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Direbtory.
Madiaon County, '
Established by tha Legislature Sea
' don 1860-'51.
Poulatloa, 20,182.
County Seat, Marshall.
, 1646 feet above let lerel.
lew and modern Court House, coat
133,000.00.
New and modern jail, coat $15,000.00.
New and modern County Home, coat
110,000.00. , .
1 . . Officers. -,
Hon: C. B. Maahburn, Senator !6th
District. MarshaU, N. C.
Hon. Jamea E. Rector, Representa
Uva, Hot Springs, N. C.
N. a McDevlU, Clerk Superior
Court, Marahall, N. C. '
W.M.Buokner, Sheriff, Marshall,!. C.
Zade Q. Sprinkle, Register ot Deeds,
Marshall. N. C.
C. F. Runlon, Treasurer, Marshall,
N. C, R. F. D. No. 4.
, R. L. Tweed, Surreyor, White Rock,
n. a .-,-.;-. . - .
Dr. Chat. N. Sprinkle, Coroner,
Marshall. N. C.
Mrs. Elha Henderson, -Tailor, Mar
Shall, R 0. " . .
John . Honey cutt. Janitor, Marshall,
N. C. 'V-
Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician,
Marshall. N. C. ' .
Jamea Haynle, Supt County Home,
Marshall, N. C.
Home located about two miles south'
vest ot Marshall.
- ' ' Courts.
Criminal and Civil, First Monday be
fore First Monday In March. Com
mencing Feb. 2th, 1112.
' Clril 11th, Monday after First Mon-
' day In March, commences May ' 20,
. 1912.
. Criminal and Civil, First Monday
after Firat Monday in Sept. Conv
mencea Sept 9th, 1912.
v . Clril ith Monday after First Mod-
day la September. Commences Oct
ber 14, 1912.
BOARDS.
' County Ce-mtniaeJonere. .
- W. C. 8prinkle,' Chairman, Marahall,
N .C.
' R. JL Edwards. Member, Marahall,
, N. C R. T. D. Ko. S.
ReuMa A. Tweed, . Member, Big
Laurel. N. C. ' ' ' " 1
, J. Coleman Ramsey, Atty. Marshall,
N. C. . '
Beard meets Bret Monday m every
aaosta. ' ,
ataad Cemenleatonera. V
At B." Bryan, ' TJWrmaa, Marshall
N. C- R. F. . No, 2.
- J. A. Ramaey, Secretary, Mara HIM,
N. C- R. r. D. No. 2.
Bam Cox. Member, Mara Hill. N. C
R. F. D. No. 2. .
O. W. WIM. Big Pine, N. CV.
Dudley Cblpley, Road Kngineer,
Marahall, N. C.
George M.. Prlteaard, Atty, Marsh
alL N. C.
Board meeU first Monday in Janu-
arr. AnriL July and . October each
. year, . , ,
, . Board ef Education.
. Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creek. N. C.
. Thos. J. Murray, Member, Marahall,
N. C, R. F. D. No. 2.
W. R. Sams, Marshall, NC, R. F.
D. No. 2. - " .
Prof. M. C. Buckaer, . Supt of
Schools. Mara HU1, N. C R. F. D.
No. 2. '
Board Meeta drat Monday In Janu
ary. April. July and October each
year.' ;
Collages and High Schools.
Mara Hill College, Prof. R, L. Moore,
President. Mart Hill, N. C. Fall Term
beglna August 17, 1911. Spring Verm
begins January S, 1912. ,
Spring Creek High School. - Prof.
H. A. Wallin, Principal, Spring Creek.
N. C, 8 Mo. School opened August
1, 1911
Madiaon Seminary High Bcheol.
Prof. J. M. Weatherly. Principal, Mar
ahall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. 7 Mo.
8chool began Oetber 2, 1911. ..
Bell Institute. Miaa Margaret E.
Griffith, Principal, Walnut, N. C. S Mo
School began September 9, 19,11.
