North Carolina Newspapers

fine iLi ii . , . i 1 1 liLi CQiiVglTIOil ENDS MISS HETtJr LYON 8UCCEED8 I " HERSELF AS PHILATHEA .i PRESIDENT. fBARACAS ELECT OFFICERS , E. W. Tatum la President. Last Day of Aseembly Was One of Inspira tlonal Addresses and Round Table '' Talk. . '''' Charlotte. The election of state of 'ficeri of the Phllathea Association fea tured the Uat session of the State Ba-jaca-Phllathea convention. Mlsa Hettle Lyon, of Oxford, Is .again president of the State Fhlla itheaa. , First vice president, Miss Amanda Yandle, Charlotte. Second vice president, Miss Anna ilood, 8elma. : : Recording secretary, Miss Nina 'Hodges, Ashe villa. Treasurer, Mlsa Minnie Avant, Charlotte. Executive committee, Misses Mary Rowe, Tarboro; Kathleen Ware, Ashe 'vllle; Virginia Cllnard, High Point; Akea Dees, Greensboro; Mrs. E. M. Downing, Fayettevllle; Miss Bertha iCates, Burlington. Before the Phllatheas, Rev. Samara Smith, of Washington, delivered an 'address on "What to do with an indif ferent president and how a president .may wake up a sleeping class." President Marshall A. Hudson, of the World-wide Baraca-Philathea movement, followed with a short ad dress, emphasizing the purposes of the order. Miss Gertrude Powell, of Oxford, spoke on "Making the class the chief extraction." Miss Henrietta Herron, of Elgin, Ml., then made one of her brief char acteristic talks on 'Clinch It." The Baracaa were addressed by H. iA Bland, president of the Raleigh City Union, on "How to Succeed with, a City Union," Mr. Bland giving some .practical suggestions from out of his own large experience. J. Edward Allen, of Warrenton, then gave a talg on class work, and iA. B. Saleeby, of Salisbury, spoke on "Laymen and Preachers." Both branches of the union adjourn ed and went into a sight-seeing ses sion. The afternoon was spent In looking over the city, which they have astonished by the business-like work of their four-days session, as well as by the proportions to which the union bas grown. , The parade' was a revelation to the people of the city, as was the num ber of "delegates" which reached over fifteen hundred. The program, which was carried out and with remarkably few deviations, was the work of the general secretary. Miss Flossie Byrd of Greensboro, and Is a tribute to this young lady's efficiency. t To Compete For Farm Life School. ' The board of county education has decided to offer the. three high schools of Durham county the privilege of com peting for the farm life school that Is to be established in the county. A sum of money amounting to $2,500 has been secured from a state fund on the conditon that the county schools raise a similar amount for this work. The school board has offered to furn tsh half of this money, If the school - at which the farm life department la to be established will raise a like amount Lowes Grove and Bahama high school will be the main competi tors and the first one that raises the required amount of money will be the one that gets the offer of the school. Postmasters For Fifth District. Representative Steadman has just recommended for appointment as post masters in the fifth district the fol lowing: Winston-Salem, R. S. Gallo way; Burlington, F. ' L. Williamson ; Reidsville, John T. Oliver; Oxford, C. D. Osborne; West Durham, J. H. Bowen. Shell Fish Commission. A meeting of much Interest to North . Carolinians, particularly those . from , the eastern section, of the state, is the '? annual convention of the National As- chelation of Shell Fish Commissioners, ' which Is to be held in Norfolk, Va., on April 23-24. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, r state geologist, Is president of this as- ociatlon. Discussions relating to the cultivation of the oyster and other shell fish will be of Interest to our jfishennen, and It Is hoped that there t iprill be a large attendance from this '.state. . Rowan Farmer Have Warehouse. The Rowan County Farmers' Educa tional and Co-operative Union has opened a warehouse in Salisbury In - charge of County Treasurer J. C. Keel- 'er. He has opened offices in the old warehouse of H. Clark A 8ons, near ' the Salisbury passenger station. A vplendid line of farming Implement produce, feedatuTg, ete has been pro vided and the farmers are delighted with the trt attempt at a union warehouse. 