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: IP rtVyY tyr ONE DOLLAR PAID-IN-ADVANCE GETS THIS PAPER TWICE A WEEK FOR A WHOLE YEAR. Volume XV Lenoir, N.C., ; Friday, November 29, 1912 No. 8 Tf) Fir.HT n rarnrili n!? p State Sanatorim Proposes to Give Free Instruction of How to Treat the Disease. At the recent meeting of the State Association for the Pre tention of Tuberculosis, at High Point, Dr. M. Eugene Street, in behalf of the board of directors of the state sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis, made a very important proposition to the members of the medical pro fession of the state of North Carolina. The proposition in a few words is this: The state sanatorium proposes to give free of charge to the physicians of the state a through course in how to diagnose cases of tuber culosis in their incipent or cura ble stages. The cost to the physicians will be the nominal Lotkar Club, Pay Fin. Salisbury, Not. 26. The cases of the 10 locker clubs re cently indicted in the Rowan County Court, which were post poned until today, came up be fore Judge B. B. Miller this morning CONFERENCE NOTES. DEMONSTRATION ACRES. A few Changes of Ministers and A Partial List of Farmers and Also Some Statistics of Number of Bushels of Corn Work During Year. Raised per Acre. last' Gotple of Wealth in Practice. New York, Nov. 20. Andrew Carnegie in a statement tonight announced that all but $25,000,- 000 of his fortune, which will be disposed of under his will, will The Conference last' week The following is a partial list be left to the Carnegie Corpora All of the defendants made some changes in the loca- of farmers engaged in demon- tion of New York, which has with the exception of one were tion of ministers, known to read- stration ac-es farmed by them: been made his residuary legatee present for the trial. ers of the News, among them. C. H. Hollow ay, Coliettaville, and which will carry on his edu- Aseach case was called the v. Albert bbernii was sent vn bushels. defendants Dleaded jruiltv After f rom Table Rock to Rutherford- J. V. Link, Lenoir, 120 bush r I . . . I all had Dleaded euiltv. the at- ta. Kev. J. C. Rowe, who has els. tornevs nf pnr.h r.lub made an- been presiding elder of the Sal- R. A. Deal, Lenoir, R. 2,81 . r . . ... peals for their clients, with the isbury district, was assigned to bushels. cational and charitable work. Mr. Carnegie's statement like wise explains his reasons for planning to pension ex-Presi dents of the United States as he argument that the clubs had al- Central churcn, Asheville; Kev. H. H. Jordan, goes from Mor- -vv J vvuv-- " f a,.. -a their charters, and that they ganton to Murphy; Rev. R. G. would all discontinue business, Tuttle remains at Elkin, Rev. andaseach defendant had plead- K- M. Courtney at Thomasville; ed guilty that the court should Rev. Ira Ervin at Marion; Rev. Ka o a InniDnf oc ittec ihio with J. H. Weaver at Monroe; and tnem Rev. M. H. Tuttle at Franklin. After consideration. Judee There were two new Presiding R. 1, 80 10 R. 1, 80 bushels. J. F. Greer, Lenoir, bushels. J. H. Davis, Collettsville bushels. G. H. Kirby, Kings Creek, R 1, 75 bushels. John E, Deal, Lenoir, 72 Miller lined each club $150 and Elders made by the Conference, bushels. sum of $1.00 per day to cover COsts, with the exception of the board, lodging, etc. The course Commercial Club, which has here will be as thorough and been closed several months, and practical as can be had at the m this case a fine of 100 and high priced medical colleges of COsts was imposed the country. As the facilities Aside from the cost in the for lodging here is limited, cases tried today the lines will Morganton district, J. E. nhvsirMftns contemolatine: taking LQi Kofmocm 1 orn anH Si "m Mount Airy district, R. M t l w v " V A I W W1W V " w 1 - Rowe and there are Rev. G. T Rev. C. A. Wood. The presiding elders are: Asheville district, C. A. Wood; Charlotte district, J.R. Scroggs; Greensboro district, G. T. Rowe; 3, 00 bushels. Gay; Tay this course here should write an(j this will all goto the county !or; North Wilkesboro district, the supenutendent before com- school fund. ing so as to insure accommodations This is a practical progressive step in the right direction. It is not a matter of vital importance to the doctors themselves, but it is of really more importance