, Marahall . Academy; Prof. R. O.
Andefi, Principal, Marahall, N. C, I
M School began Sept. 4. 1911.
Notary Publics.
"'J. C, Ramaey, Marshall, N. C, Term
expires Jan. 1, 1914. ' y '
' J. H. Hunter, Marshall, N. Cv R. F
D, No. 2. Term expires April X, 1912.
: J. F. Tilson, Marahall, N. C.l R. F.
D. No. 2. Term expiree April 2, 1912.
C. J. Klhs, Marshall, N. C. Term
expires April 21, 1913. .
J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C, Term
expiree April 25, 1913.
Roy L. Oudger, Marshall, N. ; 6
Term expiree May S, 1913.
Geo. M. Pritcbard, Marshall, N. C
THIS
STATE AHEAD
III METAL OUTPU
INCREASED GOLD, SILVER, COP'
PER, LEAD AND ZINC PRODUC
TION IN 1912.
M'CASKEY MAKES REP0R
Gold Obtained From 22 Placers and 14
Deep Mines Bui If of Gold Derived
. From the lola Mine of Montgomery
County.
J (
Term expire! May 25, 1913.
Dndley Chlpley, , Marshall, N. C
Term expiree July 29, 1913.
W. O. Connor, Mara Hill, N. C
Term expires Nov, 27. 1913
J. A. Wallin, BSg Laurel, N. C. Term
f f oires Jan. 24, 191. ,
D. C. Fuliock, Stackhouse, N- C.
1 H exr'r-i Feb. 22. 1914.
: P. I'M', rroard, N. C. Term
s Tar-, a 11, 1314.
Tan -7. Marshall. N. C, R. 4
-i I'trch 16, 1914.
. Jo), N. C. Term ex
" : 1.
. Ralelgh.-vA special from Washing
ton states that North Carolina in 1912
not only retained first rank In the
Output of gold among the Eastern or
Appalachian States, but also increased'
its actual and relative production. Ac
cording to H. D. McCaBkey, ot the
United States Geological Survey, the
gold produced from North Carolina
placets and deep mines in 1912 was
8,030.93 ''fine ounces, ' against
399.89 ounces in 1911. In 1912 tha
value of the North Carolina gold out
put waa 2166,014 ot the total Of 222,-
496 for all tbe Eastern States, against
270,282 of the total of 159,370 in 1911.
The gold was obtained from 22 gold
placers and 14 deep mines (gold, cop
per and lead-slnc.) Many ot these
mines, especially the placers, were of
coarse small. The bulk of the gold out
put waa, aa usual, derived from the
lola mine, ot Montgomery County,
which had a considerably Increased
production. , The silver output of the
state, recovered aa a by-product from
gold milling or smelting ores of gold,
copper and lead, was ,584 fine ounces,
valued at $2,985. ' against . 943 fine
ounces, valued at 3500 in 1911,
Burke,. .. .. .. ,. 43.38
Cabarrus .. 22.98
Catawba .. .. .. .. 6.53
Davidson .. .. .1 241.92
Franklin and Halifax 118.57
Gaston and Guilford 2.85 ,
Jackson .. .. .. .. 243.68
Mecklenbum.j .Vir- 7-0
Montgomery ,
Randolph 16-79-Rowan
76.68
Rutherford .... ..184.16.
Stanley.. .. ..." '.. ' 6.77
Union.; .. .. .. 24.19
1.000
476
135
5.0Q1
2,451
- 59
903
. 148
. t.230.37 ; 149,466
347
1.586
3,807
140
500
Total
Total
1912
1911
..8.030.93
..3,999.89
$166,014
70,282
Released Under $1,000 Bond..
The Drellminary hearing In the
case ot C. H. Bowlds, secretary-treaa
urer of the States Trust , Company
Wilmington, at Raleigh, resulted In
the release ot Bowlds under a $1,000
certified bond for appearance at the
July term ot superior court' The' po
ll Justice merely found probable
cause to bold him and reduced his
bond from $15,000. Ex3overnor W.
