the Rosenthal murder trial. WAR DECLARED OH TURKS MONTENEGRO BEGINS HOSTILI TIES SERVIA, BULGARIA AND GREECE TO FOLLOW. Moved Against Turkey Before Great Powers Presented Note In Ef fort to Keep Peace, Paris, France. A general confla gration in the Balkans is expected by officials here. Montenegro's declaration of war against Turkey is regarded as the be ginning. It is believed other units in the Balkan coalition will follow suit as Boon as the mobilization of their armies is complete. The action of Montenegro In declar ing war on Turkey has fore stalled the great powers who were moving for peace and a general con flagration is expected In the Balkans in a short time. Bulgaria, Servla, and Greece will follow Montenegro's lead and the four Balkan states will fight out tbelr long standing quarrel with Turkey. It is feared that hos tilities may involve some of the great powers and engulf all Europe in war. Austria and Russia both have inter ests in the Balkans, and they in turn may involve the other great powers Besides their mutual hatred of Turkey and their desire to extend their terri tories, all the Balkan states, it Is now pointed out, have quarrels with Tur key arising out of the chronic disorder in Macedonia and Albania. It is a mat ter of general knowledge that there have been frequent outrages against the subjects ot the Balkan states on Turkish territory, and along all the frontier the guards have been at each other's throats at every opportunity. Constantinople. Prior to receiving his passports from the Turkish gov ernment, the Montenegrin charge d'af faires, M. Plamenatz, handed the fol lowing note in behalf of his govern ment to the Porte: "With the authorization of King Nicholas I have the honor to inform you that from today the government of Montenegro ceases all relations with the Ottoman empire, leaving It to the arms of the Montenegrins to se cure recognition of their rights and the rights which have been ignored for centuries of their brothers in the Ottoman empire." DYNAMITE KILLS 45 PEOPLE Twenty More Will Die From Hurts Received In Mexican Fire. Tampico, Mexico. Three hundred persons are suffering from injuries and 45 mangled bodies are in the morgue as the result of an explosion An Investigation by the authorities led to the discovery that the explo sion occurred during a Are which had evidently been set by an incen diary. Many of the killed and injured were Spectators attracted by the burn ing building. Suddenly as they press ed close there was a terrific detona tion, which shook the earth and sent flying embers for many yards through the air. . . V . Husband and Wife Die, In Cemetery. Birmingham, Ala. The dead bodies ot Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Naftel of Wood lawn, a suburb of Birmingham, were found in the Woodlawn cemetery, a bullet through the woman's temple and one in the brain of the man. A Distol was found in the man'a hand, Kind all indications point to his having killed his wife and then himself. The couple left the home of Mrs. Naftel's parents to go to a drug store. It is believed the husband induced ; nis wife to go to the cemetery, where the double killing took place. ' Milk Records Broken. Rrncktrtn. Mass. All records tot milk and butter have been shattered Creamello Vale, a Holsteln cow own mi hv Earl Unton. The cow has given 26,930 pounds of milk with a monetary value of $1,300 Bince Novem her 15. 1911. Ah average cow gives, atcordinff to the department of agri culture statistics, about 3.000 pounds of milk a year, creameuo vaie id one month has given 3,200 pounds. At her -best Mr. Upton's Holsteln hat given 108 pounds of milk a day, which at the rate of t l-l pounds an nour. BE6III PROBE INTO DEMOCRATIC FUND FINANCES OF PRECONVENTION CAMPAIGN ARE TO BE IN QUIRED INTO. TO QUESTION -THE LEADERS The Managers For Wilson, Harmon, Underwood and Cla-k Will Tell the Investigating Committee the Source of Their Expenses. Washington. The finances of the Democratic preconvention campaign of this year will be Inquired into by tbe Senate Campaign Contributions Committee, when the managers ot the Underwood, Harman and Wilson cam paigns to,- the presidential nominations appear for examination. Senator Bankhead, who was in charge of the Underwood campaign, will be questioned as to tbe contribu tions of tbe Underwood forces. Lieu tenant Govenor Nichols of Ohio, who had charge of Governor Harmon's in terests, will be asked about his finan ces. The Wilson campaign fund will be discussed by William F. McCombs, and his assistant William McAdoo, Alton B. Parker of New York, Joslah Qutncy ot Massachusetts and Roger Sullivan, the Illinois leader, are the other Democrats under subpoena to appear. Some time during the week the committee expects to call George B. Cortelyou, who was Republican Na tional chairman in 1904, to question him as to the disclosures made by various witnesses concerning alleged campaign contributions that year by the Standard Oil Company and of the go called Harriman fund of $240,000. George W. Perkins and probably Frank A. Munsey will appear later in the week to be questioned as to their part in financing the preconvention campaign of Colonel Roosevelt this year. Have Reached An Agreement. Atlanta, Ga. An agreement was reached between the Atlanta Joint Terminal Company and.: representa tives ot the striking employes, prac tically settling the strike on the Geor gia and Atlanta Terminals. Terms for arbitration will be decided at a meeting later, - and it is announced that train service will be resumed on tbe Georgia road. It was stated that as a result of the final -conferences here between Mediator Charles P. Neill, United States Commissioner of Labor, and representatives of the strikers, all the 46 striking employes ot the terminal will be reinstated. Turkey Granted Three Days Grace. Paris. Italy granted Turkey three days grace to decide whether it shall be peace or a continuance of the war. If by that time the Turkish govern ment is not prepared to sign the protocol tbe Italian fleet will Immedi ately be dispatched to strike a blow at a more vital part of the Ottoman Empire than has yet been reached. Robbers Loot and Burn Postotflce. Sheboygan, Wis. Robbers secured several hundred dollars from the postofflce and caused a fire loss of $30,000 at Adell, Wis., near this city. Dynamite was used to force an en trance to the postofflce safe and the eplosion set fire to the building, the flames spreading to a big store. Wreck