1 ': warehouse wfn also erve as a r " nn of exchange be tween t: .3 f of the county. . ' 1 1 f ' lor Ho , : !. v. , 'I rtf-jee, a Wayne c.. aty r t'-.ot anil k::i Mrs. May Car- -. "ff r"road baggage- ; ! ' ( emitted suicide. "ned to her bed i the result of in Ei automobile ac- - !lh Prince and at the 1 :-: :::T NORTH STATE FARES WELL In Appointments Under the New Ad ministration. There 1 no Fight on Osborne's Appointment. Raleigh. A special from Washing ton state that there will be no fight on CoL William H. Osborne; every body likes him. He will succeed Roy all E. Cabell as commissioner of In ternal revenue. North Carolina men have fared well so tar under the Democratic adminis tration. Here is the ilst. Secretary Josephus Daniels at the head of the navy department. David Franklin Houston, secretary of agriculture, who was born in Union county, was appointed from Missouri. Walter Hinea Page, to be ambassa dor to England, was born in Wake county, and appointed from New. York. Victor Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation. Col. "Bill" Osborne was born, bred and named from North Carolina. The commissioner of Internal reve nue has various Important duties to perform. He has general superinten dence of the collection of all inter nal revenue taxes, the enforcement of Internal revenue laws; employment of Internal revenue agents; compensa tion and duties of gaugers, storekeep ers and other subordinate officers; the preparation and distribution of stamps, instructions, form blanks, hydrometers and stationery. The office of the commissioner oi Internal revenue is considered a first- class assignment. It pays $6,000 a year and controls much patronage. Royal E. Cabell came In under Taft. North Carolina New Enterprises. TTib Albemarle & Whitney Street Railroad Company is chartered with $100,000 capital authorized and $4,000 subscribed for constructing and oper ating electric or other railway and transDortatlon lines within 50 miles of Albemarle, the home office of the cor poration. The company can also do a lighting and telephone business and maintain eas Dlants. T. H. Vandeford, of Salisbury, J. R. Moss and W. L. Cot ton are the incorporators. The Dixie Mntnr Comnanv. Asheville. Is charter ed with $10,000 capital for the manu facture and sale of automobiles and the operation of transfer and other hiiBlnnss with motor vehicles. J. C. Ar- bograst, J. E. Craddock and J. B. An derson are the principal incorporators. Bond Issue For Interurban. nntnwhx Snrlnzs Township. Lincoln county, carried unanimously the bond issue of $45,000, which is an induce ment to the Piedmont and Northern Lines to enter its lines from Mt. Holly, via Lucia, Lowesvllle and Triangle tc Denver. Practically every registered voter is said to have made a visit tc the polls for the purpose of casting his ballot and It Is said that not a am pin vote was cast against the bond is sue. This indicates how anxious this thriving section Is to have the lines pass through their irldst and which would without doubt be a great asset to those rural sections and to Char lotte as welL To Purchase Pisgah Mountain. There la" no doubt In the minds or the forestry people who have been to North Carolina to look over the land offered for sale under the Weeks law, that sooner or later Pisgah mountain f86.000 acres of It) will be purchased by the government for the Appalao' an Park if the price is not too nign. At the last meeting of the park com mission tracts in North Carolina, Ten nessee, and the White Mountains were mirfJianed In the White Mountains the commission approved a tract of 7,500 acres on the western slope of Mount Moosllauke, one of the most prominent and best known peaks of the White Mountains and one much used by the public for recreational purposes. Another Hitch In Smith Case. One "hitch" after another seems to beeet the efforts on the part of the corporation commission and the attor ney general of North Carolina to ex tradite Ector H. Smith, the fugitive president of the States Trust Com pany of Wilmington. Wilson. Wilson voted overwhelm ingly for a $160,000 bond issue, $80,000 to be Issued for street improvement and $80,000 for a larger electric plant Public Servant Is Honored.' A snlendid portrait of the late Dr. PntHnk TJvlnzaton Murnhy. the first superintendent of the state hospital at Morganton, was presented to iMonn Carolina by the State Medical Society, the