W. Kltchln defended Bowlds and At
torney General . Blckett prosecuted,
Under practically the same evidence
Dimlt Lafoon, cashier, of the Bank of
Claremont, waa held under $500 bond.
Mecklenburg Drainage Commission.
The f Mecklenburg Drainage Com
mission, held a meeting at the court
house In Charlotte to hear a delega
tion of cltixens from tha lower part
of the county , who wished1 to confer
with the commission as to the cost of
draining.- Big Sugar creek between
the Beattle & Long mill and the
South Carolina line. The commission
conferred with the : delegation , , for
some time, but could not give an
answer without further lnveslgatlon.
Camp of Instruction of State.
More than two hundred officers of
North Carolina National Guard gath
ered at Raleigh for the annual camp
ot instruction provided under orders
from the United States' War Depart
ment, the camp including the. medical
department officers, ' The ' camp is
out on the Oberlin road, west ot Ral
eigh, with Capt. Russell C. Langdon,
of the United States army in charge,
with five other army officers here un
der orders from the ..war department
as Instructors.
Good Roads For Polk County.
Aa the result of petitions signed by
a majority of the voters of Polk coun
ty, the board of county commissioners
has ordered the sale of $100,000 issue
of 30-year, five and one-halt per cent
road bonds.- The Arm which bought
the lusde is C M. McNatte ft Co, Chi
cago, and tfhe price was par. The first
road to be. worked with the proceeds
of the sale la the Saluda Mountain
road, which, has been for a long time
the barrier blocking the automobile
fcjijhway between (Spartanburg and
Ashevllle. . a .
Mountain Fruit Will Be Scarce.
The mountains,- it seems. Will In
(il be without fruit this year. In
n to loslnij t' r"--' r rrt of
WINSTON-SALEM IS UNITED
The Consplldation of the Two Municip
alities la Now An ActuHty 40,. "
' 000 Population.
Winston-Salem. Recently , the two
cities of Winston and Salem passed
into tha united city to be hereafter
linked In government as tlmy have
been lined in name for a long time
past Several days ago the first may
or and aldermen of the City of Win
ston-Salem took office and thus made
effective the union that was recently
voted by the citliens ot the respective
communities.' . ' 'i, (r'T '
In 1753 Lord Granville conveyed a
traot of choicest land in Carolina to
James Hutton, as trustee for the Mo
ravians, who in 1776 made their prtn
cltpal settlement almost In the center
ot this tract and named this central
town" Salem." In 1849 the general
assembly of North Carolina establish
ed Forsyth county from a part of
Stokes and appointed five commis
sioners to administrate Us affairs. Thi
Moravian church sold , the commis
sioners 51 1-4 acres Immediately north
of Salem at $5 an acre, and this tract
was at once ' divided Into lots ex
clusive of the court house square and
sold at publlo auction at an aggre
gate price ot $8,833.50. The new
county seat was named "Winston" in
honor of MaJ. Joseph Winston, a hero
ot Revolutionary fame. The towna
Salem and Winston, then a mile apart
have grown together into one city,
though under separate municipal gov
ernments. In every . other , respect.
however, commercially, industrially,
and socially they conatltute one, har
monious people with alma, purposes,
and efforts always -united and the
same. : By common consent and uni
versal custom in recent years, and
how by the votes of the citizens, the
community is known to the world as
Winston-Salem.
North Carolina New Enterprlaea.
The following chartere were grant
ed by J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of
state: The Seagrove Mill and Stave
Company secured a certificate of in
corporation recently, with . principal
flic in- Seagrove. Tiie object is to
manufacture wheat, com and other
product. Tb authorised capital of
this company " is $8,000. A- -certificate
of incorporation -waa granted the How
ard and Rollins Company, with, the
principal , office ,.. located .in i Fuquay
Springs. .The object Is to maintain
a general live atocK business, me
authorized capital stock of this con
oern Is $100,000. The Regal Marble
Company was chartered with principal
office in Regal. The object la a gen
eral mining business. The authoris
ed capital is $6,000. The subscribers
for stock are Wilson M. Hardy, Ed
ward C. Hume and J. H. Dillard.
