I -kw fl Hp 0H kjB. Hp fljy amw folk Three Cento ttfe Copy. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year in Advance. COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY, N. C, IhCRSDAY, jtf L? , 1909. VOL XV. NO. b. TAR HEEL CHRONICLES Happenings And Doings Of The Old STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 Annual Convention Held at Hender scnville. Eev. J. O. Atkinson Elected President and J. B. Sherr rill, Secretary-Treasurer. Henderson ville, Special. The edi tors of North Carolina were literally presented with the key to the city Wednesday morning of last week when, at their opening session held jfl the court house, Col. S. V. Pickens gave them an ancient, rusty, tro foot-long jail key, recently uncovered here by workmen in excavating for a new building. At 9:30 the convention was called to order by Dr. J. 0. Atkinson, third vice president, who invoked a divine blessing upon the town of Hender lonville and the members of the as sociation. Mayor Staton then pre sented Col. S. V. Pickens, who cor dially welcomed the editors to town. M. L- Shipman, on behalf of the local press, spoke a few words of apprecia tion and Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and Children, responded gracefully on behalf of the associa tion. Dr. Atkinson then read the annual address of the president, wh, on account of sickness, was unable to be present in person. It took to task the criticisms some politicians and others make of the press and closed with proposing " Optimism and Good Cheer." as the note the press should sound. The association voted to -wire President Thomas its appreciation and its regrets that he was unable to be with them. The big audience in the court house listened to short talks on timelv topics by J. W. Atkins, J. J. Farriss, H. B. Var ner and Archibald Johnson. At 2:30 p. m., J. F. Hurley read the histor ian's paper. Full of interest and lis tened to attentively was Thad R. Manning's talk on the subscription price of the weekly newspaper. This was followed by the transaction of miscellaneous business. At night, before an audience which completely filled the big court room, Mr. John M. Julian,, of The Salisbury Post, deliv ered the annual oration. He com manded the closest attention of his audience to the end of his address. Thursday morning was pleasantly spent in a drive to Lake Osceola and to Mount Hebron, the pleasure of which was not marred by a slight shower, which, Mr. J. P. Caldwell re marked, -was but a pleasant diversion. The editors and their families went in a body and the string of carriages was a long one. - The ball at the Gates at night was largely attended and thoroughly en joyed by both visitors and home peo ple and was distinctly a success. At the afternoon session the fol lowing officers were elected: Presi dent, Rev. J. 0. Atkinson; first vice president, M. L. Shipman; second vice president, J. R. Swann; third vice president, W. K. Jacobson; sec retary and treasurer, J. B. Sherrill; historian, Archibald Johnson; ora tors. W. C. Hammer and Josephus Daniels; poet, D. F. St. Clair; execu tive committee, H. A. London, W. C. Dowd. H. B. Yarner, Josephus Dan iels, D. T. Edwards. A resolution was adopted condemn in;: the United States government for maintaining a job printing office to compete with the country's job print ers, and a copy of the resolution was ordered sent to every Representative and Senator of North Carolina. Interesting articles were read by Rev, J. 0. Atkinson, Clarence H. Poe and R. R. Clark. The important address of the day as that of M. V. Richards, land and industrial agent of the Southern Railway. N The Wheat Crop is Fine. Mount Airy, Special. Never in the history of farming in Surry county tave the farmers been in a deeper le with their plowing and harvesting- The wheat crop is fine and ripe, but up to Friday heavy rains have in daily, rendering it impossible to cut grain and plow corn, etc. In the Hands of Receiver. Vtteville, Special. The Con fcfeted Street Railway and Power jompai ,v cf this city was placed in e !iands of a receiver by Judge C. L'on, resident judge of this dis at Elizabethtown last week. Ir- W. D. McNeill, president of the SPany, being appointed receiver. in&s action will not affect the operat- DiJalue of the Property nor the J ogress of Fayetteville. Cars are CdireU!i!!ln? and wiu be able to Pect v sreat crowds that are ex ctl here Monday. Gleaned From All Parts North State. Resolution of Thanks. The folkwing resolutions, offered by Mr. Josephus Daniels for the com mittee, were unanimously adopted by j a rising votet "Resolved, That the thanks of the association be and are hereby tender ed the Western Union Telegraph Company and the railroad companies for courtesies in the matter of rail road transportation and particular ly to the Southern Railway Company, for the courtesy of an excursion to fiake Toxaway; to W. A. Smith for a car ride to Laurel Park and an en joyable