exercises being held In the hall of the state senate. Dr. J. Howell Way presided over the exercises and ex pressed the hope that this signal hon or paid Doctor Murphy was but the forerunner of a greater honor to oe nuM hv the neoDle to the character, ability, genius and devotion of this man. : Automobile Turn Over, One Kilted. Tht community was shocked when the news spread that, Just beyond the outskirts of Winston, aa automo mi had turned turtle, resulting- in th death of Alnhonso Best The ma chine was being driven by W. J. Wil son, and the only other oceupaata ware the deceased and his tea-year- old son. They bad come from Mil waukee, a village in the adjoining county of Northampton for a day't outinir at Mount Gallon fishery. The machine was going at the high rate f speed when the accident occurred. Another E'ind Tiger Surrender. Isaac Hash, a young farmer of the northern section of the County, against whom a warrant v was Issued some time ago charging wHh illicit distill ing, walked into the office of Sheriff Deaton at the court house and gave $500' bond for his appearance at the next term of superior court, this be- !nf t snfymd i'Mclt liquor dea'pr to --' i fo '-r i : , - - . . ' t it V 3V ' DEEP ADJOUnilS TRI-STATE WATER AND LIGHT ASSOCIATION HOLD SESSION , - IN CHARLOTTE. OFFICERS WERE ELECTED Mr. A. J. Sprolea of Greenwood, 8. &, Elected President of the Association For the Ensuing Year. Atlanta Chosen For Next Meeting. Charlotte. After a most interesting session the Trl-State Water and Light Association adjourned several days ago to meet next year in Atlanta. This city was chosen after Ashevillt lauded as being "On the rim of Heav en and so high one could 'tickle the angels' feet," bad been offered and urged together with the Isle ol Palms, Charleston, S. C. Atlanta was chosen because the convention haj met In both North and South Caro lina and had never been held hi Georgia. Officers for the coming year1 yen elected as follows: Mr. A. J. Sprolea of Greenwood, S. C, president; Mr F, C. Wise, of Columbia, a C first vice-president; Mr. G. W. Hubbard, of Madison, Ga., second vlce-prest dent; Mr. J. W. Neave, of Salisbury, third vlpe-presldent; Mr. M. A, Stubbs, of DUlon, S. C, secretary-treasurer; and as Held secretaries, Mr. Frank Irvin, of Atlanta, to represent Geor gia; Mr. Fred Swaffleld, of Columbia, to represent South Carolina and Mr James Harrison of Charlotte to repre sent North Carolina, were appointed to work for new members and te "boost" the association generally. Mc W. F. Steiglitx, of Columbia, S. C. Mr. Pete Peterson and Mr. J. L. Hud son, of Atlanta, were elected mem ben of the finance committee; Mr. E. M Anderson of Abbeville, S. C, Mr. W E. Vest of Charlotte and Mr. W. T. Jones, of Fayeteville, were named by Preeident-elect Sprolea aa the newly authorized "Conservation and Legis lation" committee. Four magnificent addresses wer delivered before the convention and these, together with the election ol officers, caused the hours of the con ventlon to, run longer than bad bees anticipated. Stops Jail Delivery Gets Days Off. Raleigh Garfield Williams, a Wait county prisoner who was serving i term of six years for manslaughter, was given 365 days off his service at the state farm in giving the alarm that Intercepted some escaping prle oners. The commutation begins Sep tember 25, 1913. That rounds oul four years that Williams ha served He did his act of patriotism for th state February 27 last and Goveraol Craig appreciates it County Fair For Rowan. . Salisbury. A movement has bees started here to hold a big county fall this fall. It Is to be strictly an agrt cultural exhibit and an organisation Is to be effected soon that will carry out the plans for a fair that will ad quately advertise Salisbury and Row an county. Mr. William James Is chair man of the fair committee of the In duatrial Club, under which the move meat was started. More Money For Flood Sufferers. Raleigh. The following additional contributions have been received by Mr. Joseph G. Brown, treasurer of th North Carolina Red Cross Society, foi the relief of the flood sufferers sines last report: R. Henderson, Hlll'sboro through News and Observer, $1; J. G. Young, Lake Landing, through Newi and Observer, $1; B. D. Mann, Enfield $5; cltisens of Morganton, through W. E. Walton, mayor (additional), $58; W. C. Allen, Windsor, $5. Well Pleased With Progress Made. Raleigh. Hon. E. J. Justice, chair man of the legislative committee foi the negotiations with railroad offlclali looking to relief of North Caroline shippers from freight rate dlscrimlna Uons was here and Is well pleased with the progress being made In prep rations fo rthe conference. Win Realize Hundred of Dollars. Kinston. Hundreds of dollars is be Ing realized by the men who are now working in the unused turpentine stills In this part of the state for the deposits of still-rosln which accumu lated, and at little expense of time oi money. An ancient still purchased from a negro woman at Snow Hill tot $30 will net the owners between t, 000 and $5,000 at least doable the prof it at first expected. The recent flood ing of the creek caused a temporary shutdown there, ,but operations ban been resumed now. Attempted to Preak Jail. ; Kinston. Howard Faulk; the leadei of a gang of negroes who stole a thou sand dollars worth of. whiskey and merchandise from the warehouse and cars of the A. C. L. railroad her made a clever attempt to break on! of the Lenoir county JalL Jailer Alee took Fanlk unawares In aa effort te tear out a heavy wire window screen. In which, using chair rungs to pry ft from Its fastenings, he was sue ceeding admirably. A trusty In the corridor furnished him with the chafe nags. Monument to Heroes of Onslow. Jacksonville. With the Intention ol erecting a monument to their heroic dead, . Onslow county camp of Con federate veterans, vill put commttteei tov work In each township to raise funds. The veterans are furthering the erganiatlon of a chapter of Ihi United Daughters of the Confederacy at Jaclteonvrie, and a committee ol lsi" has m .-Tt5iPa f work cf se r--: ' -r !' f' -r r " "'t f r t' AIDS LIVE STOCK GROWERS , ; ' ' - - - Southern Provides Improved Faelll ; tie for Feeding and Resting Stock at Spencer, N. C Spencer, N. C. To provide Improved facilities for properly handling the growing movement of live stock to Eastern and Virginia markets from the Southeastern states, the Southern Railway Is now completing a modern plant for resting and feeding ,stock on property adjoining tne spencer yards. The plant consists of 33 pens, 20 Of which are covered. All pens and alleys are paved with one foot of cin ders and are located on a gentle slope, providing natural drainage. Each pen Is provided with water trough and feed rack, and the entire plant is electri cally lighted. Nne pens are set apart for cattle from the quarantined area and are separated from the others by a solid board wall ten feet high. As all cattle are unloaded at Spencer for feed and . rest, the convenient plant will prove an important faccillty for stock growers. The construction of this plant is In line with the Southern Railway Com pany's policy of making every pos sible effort to aid the live stock In dustry in the territory along its lines, in accordance with which it has pro vided special train service for live stock from points where, sufficient business is offered and through its live Stock Department is endeavoring to Interest farmers, to disseminate help ful information, and to contribute in every proper manner to the upbuild ing of the Industry. TO HANDLE LARGE CROWDS Railroads Entering Chattanooga Complete Arrangements for Hand ling The Reunion Visitors. Chattanooga, Tenn. Officials of the Southern Railway Company and the Queen and Crescent Route expect to handle the great crowds that will vlelt Chattanooga for the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, May 27 29, with the same dispatch that the formal travel through the Chatta nooga Terminal station Is handled as the result of arrangements made, at a conference pf transportation,, me chanical and passenger representa tives of these lines at which it was decided to form for this occasion a special organization similar to that which accomplished such splendid re sults for the Southern Railway at Macon during the reunion of 1912. Experienced ticket sellers and bag gage checkers will be brought from other points, special temporary facil ities, and ample police protectlonwlll be provided, and a large number of expert passenger men will be on hand to assist the veterans and their friends in making arrangements for side and return trips, while special operating and mechanical forces will be