to the people generally. It is con servatively estimated that from 80 to 90 per cent of the practic ing physicians in the state do not know how to orrectly diag nose incipent cases of tubercu losis. This state of facts is not attributable to the lack of ability It is said that the Sultan of Turkey is skilled as a pianist. It is probably that those who had to listen to him gladly wel corned the war. Eggs continue scarce and high The old hens evidently don't be lieve in Democratic idea of re ducing the cost living. M. H. Vestal; Salisbury district, W. R. Ware, Shelby district, S B. Tirrentine; Statesville dis trict. L. T. Mann; Waynesville bushels district, L. T. Cordell; Winston S. J. Stokes Lenoir, R district, P. T. Durham. All the districts have the same presid ing elders except Greensboro, Asheville and Salisbury. D. R. S. Frazier, Kings Creek provided for recently through the Carnegie Corporation. In making his announcement tell ing how he had gone about put ting his "gospel of wealth" into practice, Mr. Carnegie said: I resolved to fulfill the re quirements of the gospel ol wealth' by transferring funds and have done so except that I Rader, Collettsville, 70 have found if desirable to retain for a while personal distribution R. 1 0 of mv United States military telegraph corps pensions and S. Sears, Granite Falls, R. Pennsylvania Railroad pensions to Pittsburg division men and their widows, because my old boys would diskike the change andjso no doubt would others T. J. Moore, Collettsville, bO upon my pension list. To meet bushels. these payments and others under Pink Powell, Lenoir, R. 1, 00 mv will, twenty-five millions of bonds upon which the New York 59. State tax has been paid, have been reserved. But the New 5 York corporation has been made residuary legatee and all sur- C. M bushels. J. A. Rabey, Lenoir, bushels. J AVERAGE PER ACKK ON F1VF ACRFS. 25 bushels. J. A. Bradshaw, bushels. 1, Rufus E. J. Bowman Hudson, R. 1, plus left after meeting the pro- -i-JTATISTICS. The question of statistics was called and the secretary made report as follows: ljocal preachers, l ty; mem bers, 94,H51; total, including 95,030. Last year jeople to be slain by this pre ventable infection? Who is to preachers or general medical knowledge blam or thi9 scourge of death? there were 169 local preachers, on the part ol the physicians, hjpon whose shoulders rests the 95,002 members and a total of but is the fruit of the general resp0nsibility of this ravage of 95,171. Infants baptized, 1,836; negligence of the subject of tu- crimey Are the physicians, the adults baptized. 2,631; Epworth berculosi in our medical scnoois health spnt.inels whose dutv it is leagues. 73: members. 2.110: and colleges, and the slackness to instrUct and care for the peo- Sunday schools, 782; , officers, of examining medical authorities pie jn health matters, blameless 5,707; scholars, 7,149; superan regarding the subject. when from 80 to 90 percent of hated assesments, $11,000; col- i ... It is a woeful fact that, al- them are unable to diagnose cor- lected, $9,0-18; foreign missions, though teberculosis is the most rectly this infection in its cura- $19,403.13; domestic missions, important? and destructive ble stage? Are the doctors en- $18,514. 2H; church extension. disease now infecting our people tirely blameless when afflicted$s,003.18; Bible society, $671.33; it is the most neglected of all ones in a majority of cases are presiding elders, $19,717.34; diseases. There is less known permitted to pass, beyond the preachers in charge, $167,240.23; about tuberculosis by physicians help line before they are inform- bishops, $2,879.90; paid bishops. and people than any other Pd that they have the infection? $2,879.90; number of societies diseases and less is being done And then these unfortunate ones 883; number of houses or wor to eradicate and ameliorate its are compelled to spend the short ship, 819; value. $2,143,844; in i ravages. A million dollar donat- balance of life on the hopeless,' debtedness, $116,949.49. The ion has been made to tight the sj(e of the line, sort of linger- bishop said a revival is needed hookworm diseases and nearly nng living death, a nuisance to on church debts. Pastoral every county, in the state is ap- teemselves and a pestilence to charges, 224; value, $417,584; nrooriating from $300 to $800 a their families and their neigh- indebtedness. $14,520; number year to assist in this tight borhood. Who is to blame? of districts, 12; district parson against the hookworm pest, and The importance of this offer ages, 14; value, $52,500; indebt- the official statistical report of ky the sanatorium to the doctors edness, $5,593.64; damaged, 2 the state medical board for last h9 readily seen by all who inves- amount of damage, $553; insur year shows only two deaths ti gate the matter the least bit, ance, $696,850; losses, $125; pre- f rom this cause. The same re- and it is to be hoped that the miums, $2,752.88. 