Shippers of State File Petition.
A petition waa filed with the inter
state commerce commission by the
Odell Hardware Company, of Greens
boro, and other North Carolina ship
pers, against the Southern . Railway
and other lines operating In the
Southeastern territory which' ia the
culmination of a protracted contest
over , rates to and from North Caro
lina points' - The complaint alleges
that the railroad discriminate against
North Carolina cities in favor ot what
technically, is known as.the "Virginia
cities" territory, knd that by this dis
crimination the : manufacturers : of
North Carolina are deprived of the
advantages of the location and natu
ral resources The commission is re-
requested to readjust the North Car
olina freight rate structure on a basis
of equity ana non-aiscriminanon. -
DEMOCRATS PLAN
BATTLES OF FUTURE
IMMEDIATE NED OF ORGANIZED
CAMPAIGN WORK WAS DIS
CUSSED AT 8E8SION.
ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS
Clark Howell Attanda Meeting of Ex-
outlve Campaign Committee ef
National Committee.
Washington. jhe ; campaign for
Democratic supremacy at the poll
In 1914 and 1916 was opened here
when the ' executive campaign com
mittee of the Democratic natjonal
commiuee organized ana . discussed
preliminary plans, "; The committee
agreed upon permanent headquarters
in Washington, the organization of an
educational campaign and harmoni
ous co-operation with the Democratic
congressional committee, with a con
tinuous militant party organization
from now until after the next presi
dential election at least. Representa
tives A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylva
nia, caucus chairman of the house,
and recognized As the president'
spokesman in that body, was made
chairman, and Rolla Wells of St. Louis,
treasurer of the Demorcatlc national
committee, treasurer.
Thomas J. Penoe ot North Carolina,
the former correspondent, who con,
ducted ' the Wilson press campaign,
will be in charge as manager ot pub
licity. Which his already is Colonel
John L Martin of Missouri, sergeant-
at-arms of the last and other, national
conventions ot the Democracy. Plans
agreed upon contemplate the sending
of Democratic Washington letters to
approximately 10,000 weekly newspa
pers and 2,000 daily papers that have
no special correspondents at the 'na
tional capital All-this will require a
large fund, and the; committee decided
to appeal to the states of contrlbu-
The situation generally and the need
for immediate : organized campaign
work were discussed at two sessions
of the committee The committeemen,
accompanied by Mr. Pence, called at
the white house ' and explained he
plana to President Wilson, who voiced
his hearty approval, '
It is probable that the congressional
committee will be- asked to name three
representatives and two senators to
serve on a Joint executive campaign
committee for conducting the political
battles during the next four years,
The party leaders contemplate send
ing out apeakera under the auspices
of the Joint committee.
Refused to Grant Requlaltlon.
Governor Craig issued a requisition
on Governor Blease, of South Caro
lina for M. B. Smith, a South Caro
lina Insurance agent, Who is wanted
in Union county for writing insur
ance policies in the Southern States'
Life Insurance jCo., ot Atlanta, which
is not licensed . in North Carolina as
an agent In spite of the fact that
this Is a crime under the North Car
olina statute Governor Blease writes
Governor Craig that he does not be
lieve this should be any offense and
he will not deliver a South Carolina
citizen for punishment under such
statute. -
Wanted In This State for Burglary.
Governor Craig called upon Govern
or William Sultzer, ot New York, for
William I, Dunn, alias Irish Jimmy,
who is wanted In this state for the
burglary of the McAden Mills safe
1905. Irish Jimmy and two pals,
Charles P. Euten, alias Georgia Mack,
and J. P. Brown, alias Jimmy Young,
are said to be three noted burglars
and. ther United States government
want them badly. Irish Jimmy is ac
cused of having punched open safes
of the government with some success
In many places. .