detailed to assure , the prompt movement of trains. Especial attention has been given to the arrangements for furnishing Information as to the movement of trains. For this occasion the South ern and the Queen and Crescent will draw on their large organization, cov ering a great part of the United States, and will bring to the services of reunion visitors the full benefit of the experience gained in handling thhe crowds on other similar ooca dons. German Judges Poorly Paid. -Berlin. That German judges earn much less money In the first years of their career than bricklayers, is the curious fact brought out by a recent writer. The average age at which young jurists receive their appoint ment as full-fledged judges Is 35 years and at that age they have earned In subordinate courts positions only about enough to pay for the expense of their education. At 35, however. the average bricklayers has already earned above $6,200. The judge re ceives $857 a year upon his appoint ment and hi salary rises slowly to $1,380 at 60 years of age. By this time the judge baa earned about $18,660, less the expense of his edu cation,-while the bricklayer has earn ed a total of $11,800. In other words, the judge 1 In his ' forty-fourth year when his earning overtake those of the bricklayer. Can't Prove Existence of Trust - Augusta, Ga After an Investiga tion of twp weeks into an alleged, cot ton seed oil trust, the United States grand jury adjourned. District Ator ney Akerman reported that he had hot been as successful a he had hoped In securing evidence showing that there was a cotton seed oil trust The grand jury Investigated the American Cotton Oil - Company, Proctor and Gamble and other large concern and It was stated t the outset by the dis trict attorney that be expected to show that there was a trust , Depot of Lost Article to be Moved. Paris. The depot of lest articles which for thirty years had Its tempo rary headquarters at the perfecture of police Is about to be removed to the Oaesrne de la Cite. According to the figures one out of thirty adult Paris Ian loses something every day, and the police depot was really growing 'too small. There Is a story of one particularly obvious, lady who lost the same umbrella twenty-three times. She went to fetch it twenty-two times, but the twenty-third time, she was too much ashamed to redeem it. Expree Messenger Confesses Theft Atlanta. Ga. J. D. Stringer, an ex press messenger, has confessed to the theft of $5,000 from a package recently according to Southern Express Com pany officials. The money has been re covered from the spot where Stringer had burled It near Jesup, Ga. Stringer was arrested by Chief pecial Agen Thomas J. Watt at Jesenp. The losr was discovered when officials of the Central Bank and Trust Corporation c; red the su; posed package of cur- r fj f?ifpped front . tJie Trvr.t IN I tl(n ANIMAL JUli.l LiUUf.UAr.1 iTVninisiui8iiiitrtW'i'iii mm iiwiiiTiti1ii'iiriiii vriri PhotoaraDh of the International Joint Boundary Commission, which was of three Americans and three Canadians. Standing, left to right: H. A. Powell, C A. Magrath and George Tur ner. Sitting, left to right: F. & Btreeter, James A. Tawney and T. C Casgraln. TOURISTS More Than 20,000 Americans Are "Doing" Panama. Interesting and Curious Throng 8pend Their Time Riding Over the Isthmus In Sightsee ing Car. Colon. Panama. The rush of tour ists to the Isthmus is In full blast No doubt the record will go higher than last vear. or any year, but there are no signs that It will total the fig ures given In the forecasts or tne teamahtn manasera worklnc their special brand of enthusiasm. Pana ma was to see 40,000 Americans "do ln thn ranal-" the tourists nrobably wfll exceed 20,000, but that number put a strain on the accommodations there. And who are the tonristsT Natur ally they are mostly well-to-do dtl- cans nut fnr a hnlldav "taklne In" the canal. Tbey are not the fashion able people In Its New York sense oi the word. The latter have barely. It would seem, beard of It They can only move In little certified flock. The great bulk, however, Is made up of successful business men and their wives and families, for whom nothing Is too good. . A anrnrtnln nnmhar too. are farm ers who have been fattening on pros perous seasons in rat lanas. On our steamer' we had men and women from Illinois Peoria, U you Sightseeing Car In Panama, please Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Rhode Island. Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Vtrfftnla. Pennsylvania. One Rhode Islander was in bis ninety-first year. Everybody has made - preparation for tronical. temperature crash, al paca and Immaculate linen suit among the men and every wonderful and expensive dress and waist con-, eel vable In lace and linen and light fabrics, with reserves of, silks and satins and jewels for gala nights. All of which- may be preface to a few word on the marvel of the wom an tourist. Probably their greatest labor 1 writing postal cards. When not wrltin Dostal cards tney are taking snapshot Let any one say "Look at that" and a hundred oi th pestilential machine are pointed la the direction Indicated. After the shot the invariable question la.. "What was ltf. :-yy Th atria of all axes are. however. Dleaaantly fluttery and positive about this modern Industry. "I dont bother a bit what It Is," said one. "I just snap it, Stand a mnmant Dlease." and another art sin la added to her beadroll. Of course their paradise Is the sightseeing train. And what Is a sightseeing train f ' "... . "V ' You must know tbe passage from Colon to Panama across the Isthmus hrins voa within measurable view jf the whole canal just enough to Irritate you. Hence excursions three In number are provided to widen and deenen your knowledge. These tMini atftrf m altaraata dava from Colon and Panama, , The1 first takes scots i:i a::::.y cv:n sial Insulted by English Shields on Coat of Arms They Are Placed . , ' Fourth. London. A bitter dispute 1 raging In the Scottish capital over a question of the national honor. The new great teal of Scotland, which has just been "made In England," has on the ob veri s' e the royal rts of r'" "1, ' '' i resy' SEE CANAL you to the great triple locks one be hind the other at Gatun on the At lantic side and to the great Gatun dam and spillway; the second takes you to the Pedro Miguel single lock and the Mlraflores double locks at the Paciflo end; the third takes you down through the nine miles of Culebra cut The train consists of three show cars with the cross seats ranged In rising tier On the low est level stands guide, who talks gently through a megaphone, retailing the wonders which the audience is witnessing three cars, three mega phones, three lectures. The trains by using the working tracks are enabled to go close to the locks, and so forth. The train stops; the lecturer quits, having Invited the audience to alight and to take a close look, and everybody Is on foot, scram bling to the front more or lees decor ously, for they are a polite and good natured folk Thus you pus over dizzy heights. In safety; - you gaze down or look up; you snap every thing with your camera and, exclaim ing everything from "My!", to "How perfectly wonderful" you pass on to th next wonder. DEAF MUTE SITS ON JURY Mystery of a Philadelphia Court Un explained, But New Trial Is Grant - ed When Discovery Is Made. Philadelphia, Pa A sew trial was granted in common pleas court after It bad been discovered that a deaf mute had sat aa a member of the jury during the hearing of an ejectment suit How the man became a member of the jury and why he sat through the trial, unable to hear or speak. I a mystery which none of th court at taches could explain. CHURCH WITH . , v. - . , 1 Methodist Conference Is Unable to : , Solve the Problem of Extending ' ' Usefulness of Institution. . New Haven. One of tbe smallest churches In this country Is the Parker (Conn.) A. M. B. Zlon church of Mert den, Its membership numbering but seven regular members with an aver age attendance at church of about fifteen persons. . ' 4 , The smaUest' of the -congregation has .always been a puzzle to those In terested in the church. It has been organzied slncce , 1890, but never seem to grow any larger despite the efforts of revivalists and weu-anown colored organizers who have visited th church for the purpose of building it up. , v.:.