afternoon at that beautiful resort ; to Capt. M. C. Toms and John L. Orr and their associates for ex tending the courtesies of Mount Heb ron; to the management of the Gates Hotel for excellent service and for the courtesy of a ball tendered the association; to Mayor R. H. Staton and the reception committee and nil the public spirited citizens who ten dered many delightful courtesies, including the mountain drives and to Lake Osceola, and for more pleasures than can be enumerated; to Mr. M. L. Shipman, editor of he Hender son ville Hustler, and to Mr. T. R. Barrows, associate editor, for their brotherly welcome which made all the editors feel at home. The association left on a special car Saturday for Lake Toxo way, returning to their homes from there. Tne iollowing eighteen new members were enrolled at the session: J. V. Sims, Raleigh Times; W. . I. Underwood, Greensboro Patriot; J. A. Parham, Fayette ville Index; Owen G. Dunn, Newbern Sun; R. A. Deal, Wilkesboro Chron icle; W. E. Pharr, North Wilkesboro Hustler", M. L. Yeager, Southern PuUisher; R. E. Ranson, Spring Hope Leader; Andrew Joynery Greensboro News Bureau; C. A, Eflry, King's Mountain Herald; Clint N. Brown, Salisbury Post; T. JLi Gosorn, Bakersville Kronicle: H. H. Hamlin, .Beaufort Lookout; D. L. f&r Clair, Sanford Express; E. P. Pepper, Danbury Reporter; T. R. Barrows, Henderson ville Hustler; J. R. Round tree, Kinston Free Press; Chas. H. Williams, Polk County News. Rev. F. J. Murdock Dead. Salisbury, Special. Rev. F. J. Murdock, D. D., rector of St. Luke '8 Episcopal church in Salisbury, died suddenly Tuesday morning in Char leston at the home of his brother wko he was visiting. He was (53 years old, had been rector of the church here for 35 years and was widely known in both church and business circles. He was president ' of the Vance Cotton Mills, secretary and treasurer Salisbury Building and Loan Association and was a bank di rector. He is survived by a widow, one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bell, and one son, F. J. Murdock, Jr. Heart failure is said to be the cause of his death. The interment took place in Salisbury. 7 Private Laws Ready. Raleigh, Special. The private laws of the session of 1909 of the General Assembly are now almost ready to be issued, as the printing of these has been completed, only the index is yet to be completed. This is quick work and it follows close on the early publication of the public laws, which were issued early in May. The printing of the laws this session has broken past records for the rapidity in punblication and the State has therefore access to the full information in the laws at a much earlier date than is usual. Killed by Live Wire. Greensboro, Special. Bryan Ben ton, the 12-year-old brother of James M. Benton, city editor of the Morn ing Telegram, was instantly killed by a live wire late Tuesday afternoon. The boy was at a lawn party at the Christian church, and with a play mate climbed a tree. His fingers touched an uninsulated electric wire, his leg: another, the short-circuit causing him to drop Death of Miss Sallie Underwood. Charlotte, Special Miss Sallie Underwood, the young lady struck by lightning near her home in Gaston county last Thursday afternoon, died Sunday morning at 3:30 o clocM without regaining consciousness, iho funeral took place at the home Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock, the ser vice being in charge of Rev. J. B. Tabor, of Mount Holly. The inter ment was made at Castania church. The funeral procession is saidV to have beeri one of the longest that ever followed a funeral in Gaston county. BIGGERS IS ACQUITTED Jury Holds That He Was Insane at the Time of Killing Hood. Charlotte, Special. The jury of twelve freemen, the select body chos en to pass upon the merits of the case of State against W. S. Bigger, charged with the murder on the morning of Tuesday, February 9, of J. Green Hood, reached a verdict Sat urday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock, their decision being that the defen dant was "not guilty ' ' of the crime as charged. As noted by every one -who follow ed the trend of this great legal bat tle whose results held within it the freedom if not the life of Bigger, the plea of insanity was the entire issue. It was not that insanity for which the asylums are built and maintained, but that termed various ly emotional insanity, brain storm, and the like, but in this case termed 1 conf usional " insanity. The case was fought before the bar with the utmost tact and unlimit ed talent and legal force. No stone, as it were, was left unturned. It was plead that the man had suffered a wrong and that his financial straits had preyed upon his mind till men tal confusion had brought him to the stage of not being conscious of the enormity of the deed which he con templated and actually committed. At ljfe'st vote of the jury 10 stood flfPstfOAjittal, one for murder in the