on L. Si N. Birmingham, Ala. One man was killed, two fatally Injured and others badly hurt when Louisville & Nash ville fast passenger train No. 3 left tbe tracks near Cunningham, 10 miles north of Birmingham. The baggage, express and smoking car turned over. Cruiser Ordered to Nicaragua. Seattle, Wash. Orders to Bail Im mediately for Nicaragua were receiv ed by the armored cruiser Maryland which returned from the Orient. The Maryland Is at the Puget Sound Navy Yard coaling for the southern trip and Is expecting to get away at once. Hold Up Train and Rifle Mail Car. . El Paso, Tex. Rebels held up a pas senger train 15 miles south of this point, on the border, rifled the mail and express cars and kidnapped. John T. Cameron, a wealthy stock broker of El Paso. The train was allowed to pro ceed. John T. Cameron was on his way to purchase cattle to be imported Into the United States. It Is believed be fs being held for ransom to prevent further stock shipments from the dis tricts held by the rebels. A Mexican passenger also was held by the rebels, who molested no others. " Conductors Demand More Pay. : Nashville, Tenn. Members of the general committee of the board of ad justment of the Order of Railway Conductors have arrived in Nashville to confer with President J. W. Thomas ef the- Nashville, Chattanooga A St Louis . Railway with reference to changes In the working conditions and Incidentally to negotiate an advance in pay. The engineers received an In crease and the conductors hold that they are over the egtneers and they should be given more pay. They have given the customary day's notice. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINEt Short Paragraphs of State New That Have Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. Salisbury. The 13th district Odo. Fellows, including twelve lodges In Stanly, Rowan, Davidson and Davie counties, held a meeting at Lexing ton recently, Salisbury. The Rowan Democratic committee has opened headquarters in Salisbury and will wage a vigorous campaign. The candidates are now touring the county. ; Waxhaw. A freak of nature is ob served In Waxhaw these delightful Ootober days cherry tree in full bloom. Some of the blossoms have dropped, leaving the young cherry. Huntersvllle. J. E. Honeycutt and William M. Wilson representing the candidacy of Judge Clark and Wil liam M. Tye, one of Gov. Kltchln's staunch supporters, spoke at Hunters vllle to a crowd numbering some 250 people. Raleigh. During the month of Sep tember, Just closed, there were sold on the Raleigh market only 1,678 bales ot cotton compared with 8,300 sold during September. 1911. This la taken to Indicate that Ver ia very short crop In this territory this sea son. Raleigh. Governor Kitchln issued two pardons, the first to Jack Ham rick, retailer of Cleveland county, and to Will Cannon, convicted of mur der In the first degree from Cabarrus county. Both are conditional clemen cies and must be followed by good behavior. Salisbury. A plan is on toot to have built a central high school build ing aa an addition to Salisbury's school facilities. The city Is short on school room on account of the re cent unexpected growth of the city . and some of the rooms of the city schools are being taught In relay now. Salisbury. -C. M. Miller, county sur veyor, has been engaged to make a map of Rowan county which will show every road, the names of all . land owners, all churches and school houses and all the natural resources of the county. A corner map of Sal isbury and Spencer will show avail able factory sites. Pinewood. The prices paid here so far this season for cotton have been in line with priees paid In larger towns. There are three regular buy ers here this season, besides several speculative buyers. Alvln MIms rep resents McCabe, Rogers & Co.; Ran som Richardson, Alex Sprunt & Sons, and W. G. Elwell, Levi Brothers of Sumter. Scotland Neck. Quite a delegation went to Halifax recently to go before the board of county commissioners in an effort to secure the county con victs to work the public roads In this section. The efforts of the delegation were successful and the convicts will be sent here as Boon as their work in Conconara township is completed, which will be in about a week or ten days. Raleigh. The county tax books for the year 1912 have been completed by the printer and will within a few days be turned over to the sheriff and his forces. The deputies have been eager to begin their work of collect ing the taxes. They have not had enough work during the . past two months and numbers, of tax-payers have also been a little anxious to pay up. Spencer. Since the clubs were closed in Spencer some two months ago, it is said there has been no poker playing, and, indeed, little "kyards" ot any kind. It Is claimed that the boys" while off duty, between runs on the road, spend their time In pitch ing horseshoes. This sport Is cham pioned by a number of well-known railroad men mixed with a few busi ness men. . Llncolnton. The movement ' for road improvement In Lincoln county has taken on formidable proportions as evidenced by the ' enthusiastic meeting held here recently of the Lincoln county good roads association. . The membership of this association now numbers over 500, the majority being the leading citisens of the coun ty. Steps were taken for the ap pointment of a county good roads commission, consisting of five mem bers from each of the five townships. AsheviUe. Twenty Greeks, who have been employed In various capa cities in and around Ashevllle ans wered the call to arms sent out by their government and left here for Greece, to take up arms against the hated Turk." Wilmington. The Brunswick coun ty Republican convention Was held recently at Supply .with a large at tendance. With the exception of sev eral contests over the nomination for the office of sheriff and member of legislature everything - passed off v quietly, the Roosevelt-Taft fight being Ignored. , - 'Washington. Another . North Caro-1 Una woman has become a lawyer. She Is Miss Mary C. Farmer, who waa born in Henderson county near Flat Rock, and who was admitted to prac tioe law before the supreme court of the district of Columbia. ' Smlthfleld. Hon. Thomas - Settle and D. H. Blair ot Winston-Salem spoke in the court house here to a small crowd. The speaking had been well advertised and both of them ap peared to be some disappointed at the crowd ot Republicans present The two speakers consumed only two hdurs' time. s