Interested, Irt New Railroad.
An enthusiastic meeting looking to
the building of a railroad from Tay-
I lorsvllle to Wllkesboro was held sev
('' . T' e Cr ""t f !1
CHARLES BURNS REDUCED
Aaalatant Foreman In Weather Bureau
Hepled Hia Chief.
Washington. Charles T. Burns, an
assistant foreman in the weather bur
eau, suspended at the time of the dis
missal of Chief Wills L. Moore, was
reduced in rank and salary by Secre
tary Houston, -' who declared Burns
guilty of . misconduct in the perfor
mance of hia duties."
Moore was dismissed for "serious lr-
regulaties" and mlssuse ot hla office, of
which It was alleged he had been guil
ty In his campaign for appointment
as secretary of agriculture in President
Wilson's cabinet The case was re
ferred to the department of Justice for
'investigation. Burns was charged with
complicity.
Secretary Houston's investigation of
the case disclosed,, an official state
ment says, that on December 27, 1912,
Burns recommended that an Inspec
tion of weather bureau printing plants
in various cities was necessary In the
interest ot economy and ' efficiency
"whereas the trip was planned by
Moore for the primary purpose of pro
moting his candidacy for appointment
as secretary of agriculture and not for
the promotion of economical or effi
cient admlslstration of the bureau." ,
Tithes of Adventlate $17,948,510 -
Washington. The enormous growth
of the tithe and mission funds of the
Seventh Day Adventlsts of the World
since the organization of the general
conference in 1963 was indicated by
the report of the treasurer, W. T.
Knox, presented at the quadrennial
conference board held o at Takoma
Park, Md. The total tithes aggregated
$17.948,510.
Indian Princess at Indian 8prlng
Jackson, Ga. A full-blooded Indian
woman and her husband are camping
for the summer at Indian Spring. She
is the Indian princess Neola and per
haps the first tul-blooded Indian to
camp at tha springs since the time of
Chief William Mcintosh, from whom
the spring was "purchased by the
whites. ' Her husband is Chief Eagle
Eye and is an Indian in all respects
except birth. ; He is a native ot Ohio
and was taken by the Indians when
only 7 years old and reared as their
own child. ; " - . ," .-' ' :
Twenty-Six Strikers Arretted, v
Cincinnati, O. Two men and a youth
were slightly injured and 26 v. a were
arrestPl, charfd with disord 'y con-
: let a t 't tf an att-
FLORIDA'S HOST REMARKABLE MAN
A , -- " i ' , 'I
The picture ahowa Henry M. Flagler and his wife at Palm Beach,
Florida. Mr. Flagler la the moat remarkable man In the history of Florida.
He built the Florida East Coast railway; waa a director of the Standard
Oil company and a close friend of the late- trio of financiers, H. H. Rogers.
K. H. Harrimaa and 3. Plerpont Morgan. '
JAP QDESFIMT SERIOUS
DI8CU83ION OF THE CALIFORNIA
ALIEN LAND LAW BY JAPAN
AND UNITED STATE8.
President Wilson Believes the Ques
tion Can Be 8ettled by .
Diplomacy,
Washington. President Wilson be
lieves negotiations between Japan and
the United States over the alien land
legislation are not in an alarming
stage, but that the interchange . of
views thus far have been along frank
and friendly - lines calculated to re
move the appearance of discrimination
against Japan subjects.
The president discussing the sub
ject Informally, took the position that
the Webb bill would not violate the
treaty between Japan and the United
States, He intimated that Japan's pro
test was not founded' upon a claim that
the treaty would be broken In any
way, but upon the feeling that there
was an effort to discriminate against
Japanese on the ground ot their alleg
ed ineligibility to citizenship. V
The president revealed that the ques
tion of naturalization had not yet en
tered into the discussion with the Jap
anese ambassador, but that of course
underlying the bill, it was realized
that federal courts had not finally
passed upon the question ot legislation. I
It was upon the basis that Japanese
were not accorded the privileges of cit
izenship that the appearance of dis
crimination written In the bill had
arisen.