first ana one for murder in the second degree. The jury had the case just four hours when it became unanimous. The ease had taken 11 days in its course. Shepard the Slaver of Holt. Durham, N. C, Special. Solomon Shepard, the negro of mysterious action, has confessed that he killed Engineer Holt near Durham last De cember aad that he had no assistant. This startling turn in the dreadful affftir came Saturday night when Dr. N. yNwinsen went into the jail to '.tien&,rsje&' prisoner. Shepard had spent he day ueading the Bible and get-twHgieS-Wiry-iie took a notion to unburden himself to the doctor, is not known, but he did and said that he slew the engineer that night without the aid of anyone. The negro tells a reasonable story. There never has been any large num ber of people who did not believe that Engineer Holt met death meant for another man. The wanton use of a shotgun was commonly called a Reu ben Barbee characteristic, but nobody ever found the motive whereby Reu ben Barbee became the assassin of Fred Holt. The brothers of the dead man believed that their kinsman had been murdered by mistake and the negro says so. Suspicion for this crime has been resting on Reuben Barbee who is now in jail awaiting trial. It seems that Shepard had been put off the train. In his rage he secured a shot gun and went to kill the brakeman who put him off. Not finding his man he fired a random shot, as he says, to scare somebody. This shot put out the life of a popu lar and most valuable engineer. Joe Brown is Governor. Atlanta, 'Ga., Special. Joseph M. Brown, son of "Joe" Brown, one of Georgia's war-time Governors, took office Saturday amid ceremonies of Jeffersonian simplicity. Governor Brown's address was brief. At its conclusion Governor Smith handed Governor Brown the seal of the State of Georgia and the ceremony was complete. Governor Smith's last official act Saturday was the signing of 15 par dons. Those set free included six murderers and three persons convict ed of violationg the prohibition laws. Firemen Lose Case. Atlanta, Ga., Special. The Geor gia Railroad strike arbitration board Saturday night decided against the seniority of white firemen over ne groes. The arbitrators, however, plaeed a premium on intelligence among firemen, which it is believed will ultimately result in the gradual elimination of all except the mos ex nert nearo firemen. From Chicago to Charleston. Winston-Salem, Special. The of ficial announcement Saturday by the Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk and Western that the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad would be push ed to completion within the next 18 months is received with great satis faction here. The movement for this through line from Chicago to Charles ton, with the Twin City as a prom inent junction point, was begun about three years ago, CoL F. H. Fries and Mr. Henry E. Fries, of this city, be ing among the leaders in the enter prise. Henry E. Fries is now president. FROM WASHINGTON Much voting and little talking characterized Use work in the Senate WednesaiShe lumber schedule was disposiiorand the duty on pine apples w$s increased, the finance committee suffering a defeat in the latter case. Ijjn attempt to reduce the finance eoitg$s rate of $1.00 per thousand on sawed lumber to $1, the House rate, waslpst. The entire wood schedule mokiig reductions of, about 25 per cent from the present rate was agreed to. A new amend ment to the coal schedule, offered by Mr. Aldrich, reducing the duty on bitirminous coal from 67 to 60 cents a ton and eliminating the reciprocity clause from the House bill, was adopted. The two Senators from Florida, a pineapple- producing State in upholding the amendment to in crease the duty on pineapples fm $7 to $8 per thousand, were opposed by the two Senators from Maryland, in which State there are a number of large pineapple canning factories. The Wright brothers, whose time in which to complete their official tests with their areoplane would have expired next Monday, were granted an extension of thirty days. The question of the eight hour law was submitted to President- Taft in the form of a request by Thomas Dolan. president of the Steam Shov eler' Union, that the President ob tain 'from the Attorney General an opinion as to whether the law pro hibiting payment for overtime is not being violated on the Panama canal. Just before the Senate adjourned about 7 o,clock Friday night, Senator Aldrich, chairman of the finance com mittee, introduced the corporation tax amendment to the tariff bill, rec ommended by President Taft. To encourage American shipping, Senator" Elkins introduced an amend ment which would allow to American vessels a reduction of five per cent in tariff duties. Petroleum, linoleum and scrap iron tariff schedules were the principal ones discussed in the Senate. Sen ator Penrose's amendment fixing a duty of half cent a gallon on crude oil was lost. Increases over the