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4 mm Three Cents the Co INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price. $1.00 Per Year in Advance. VOL XV. COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1909. NO. 11. py. NORTH STATE Items of State Interest Gathered from Here and There and Told Briefly for Busy Readers. Pellagra Causes State of Alarm. Durham, Special. Two deaths from Pellagra and two well-defined casts of the disease which has al most become .critical with the medi cal fraternity, have been reported by the doctors here, and certain por tions of the population are alarmed. This human ill is not new enough to be a sensational thing nor old enough to preserve it from faddism. Exag gerated stories of the deaths in Hay ti, the colored settlement of Difrham, havt caused a number of families to discontinue the use of corn-bread as a family dish and some of the very best people here are exceedingly alarmed. The -physicians have not yet taken it so seriously but they are vrorried nevertheless. Pellagra has had but little explanatory litera ture. The theories that it does and doesn't find its causation in maize, or Indian corn, are typical of divid ed doctors and when they fall out, sometimes the patient fares but ill. So far as can be learned by your correspondent, there is nothing ap proaching an epidemic and the two white cases of the disease appear to be improving, though one is a verv ill woman. While pellagra isn't new in North Carolina, there have been but few cases west of this place. Wilmington and contiguous territory have suffered a number but the fa talities haven't been so great. The disease has been likened unto leprosy tut there are plenty of doctors to combat that theory. The charging up of the deadly disease to maize arises out of a theory that this corn as a consistent diet lacks the living prop erties that it ought to possess and that from that very insufficiency comes tne sKin disease and leprosy jppearance of the person eating. There have been some physicians in consultation with the local doctors and they have discussed the situa tion. While it has worried them, the fact that pellagra is not a con tagious disease has had a tendency to keep the few unfortunates from publicity rather than otherwise. One of the colored women died yesterday and the other last week. The resi dents of Hayti have suffered some alarm and they have eschewed corn bread until there is assurance that it is wholesome. Electric Department. Spencer. Special. Few people have an idea of the immense propor tions' of the electric department of the Southern Railway shops at Spen cer, where hundreds of machines of various kinds are driven by the elec tric motor. The department, which is ably managed by Mr. W. S. Sweet as chief electrician, is producing more than 600 horse power with 98 ffiotors ranging from three to seventy-five horse power in size. More than 130 incandescent lights and 226 arc lamps are maintained. So well managed is this department that only four men, two electricians and two ipers are employed to keep the bole plant in operation. It is sig nificant that not one minute's delay has been caused in five years except n the occasion of the powder maga zine exnlosion last vear when the dynamos were badly damaged, but ere started again in three hours. Of the more than 200 locomotives in the service at Spencer, 67 are equip ped with electric lights. All of the fining cars, fourteen in number, on fte main line of the Southern, are pipped throughout with electricity, is said that the electric plant at Spend r ormals in proportions the Satire plant of a city the size of vbarlotte. Asheville, or Wilmington. Wants $25,000 Bond Issue. Washington, Special. A petition s been circulated among a large tanber of our citizens during the Past few days asking that the Le& Uturc grant this city the privilege another? bond issue of $25,000 for rs Tbp netiticn "1 JL V W - w f ' . b( :a signed by a large number of 3 Whistling Tiger Run In. m, Special. Two new cases i id against Walter Hobbs, las freat blind tieer of North Dur- turdav afternoon and the de- Sin: II. L ' ')"u to take out a writ of as corpus before Judge Manning abandoned. is the whistling cripple ' strange rendition of "The Bird" was his signal for a Tie had done the thing Pnr. el last tn.v times, but was landed at J -be bond nf $1 nftn cfans tA Vties. Tnye as he has made at the ounT' cannt raise the required NEWS NOTES Rapid Progress. Raleigh, Special. A striking1 ex position of North Carolina's rapid progress in development of public ed ucation is given in the annual report of Secretary C. H. Mebane, of the Education Campaign Committee, just comvleted. It shows a school fund for the year of $3,294,231, a gain of $431,013 over the year previous, raised by local taxation, $650,739, gain of $104,607; bonds issued in local tax districts, $308,5o2, a gain of $65,008. The report declares that all records were broken during the ninety days of March, April and May in the matter of carrying local tax districts in that 132 were car ried within that time, giving a total of 152 carried during the year in forty-four counties. There are 900 local tax districts in the State at this time, distributed one each in six counties, two to five each in thirty three, six to -ten each in sixteen; eleven to fifteen each in eleven, eigh teen to