President Wilson endeavored to make
It plain that the greatest frankness
had prevailed between the two gov
ernments even to the abandonment of
many diplomatic formalities. , . '
Intimations that the Japanese pro
test itself was couched neither in vig
orous nor aggressive language, but was
formal and friendly in character, came
from the president himself.;
Fire and Dynamite Used by Women.
London. One of, the bands of mili
tant suffragettes assigned to interfere
with the pastimes of the men of the
British Isles, celebrated Whit-Monday,
which is a general holiday here, by
burning down the headquarters of the
Nottingham Boat club on the banks
the river Trent The structure,
which contained many valuable race
and other skiffs, was destroyed, the
loss being $10,000. 4 bomb operated
clockwork was discovered under
the veranda of the pavilllon of the
Limpsfleld Tennis club in Surrey.
8ultan Same aa Subject In Court
New tork. The sultan ot Turkey,
through his legal representative, was
notified that in an American law court
-,n 1 t';e snrre as T at of
t f ' t. 1 . 9 i of
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s r
s la
NOMINATIONS ARE HELD UP
AROUND HARRI8 BATTLE RAGE 8
IN THE UNITED 8TATE8
8ENATE.
Republicans Have Begun Filibuster to
Keep Harrla Out of Cenaua Di
rectorship Until July.
Washington. Senate Republicans be
gan their first big fight on President
Wilson's nominations when the 'ap
pointment ot W. J. Harris ot Georgia
as director of the census, succeeding
E. Dana Durand, was taken up In ex
ecutive session. For nearly five hours
the senate played at cross purposes
on the Harris nomination
The. Republicans forced roll call af
ter roll call on questions of procedure
and In support of tactics which the
Democrats termed dilatory. Motions
to put the nomination over until next
week were put and defeated and finally
when the membership of both sides
had dwindled away to almost nothing
adjournment was taken with the Har
ris nomination still Just where it aws
when it began.
Republican leaders have served no
tice that they expect to keep up the
fight against the confirmation ot Har
ris until July 1 at least when Mr. Du
rand has announced his intention to
quit1 Under , the senate rules there
is no question of their ability to filibus
ter to their hearts' content and if
they are willing to go into long exec
utive sessions day after aay they can
prevent confirmation as long as their
talking powers last.
- During the debate an unsuccessful
attempt was made to invoke the fam
ous "Reed rule," by which members
present in the chamber but not voting
were counted in an attempt to disclose
a quorum. r This innovation brought
forth more speeches, and before the
session ended most of the Democrats
and a large part of the Republicans
had spoken, although none touched up
on the nomination Itself.
; Three to Commit 8ulclda. '
J Griffin. With one suicide, two at
tempts at suicide and a mysterious
death, this section has Just turned a
morbid page in Its history. W.. A.
Goodrich killed himself with a pistol.
Alexander Foss shot himself, but will
recover. Dave Foster tried to shuffle
off bis mortal coil at Sullivan's mill
by taking arsenic, but prompt medical
attention saved him. When assured
by a friend that he would never get
well, Dave Perkins, a negro, who had
been sick for almost two years, turned
his face to the wall and died.
Commissioner Nelll Quits Government.
Washington. Dr. Charles P. NeflL
U. S. commissioner of labor since
1P"5, end rpwnt'y made cnm f- ' n r
! f ! ' - f ' 3 In t ' i I vi
' i -, s t J f ) f i
Ml LIVES LOST
IIIWESTERIISTOei
TEN PERSONS - KILLED, THIRTY
OTHERS INJURED, TOLL
OF TORNADO.
SEVERAL TOWNS STRUCK
Town of 8eward, Nebraska, la Ravaged
by a Twlater Twenty-Two -'
Houaea Destroyed.