House rates were made as follows: On harness from 35 per cent ad val orem to 40 per cent; on scrap iron from 50 cents to $2.50 per ton; and on wire nails from 1-4 to 1-2 ceni, and from 1-2 to 3-4 cent per pound, the former for those less, the latter for those an inch or more in length. ' Although it devoted almost eight hours to strenuous effort in that di rection, the Senate Saturday afiled to conclude its consideration of the schedules of the tariff bill, and at 5:12 o'clock, an adjournment was reached, there were stil la number of important rates to be determined. The day, however, was full of achieve ment and a number of provisions were disposed of. Probably the , most exciting inci dent of the day was the vote on Sen ator Beveridge's amendment reducing from 30 per cent ad valorem to 15 per cent ad valorem, the duty on cash registers. The Indiana Senator began his fight for this reduction some days ago and was enabled to force a vote on it Saturday after compratively little discussion. The vote resulted 31 ayes and 33 noes. Stating that after the vote was an nounced several Senators had inform ed him that they had voted against his motion under misrepresentation, Mr. Beveridge said he would renew the motion at a later date. The wood pulp provision also again received attention, and it was sup posed that it had been finally acted upon until Senator Clapp, taking ex ception to the retaliatory provision of the schedule as amended, stated that he would make an effort to have the provision entirely eliminated before final action should be taken upon the bill. In the Senate Monday the finance committee's amendment to take hides frOm the free list and place a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem on them was under discussion all day. Senators Warren, of Wyoming, and Carter, of Montana, spoke in fovor of the amendment, while Senator Page, of Vermont, opposed it. Orville and Wilbur Wright, who arrived here Sunday, started in Mon day at Fort Meyer to asemble their aeroplane, the official government test of which will begin in a few days. . Orville expressed the belief that his new machine will make an average speed of forty miles an hour. President Taft set June 28 as the time when a hearing as to "what is whiskey" will be granted the attor neys for the various distillers.' The President consulted with Air torney General Wickersham for an I hour and a half on the subject of the proposition tax upon the net earnings of corporations. There seesns now to be little doubt but that the corporation tax as pass ed will exempt net earnings of $5,000 and less so as to take any undue bur dens off the smaller corporations. Late Tuesday the Senate reached the voting stage on the hide schedule, and after several amendments had been defeated, the amendment of the finance committee fixing a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem on hides was agreed to 46 to 30. This is the rate of the present law, nut under the rulings of the Treasury Department is applicable only to hides weighing more than 25 pounds. The House placed all hides on the free list, but the committee restored ' the Dingley policy. Senator McLurin undertook fo have the provision amended so as to make the duty applicable to hides weighing less than 25 pounds, but failed, his amendment being voted down 31 to 48. An amendment by Mr. Stone, placing no only hides but many of their products on the free list, was also lost. BASEBALL NOTES. Fred Tennoy is getting the home run habit. He made three within a week, m . Catcher Pat Moran is doing satis factory work for the Cubs in the ab sence of Kling. . Elberfeld is the keystone of the New York American infield, and with out him the structure is not nearly so strong. The New York National Club has asked for waivers on pitcher Jake Weimer. His probable destination is Milwaukee. Catcher Ritter has been appointed manager of the Fort Smith (Arkansas League) Club in place of Hugh Bez dek, resigned. Marqu&rd evidently made good with the Giants in his first game. McGraw says his $10,000 beauty Is i worth the money. The Chicago players say that Pat Moran is filling Johnny Kling's shoes, and judging from Mr. Moran's all- round work in the games of late, Kling has nothing on the Fitchburg boy. President John I. Taylor, of Bos ton, is convinced that the timerts not far off when every State in the Union will sanction Sunday baseball, as they are now doing outside of New Eng- Manager Bower man, of Boston, warms up his pitchers before each game. "Come on! Show me some thing!" is his cry. The man who 'Shows him the best line of samples is elected to office. Members of the Rube family in the big leagues are Waddell, Marquard, Vickers, Kroh and Oldring all pitch ers but one. The Cys are not so nu merous, Young and Seymour being the two most distinguished scions of that house. Perished in Pack Ice. "Tromsoe, Norway, Special. 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