forty-seven each in fourteen counties. There are four counties having no local tax districts. Secretary Mebane's report shows that during the year thirty-eight speakers were sent into various parts oi tne orate to nil seventy-nve. ap pointments in the furtherance of the committee campaign. The campaign committee to which this report is made comprises H. E., Fries. Winston Salem; ex-Governor Charles B. Ay cock; ex-Governor R. B. Glenn and Hon. J. Y. Joyner, State Superinten dent of Public Instruction. The re port calls special attention to the fact that one whole county in the State voted a special tax for im provement of schools, that being New Hanover. No other county has yet adopted a special tax for the entire county. The Deserted Baby. Asheville, Special. The mystery surrounding the leaving of a child here with a colored nurse by a wo man who left the city has been par tially cleared. Upon investigation it is learned that the woman's name is Ella Gibbs, whose home is near Ma rion. For the past two months she has been employed at the home of Mr. Alex Porter, where she was dis charged, owing to her strange ac tions. The woman is now at her home near Marion, but no effort will be made to have her brought back, as the opinion prevails that the child it better off without its mother. The child is at present at the home of Mr. A. L. Garren, where it will re main until a home is selected. There are many applicants to adopt the child. Mistook Wife For Burglar. Concord, Special. Sam Gibson, a young negro, and a good farm hand, living on the plantation of Mr. Wil liam H. Bost in No. 10 township, shot and killed his wife about 1 o'clock Monday morning, thinking the wo man was some one coming into his room for the purpose of robbery or something else. His wife had gotten out of bed and went to the door, but as the door was so fastened that she could not get out, she then went to a win dow, and was in the act of re-entering the house when Gibson awakened and took deliberate aim with his shot- which proved almost instant death to the woman. He was not held for the crime. Peculiar and Primitive. Fayetteville, Special Sheriff N. H. Watson, of Cumberland county, has just captured his twenty-fourth illicit whiskey still at the head of Beaver Creek Pond. The outfit was a peculiar one, composed of an iron pot, wooden cap and gas pipe. There was no one near it when captured. Albemarle to Vote on Bond Issue. Albermarle, Special The citizens of Albemarle will vote on an issue of bonds July 27 for lights, water, sew erage, school and street improve ments and judging from the registra tion the bond issue will carry by a decided majority. This will be a great step forward as these things are needed and the town has no bond ed indebtedness of any conseauenec. Asheville Lineman Electrocuted. Asheville, Special W. A. Leonard a lineman in the employ of the Weaver Power Company, who came here with his invalid wife some months ago from Columbus, Ohio, was electrocuted late Wednesday af ternoon while at work on a pole on the Biltmore line of the power com pany. Just how Leonard came in contact with the live wire carrying several thousand volts of electricity is not know. He was on the pole working away when suddenly he touched the wire in some manner and death ' was almost instantaneous. MRS. J. ADDISON HAYES DEAD Last of Family of the President of the Confederate States Succumbs to Combination of Diseases Suc ceeded Her Younger Sister as "Daughter of the Confederacy." Colorado Springs, Col., Special. Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, daughter of Jefferson Davis, President of the Con federacy, died Sunday night at her home after an illness of six months. Mrs. Hayes, 54 years old, was the wife of J. Addison Hayes, president of the First National Bank of Colo rado Springs. Friends throughout the country had ! gained the impression that Mrs. Hayes suffered from cancer, but the cause oi toer death was announced by at- j tending physicians as a complication j of diseases. Mrs. Hayes, the last of the family nf Ani., p, j r. . , of the only President of the Confed- eracy, after the death of her sister, j Miss Winnie Davis, in New York j city, made a trip through the South a I few years ago, when she was made ! the "Daughter of the Confederacy" in her sister 's stead. Her mother, widow of the Southern President, died in New York about two years ago. Mrs. Hayes is survived by two sens, Jefferson Hayes Davis nd William Hayes, and two daughters, Lucy Hayes and Mrs. Virginia Webb, wife of Dr. Gerald B. Webb, of Colorado Springs. Jefferson Hayes Davis bears the name of his grandfather through i a special act of the Legislature. It is expected that official notice of her death will be given at once by the heads of the various Confederate organizations of the South, and a fit ting tribute paid by them to her memory. Only a short time ago, Mrs. W. J. Behan, of New Orleans, one of the leaders of the Daughters of the Con federacy, received a letter from Mrs. Hayes, thanking the former for her efforts to bring about the restoration on Cabin John Bridge, near Washing ton of the name of Mr. Davis, which had been chiseled off after his acces sion to the presidency of the Con federacy. Motor Cycle Spreads Death. Berlin, By Cable. Four persons were killed, more than twenty seriously injured, and a dozen others slightly injured as the