'Mighty port shows that nearly 6,000 doctors will take advantage of cheap," remarked the bishop. died in North Carolina last year the offer. Collected on losses, $131 ; amount from tuberculosis, and the great in order that the work in this collected for education, $8,848.75. state of North Carolina is spend- course of diagnostics maybe lng only $12,500 yearly to fight thorough and complete in every its ravages. If millions are be- respect, it will be necessary, we lng spent to aradicate a disease are informed by Dr. Street, that which causes only two deaths, a frt?e ward be established here what should be done to eradicate for incipient cases, and the next a curable and preventable dis- hef?isiature will be asked to ease which numbers its yearly establish this free ward, not victims in our state by nearly only for the purpose of demon- 6,000, plucked in a great meas- stration work, but also for many ure from the very Mower of other economical and humani North Carolina citizenship? tarian reasons. When we consider the cruelty, This is not written in any brutality and savagery of war, spirit of criticism whatever, but we are struck with horror and for the sole purpose of trying to wo denounce it as a crime. It is arouse the doctors and the peo- a crime, principally because It is pie of the state to the over- a preventable evil. Tuberculo- whelming importance of this sis is killing more people than great question of fighting tuber- all the wars of the age9 It is culosis. preventable and is also curable , R. A. Deal. In Its incipency. Is it not there- State Sanatorium, Montrse, tort a worse crimo to allow bur ov 20. 53.86 bushels. J. J. Roberts, Lenoir, R. 2, 53.8 bushels. AJJ IfcL 1C JUOWT'lt -V llv. t IUV , va bushels. R. Lee Austin, Lenoir, R. 2, 50 bushels. visions of my will goes to it. I am happy in getting al this off my mind. It is a grue some business, but I find that this earth is rapidly becoming more and more heavenly so many good men and women I know NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Interesting Reading Matter of Local and National Affairs in Condensed Form. J. W. Bean, Lenoir, 50 bush- labor for others. Surely Luther els. Franklin and their followers Gwyn R. Lenoir, Ledgerwood were right who held that 'service 50 bushels. to man is the highest worship Mack Moore, Collettsville, 50 Qf God." bushels. Granite M. D. Smith Lenoir, R. 1, 50 bushels. John A. Starnes, Falls, R. 3, 50 bushels. C. W. Stimpson, Lenoir, 50 J. C. Coffey. Risden, 50 bush els. I. B. Williams, Granite Falls, R. 3, 50 bushels. J. P. Blair. Lenoir. R. 2, 48 bushels. H. L. Duncan, Saw Mills bushels. Barlow, Ijenoir L. D. bushels. J. L. bushels. AVERAGE I..) 46 SUPERANNUATES. The following were named for the superannuate relation: R. S. Abernethy, J. D. Arnold, II. L. Atkins, P. C. Battle, W. W Bays, J. J. Brooks, J. D. Buie, G. W. Callahan, W. II. Cooper, S. M. Davis, J. F. England, M. C. Field, A. G. Gantt, S. S. Gasque, T. F. Glenn, J. J. Gray, A. W. Jackson, W. IGette, W. B. Lyda, R. W. Pickens, D. V. Price, E. C. Pusey, J. P. Rey nolds, J. C. Troy, J. W. Wheel er, J. A. Wiggins, A. E. Wiley, F. II. Wood. .The best time to do anything is when you have to do it. New Ca for Our Court. A new case in the courts of Caldwell County was tried by the Superior Court here this week. It was a case for dam ages against Miller Baker, for killing of Dick Campbell. Bak er as our readers, many of them, remember was convicted of second degree murder and sen tenced to ten years in the State prison, which sentence he is now mi -i r 1 serving. The widow oi lamp bell, through her attorneys, is brought suit against Baker for damages in the sum of $.),000 and the jury returned a verdict