Seward, Neb. A tornado which took
a toll ot ten lives, Injured thirty odd
persons and destroyed more than a
third ot this town occurred here.
Twenty-two residences were destroyed,
and many more were partly wrecked,
but the business portion ot the place
did not greatly suffer. ;
The tornado Struck the residence
portion of Seward and swept every
thing in its path. Most of those killed
were caught) In the wreckage ot theii
homes. - i .. -
The tornado, after passing through
Seward, continued to the northeast
Reports are that the towns ot Tomaro,
Lushton, Grafton and McCool Junc
tion were wiped out Four persona are
reported killed at Tomaro and several
at McCool Junction. Utlca waa In the ,
path of the twister.
Before the last telephone wire went
down an appeal was sent to Lincoln to
send physicians and undertakers. -
'Reports from surrounding sections
Indicate that the effects of the tornado
were felt over a wide range ot terri
tory.' . ' '
Omaha, Neb. Officials of the Ne
braska Telephone company in this city
were notified that a tornado at Seward
had resulted In twelve deaths and fif
ty persons being injured, several of
them fatally. The town Is said to
have been almost destroyed.
A series ot tornadoes which had
their climax at Seward struck the
towns of McCool, Loushton and Graf
ton, east of here. Numerous buildings
were demolished, but the total num
ber of casualties is not yet known. : , .
A storm ot great fury struck the ;
southern part ot Omaha, unroofing
many houses In the vicinity of Thir
teenth and Gold street and doing other
damage. -
Coming so quickly after the eastern
tornado, In which more than 100 Uvea
were lost many, hundreds ot aonth
end Inhabitants rushed to cellera and
other placea of refuge,
Chattanooga, Okla. Several build
ings, Including a bank, church and .
school house here, were wrecked dur
ing a wind storm. The property dam
age Is estimated at $25,000. . No one
was hurt Reports from the surround
ing counties tell of serious damage to
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TWO ARE KILLED IN WRECK
Flagman J. T. Allen Waa Cruehed to
' Death at Rice'a Station.
Atlanta. "I'm nothing but a hobo,
fellows; get this poor devil out of here
and let me be," were the words that
greeted rescuers who raced to the:
scene of a wreck on the Seaboard at
Rice's station, In which Flagman J.
T. Allen was crushed to death and En
gineer R. B. Brooks was scalded so
that he died before reaching Atlanta,
The rescuers were the crew and pas
sengers ot the night train from Bir
mingham, which was flagged ; before
reaching the wreck by a farmer living
nearby.
The man who declared that he waa
tramp gave his name as R. G. Burns,
and his residence as nowhere. He was
scalded on the arms and hands and
was painfully injured. - He had been !
first to reach the wreck which occur
red In a deep cut as the engine and'
tender raced to the relief of a freight
at Powder Springs, where an engine
had given' out;;:!. ;;.r.:::v. .---':-',..--.'V'W
Burns was working under the steam
trying to pull Engineer Brooks out
when rescuers arrived. He had not
given the task up, although It appeared .
impossible for one man to extricate the -suffering
man.
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Scutari Yielded to the Powere,
Cettinje, Montenegro. An Interna
tional naval force, commanded by
Vice Admiral Cecil Burney of the
British navy, took possession of the '
fortress of Scutari. The international
force was escorted into the city . by
Montenegrin guard of honor..
23 Years for Stealing 83 Watoh.
Topeka, Kan. Arthur Patten, who.
at 80, has spent twenty-three years
in Kansas prisons, left the penitentia
ry here, paroled to a farm "to become
citizen." At the age ot seven Pat
ten stole a $3 watch and was sent to
the state reformatory as an Incorrigi
ble. Paroled after tour years, he en
tered a farmer's house In Osage coun
ty, where he had vainly sought work,
and ate food he found in the pantry.
Caught he was compelled to finish
his reformatory sentence . and then
suffered sentence to the penitentiary, "
Forest Flrea Are Ravsglnfl.
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