result of the explosion of a motor cycle, and a fire which followed it, during a cycle race at the old botanic gardens Sunday evening. Thousands of spectators had gathered around the track which was opened for the first time a few days ago. During an endurance race, the tire of one of the pacemakers motor ey cle burst and the rider lost control The benzine exploded in a burst of flame and the machine leaped into the air. The rider was thrown off and fell against other competitors. So teriffic was the speed of the mo tor cycle that it continued on its course after the explosion, crashing ininto the public stand, hurling specta tors right and left, and setting on fire several women's dresses. Two women were instantly killed and their bodies, satuated with flaming ben zine, were burned to cinders. The wooden stand caught fire, and the flames flashed in the faces of by standers, who, with clothing ablaze rushed about shrieking with pain and fear. A panic ensued, in which a great number of persons, including children, were badly trampled. Eighteen men and four women were seriously injured, two of the men having since died, he hospital sur geons say that several others are in a hopeless condition. Big Fire at Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount, Special. Fire was discovered in a room on the sec ond floor of the Hammond Hotel Saturday morning at 4 o'clock. The ouilding was crowded, containing about 100 guests. Rare presence of mind caused the opening of a tap on the third floor by the first fireman who reached the burning building. This preserved the stairway until the third floor occupants could hurry from the building in their night clothes. The loss is reported at about $20, 000 on the building, withoht insur ance; furnishings about $3,500, part ly-insured. Sixteen Perish in Water. New York, Special. Sixteen per sons, five of them women, met death by drowning in the waters either sur rounding or in the vicinity of New York Sunday. Ten of the victims per ished after the eapsizing of the ex cursion sloop Roxana, carrying 22 passengers, which was struck by a sudden sauall in lower New York Lbay, midway between Coney Island Point and Mottman island, late oun day afternoon. Of the survivors, one woman, Mrs. C. Knudson, of Brook lvn. is in such a serious condition I that she probably will die. Her two daughters were drowned. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON President Taft was the central fig ure in a number of conferences Mon day and is living up to the prediction made many weeks ago that in the conference consideration of the tariff bill he would lend bis influence, to conciliate all differences. At a conference at the White House it was definitely decided that the rate to be levied under the new corporation tax shall be reduced from two per cent, to one per cent., and fcat in redrafting the measure now in conierence along with the tariff bill, due consideration will be given to the ftpTliamlc ef tha mnt.iol K-Pa surance companies, whose incomes would have been seriously affected, The tariff conferees made satisfac- lT ?ff Mnday in 8Lite f the Iact that tne House members were compelled to be absent much of the time on account of the session of the House. Thus far, however, the amendmeniti agreed upon in the LJl?!! ouucuuje idiaw ickh uj. minor importance. By passing, over the cotton and wooien. schedules without taking any of the amende! paragraphs, and skip ping the disputed points connected with the rates on lumber in the wood schedule, the tariff conferees were able to dispose of about 400 amend ments Tuesday. This number however include8 subjects that were settled tentatively on Monday and Saturday. Many important subjects, such as the House drawbacks features in the alcohol paragraph,, the rates on oil cloth and the various items under the head of lithographs were submitted to sub-conferees. The treasury ex perts who helped the Senate finance committee in its consideration of the bill are assisting the conferees in gathering information about these subjects. A representative of The Associated Press Tuesday interrogated one of the conferees as to the progress that has been made. A Kst of pra'iically all of the amended paragraphs of public interest was submitted to him. m Strenuous objections were raised by the House members of the tariff conference Wednesday to the Senate provision in the maximum and mini mum feature of the tariff bill which gives to the President authority to employ such persons as he may de sire to aid htm in enforcing the tariff laws and which will be useful to Con gress in tariff legislation in the fu ture. The provision which provides for the establishment of a court of cus toms appeais was adopted. It is in tended that this court shall deal with all cases of appeal from the board of general appraisers and that its judgment shall be final. The salaries of the five judges were fixed at $10, 000, instead of $7,000 as provided by the Senate amendment. The Senate maximum and mini mum provision was agreed upon ten tatively as a substitute for the House fea'ture, with the exception of. the provision for the employment of tar iff experts. The House conferees claimed that the House ways and means committee and the Senate fi nance committee have the investiga tion of tariff matters as their special province. Twenty-four hours would see the end of