-', nnrinr its twentv-two years of exist' ence many preachers have been as signed to the pastorate, out owing io tha amallnaaa of the ConKreKation Of late 'years it has been impossible to raise enough money to pay tn preacn er for bis service ' ' - At the last meeting of the Methodist conference the question of the Parker church was discussed at length by the delegate Scheme 'after scheme for the building up of the Impoverished treasury, and the congregation, were itiacuaaMl hut non seemed feasible. W. C. Andrews, a lay preacher, hold ing a pastorate to. -Providence on a salary', then cams forward and offered h!a anrvlcea aa a oreacher. , ' Leaving his. family Denina. . me preacher went to Meriden, where be assumed charge, . Inasmuch aa be bad no Income, It become compulsory up on him to provide a roof tor himself.' ?ecurlng some old board and tim bers, the preacher built, a small. room on the rear of the church- ; For Veeks be labored from morning to night until at last he had for himself a cozy borne at no expense to the church. Determined still further that the church would not have to support him, be cast around for a suitable position whereby he could earn enough to live on. Mr. 'Andrews was not afraid of work, and prominent business men of Meriden who bad beard of his efforts and his sacrifice secured for him a position with the Meriden Gas com pany as a porter. ' , and the Irish third, as differing from the royal arms of England, as used by the sovereign for all national pur poses, which have the English quarter ings first and fourth and the Scottish second. ; ;. . -t. ' , :1 ' ' On the reverse side of th seal there 1 an effigy of the king, and la completing th design two very small shields were Included bearing the royal arms quartered Englishwlse. It Is thfe to ena'I shle'.'S wt-!"l live tU......lOO:u,4 f organised last January and consist PEARY SEES U.S. TAKE ARCTIC Rear Admlrsl Believe Government May Try to Make Use of Polar " Land. '.. New York. Rear Admiral Robert H Peary predicted the United States gov ernment would send an expedition te the arctic to see If use could be mad Rear Admiral R. E. Peary, of the large tract of unexplored terri tory there, , ' The admiral added that he would not bead such an expedition, he said, because he felt too old now to make more polar exploration Raold Amundsen, who expect to ex plore th arctlo In the Fram, would take "a big chance" If he allowed his ship to be frozen In the ice and drift, Mr. Peary believed. The ship might remain frozen In four or five year and drift anywhere. SEVEN MEMBERS Here six days' In the week th preacher tolls aa a porter.' In the af ternoons and evenings he gets out and works among his parishioners, per forming all the duties of a minister, such a visiting th sick and officiat ing at marriages' and funeral Bent on performing- service to hi congregation, Mr. Andrews, however, shuns all publicity and performs his good deeds without making known hi work. - PUTS HENS IN GYMNASIUM 8t Paul Poultry. Man Increases Num. ber of Eggs With Artificial Garden .:: and Other Devices. St Paul Hens should hay a gym nasium, proper training and an occa sional change of diet in order to break egg-lytag records, according to Sam uel EL Mahan, a local poultry dealer. Mr. Mahan recently established In con nection with bis chicken coop a gym nasium, where daily each hen la given two hours of exercise, , He declares that as a result of thl training the average production of each ben has Increased In nine days from 65 to 85 per cent - A feature of the gymnasium 1 an artificial garden bed, where the hen . exercise their muscles but And . no nourishment WOMEN NOW SKOKE CIGARS But In Reality They'r Only Leaf. : Covered Cigarettes, and Sold on , ; . the Continent . . i , London. Englishwomen are deveV oping th smoking habit mora tha ever. ' x v -; -; ' Of course they do not as a rule get beyond cigarettes, but recently a petit brand of cigars has been put on the market It is something like the thin cigarettes which one buys on the con tinent for -a couple of centimes, ex cept Ciat the flavor and strength are more akin to the Egyptian cigarette, t It Is a leaf-covered cigarette, with 1 sufficient pungency to make the fair smokers think they are doing some-, thing daring In lighting up what looks like a cigar. , used for purely local grants by the sovereign. And the Scots are ' v 1 over this "English Importation." which tbey regard as a gratuitous in sult to the people north - of the Tweed. -.- ,. .' 1 w ' - . Die After Fight In Prison. ", ' New York. Cooper Jones, a negro prisoner at Slug Sing, fought with John Eogers,' a wtlfe prisfr'-, er t-9 t - 1 V " (t r - ' ' 4