per ACRE ON FOUR nf 1 M)0 in favor of the plain- " . . ' acres. tiff Thp case involved many Satterwhite, Granite new '" "K""" " ably argued by the attorneys on both sides, Messrs. Linney, Squires and Wakefield appear ing for the Plaintiff and Messrs W. C. and1. M. Mewland and M. N. Harshaw for the defense The attorneys for the defense gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme court. Day, Patterson, President Taft announces that le will not be a candidate for the presidency in 1916, but will work in the mean time for the rebuilding of the Grand Old party. An unknown man attempted to burn a Christian Science clrurch in Kinston one night this week, but was frustrated in his plans by a negro who hap pened to be passing. The in cendiary made his escape. The North Carolina division of the Farmers' Union meets in Raleigh December 10-12. More than 1,000 farmers are expected to attend. The governor will probably make the welcoming address and President Alexan der will respond. Charles S. Bar rett and Clarence H. Poe will be among those who speak. The trials of the Dynamiters connected with the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times build ing and other explosions throughout the country, show that a regular organized gang of dynamiters existed throughout the country for the purpose of destroying non-union establish ments in many places. Of the 45 indictments many convictions will no doubt be made by the Federal court at Indianapolis. Durham people are advocat-, ing a commission form of gov ernment for that thrify town and The Sun says a bill will come before the next general assembly giving the city this form. Wilmington is also going after this form of city govern ment. In Salisbury there is a very strong sentiment in favor of this change and the senti ment is growing. The Post be- ieves that we need a change of form, to some extent at least. Salisbury Post. Philadelphia, Nov. 26. What is declared by officers and dele gates to be one of the most suc cessful conventions ever held by the National American Woman's Suffrage Association, came to an end here today after the adop tion of resolutions on several important subjects. The reso lutions demanded an equal stan dard of morality for man and woman; commend the Govern ment for its efforts to end the commercialized vice and favor arbitration among nations "to the end that wars might be pre vented." Falls, Where ignorance is "knowledge Is power." bliss,' J. L. Falls. R. 3, 45 bushels. W. L. Coffey, Granite R. 1 41.5 bushels. T. A. Andrews, Kings Creek, R. 1, 40 bushels. Hill Blair. Lenoir, R. 2, 40 bushels. R. B. Bush. Ienoir. R. 3 40 bushels. H. H. D. Hoover, Lenoir, R 1, 40 bushels. W. D. Icenhour Kings Creek, R. 1, 40 bushels David Moore, Rufus, H) bush els. B. M. SatterwhiU' Granite Falls, R. 3 40 bushels. J. F. Steele. Ixmoir. R. 2 40 bushels. S. C. Steele Lenoir. R. 2. 40 bushels. The results obtained on a The worst feature about pre dieting a bad ending or anyom is that yours may come first. It is far easier for some to guess wrong tliantothinK ngiit. later reports. The yields obtained in the Boys' Corn Club contest will be made public on Saturday, No vember 30th, during the meet ing of the Club at the Court number of other good demon stration acres will be published House in Lenoir at a later date as reports have Average of ; bushels per not yet been received from them acre It is expected that some line George M. Goforth. yields will be found among thtse County Demonstrator. Taken To Asylum. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25. John Schank, who shot Colonel Roosevelt, was taken to the Northern Hospital for the In sane near Oshkosh today, Judge Backus having committed him to that institution on Friday after a commission of alienists nan adjudged him insane. Schrank has not changed in demeanor since sentence was pronounced. His disease, pro nounced chronic paranoia, and probably incurable, may result in his spending the remainder of his life in the asylum. How ever, should he ever be pro nounced cured, he will be re turned to Milwaukee and tried for the attempt of Mr. Roose velt's life. Carrie Chapman Catt says that there are 50Ai00 women in New York who support their husbands. What a delightful place New York must be to live in.
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