the work of the Senate and House conferees on the tariff bill, and a suijstantii agreement upon the questions at issue but for the five propositions iron ore, coal, hides, oil and lumber upon which the Pres ident stands firm for radical reduc tion or even abolition of the tariff. Great progress was made by the conferees Friday. A preponderance of the differences have been adjusted In each schedule, however, are a few items that have necessitated investi gation in order to enable the con ferees to get together. This is true of lead products, such as paints, in the chemical schedule; numerous ar ticles in the metal schedule on which the rates depend upon the settlement of the iron ore question; the demand for a change in the classification of wool tops; the change from ad valo rem to specific rates on cotton goods; the increase made by the House on gloves, and the wood pulp and print paper contest. The rates on silks and woolen goods were determined Fri day. The Senate won in both cases. On silks there will be a considerable advance over existing duties; on woolen, no change from the present law except in regarc to wool tops, which are to be giveii a new classi fication. The duty on tops is prohibi tive now, and it is predicted that it will continue so, even after the re duction is put into force. The Senate provision reenacted the Dingley rates of the whole woolen schedule, while the House provided for material re ductions. Washington, Special. President Taft will win his fight for free or re- duced rates of duty on raw materials. Nearly every member of the confer ence on the tariff bill conceded Sat urday. The indications are that when the new tariff bill becomes a law, the rates on the articles which the President desired to come in free will be as follows: Iron ore, free (present rate 40 cents per ton.) Oil. free (now protected by coun tervailing duty.) . Hides, 7 1-2 per cent, ad valorem (present rate 15 per cent.) Coal, 45 cents per ton. (Present rate 67 cents.) Lumber will probably be $1.25 on rough, with Senate rates on finish ed. This would be a material reduc tion throughout the lumber schedule. When the conferees transferred to the President's shoulders the respon sibility of putting the foregoing raw materials on the free list, it was not believed he would meeet with success in bringing about a changed senti fent in relation to these articles. A change of sentiment seems apparent. Frenchman Eclipses Wright 'u Record Far Height. Doue, Franee, By Cable. M. Paul ham on Saturday beat the world's aeroplane record for height, held by Wilbur Wright. He made a flight at an altitude of aiout 450 feet. The previous record was 360 feet. M. Bleriot won the speed prize, covering 2,000 metres in 2 minutes 19 seconds. M. Paulbam's flight oc cupied 57 minutes. Aviator Has Dizzy Fan New York, Special. A frightened amateur, sitting like a wooden man, went up Sunday in GSeem H. Curtiss' aeroplane, which hovered a moment in mid-air and then crashed to earth. The beautiful craft in which Curtiss made his remarkable flight Friday was badly wrecked, and Alexander Williams, the would-be aviator, was lifted unconscious from the twisted frame, his left arm broken, his left thumb dislocated, his body bruised and his brain reeling. OLD SOUTHERN RECIPE. Here is a recipe' for the famous ap ple bread that was served with duck in the days before ttte civil war. Rub through a pound of sifted and warmed bread flour two-thirds of a cup of but ter and three heaping; tablespoonfuls sugar. Dissolve half a compressed yeast cake in a cup of milk tuat has been scalded and cooled to lukewarm. Add to the flour and mix to a stiff batter. Add agafn three eggs well beaten and beat the batter till it blisters. It needs be very. stiff. Cov er and let rise overnight in a warm place. In the morning it should be nearly doubled in bulk. Divide in two portions and roll out in cakes about half an inch thick. Spread one with rather tart apple sauce, cover with the other and let rise together about half an hour, then bake in a moderate over until well done. As soon as taken from the oven spread with -more well cooked and sweetened apple sauce, dredge lightly with sugar, sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon and set back in the oven long enough for the sugar to melt. Serve hot. 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Mene Wallace, an Eskimo boy whom Lieutenant Peary brought to America thirteen years ago, left for his home, In Greenland. Sir Purdon Clarke denied the re port that he was about to resign the directorship of the Metropolitan Mu seum In New York City. Herbert Louis Samuel, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, was elected to Parliament from York shire by a reduced majority. Ex-President Castro has renounced his right to the Presidency and has asked for a piece of ground, so thai he may die on Venezuelan soil. Thomas Hayward, one of the all men who organized the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died at Marshall, Mich., aged eighty-seven years. The recovery of $100,000,000 wortSt of coal lands by the Government as the result of a suit against the North ern Pacific fn the District Court of Montana follows close upon the set tlement with the Union Pacific by whioh the Government recovered valuable tract of mineral land. 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