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MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. 0., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911.
VOL. V. , , - ,
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IIEV7 5EARCH LAW
JOILTY Or HAVING FOR SALE
OVCB TWO GALLONS Otf ; ;
, UQUOR. r
HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL RALLY
Aeceunt of Interesting i Exercises
Speeches, Bounteous Dinner, ChlH.
: . dren and Flsga,
FinST CASE UNDER NEW LAW
Revenue Officer 8sms Report 8aya
That Over Forty Thousand Gallons
f Liquor, Was 8s Mod In June
" Danfensa Introduces No Evidence.
Raleigh. A special from Ashevllle
stilts that the first notable convic
tion. In Superior court of a defend--pit
is the recently enacted "search
hJl aeii ure" haa Just occurred here,
sen Paul Allman, who, it Is alleged,
conducted a blind tiger at the Battery
4Park Hotel, tu declared guilty ot
having for sale more than two gallons
of intoxicants.
Allman was defended by Judge
Too.: A. Jones and Judge P. C,
Cooke. Judge Jones raised the point
that the "search and aelzure" law Is
. applicable to Buncombe, Madison and
- Columbus counties, is unconstitution'
at ' He argued the point at some
length to Judge Lane, who over-ruled
th objection, and the case was tried,
'The state showed by police office
that a certain portion of the hotel
was visited and that beer on ice and
la suK cases and whiskey was found.
The defense introduced no evidence.
There were no arguments by counsel
nd the jury was given the case by
he judge after his charge. It was not
jng until the twelve men returned a.
verdict of guilty. . Sentence has not
been jessed. v
' Revenue Agent 'Sams, In charge, of
Oils district, haa filed his report tor
the month of June. The report shows
that during the month more than 40,'
000. gallons of whiskey were seised;
that 87 illicit distilleries were de
stroyed and that the value of the pro
duct seized was more than 150,000.
There-' are 22 prosecutions recom-
"TidPd. The number of; distilleries
Greensboro. One of the most no
table educational rallies ever held in
this education centered county, .waa
at Summerfleld, Under directions of
their, two teachers the 160 children
ot the district school,' marched with
nags and banner from' the picnic ,
grounds, half mile to the-new school
building, now nearing completion, and
entered, singing happy songs, tne
large auditorium on the second floor,
In which had assembled S00 of the
best men and women of the village
and community. ' Seated on the rost
rum were the following school offi
cials ot the county., and township:
Superintendent Thomas R. Foust;
County Board of Education, Dr. W.
T. Whitaett, Charles H. Ireland, John
Kennett, and .the three district trus
tees, T. B. Doggett, John B. Smith
and John , Caffey. Besides these.
County Superintendent of Health, Dr.
Ross and County Commissioner ot
Agriculture, Mr. Mclntyre, and Rev.
Charles Goode, pastor of Summer
fleld church, were there.
Brief speeches were made by each,
the remarks of Mr. Ireland and Mr.
Caffey being especially the cause of
much applause and enthusiasm. Col.
J. A. Haakins, and other prominent
citizens in the audience were called
on and made suitable responses, all
except Mr. Charley Wilson, who ex
plained later that he was a little
deaf and did not hear, the call.
'After the speeches, adjournment
was had to the grove where a boun
teous dinner was served by the ladies
of the community. For many years
the cause had languished, but
last year a special tax waa voted in
the district and. now there is nearly
completed : a handsome - seven-room
building, capable of accommodating
800 pupils, with large auditorium fa
cilities. . , .
Adjoining the school is a plot of
three acres ot land. The people are
now not satisfied at this forward step,
but are going after the new County
SUte High School thatGullford is
entitled to this year, making four In
the county, the other tlftree being' at
Jamestown, Montlcello ;and Pleasant
Garden. ' It Is 'understood that Gull
ford College and Glbsonvllle are con-
SENATE TO VOTE
NEXT
VOTE ON WOOL BILL " JULY 27 ;
..FREE UST BILL AUGUST 1
" OTHERS AUGUST 3. -v V.
DATES ARE SET FOR ACTION
Action on Statehood Bill August 7.
May Be General Revision of Tar
' ' iff Before the Close.
Washington. The senate will vote
on the Canadian reciprocity bill July
22;" on the wool tariff revision bill
July 27; on the free list bill August
1; ' congressional reapportionment bill
August 3; statehood bill for Arizona
and New Mexico on the legislative
day "br-August 7, and will adjourn
quckly thereafter. This voting pro
gram, decided upon after prolonged
conferences that have covered many
days, was agreed to by thesenate.
All the measures mentioned have
passed the house. President Taft was
quickly acquainted with the senate's
action and expressed his gratification,
especially over the precedence to be
given the reciprocity bill.
The house Democratic leaders are
undecided as to whether they will
agree to an adjournment upon the
passage of the bill embodied In the
agreement adopted by .the senate.
Speaker Clark expressed - the opin
ion that congress . would not put up
the shutters until about September 1.
Chairman Underwood' of 4he ways
and means committee refused to" com
mit himself. He seemed to be of the
opinion that the. Democrats would not
insist -upon action by the senate on
the cotton revision bill, which will
probably be reported next week.
It Is known that Mr. Underwood is
anxious tor an adjournment immedi
ately upon the passage by-the sen
ate of the reciprocity bill, the free
list and wool bills and the' reappor
tionment bill.. He has taken the jpo
aition trKt the house Democrats can
afford t'J waft until the December, se
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SPEECH BEFORE Tl
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WICKERSHAM WAS BLIND
So Charges Delegate Wlckershsm Be
fore House Committee on Judiciary.
Washington. After secret consider-
Atlantic City, K. J.'
audience swayed to the
Speaker Champ Clark wis, Introduced
to a record throng ton tnialiiion dol
lar pier as the prlnctpafaker be
fore the Christian EndeavtoF conven
tion. . '
"There la no room in the United
States for a pesfsmist or air Idler,"
he declared at the outset . "Any one
who misses' .two. general elections
ought to be disfranchised. Our fore
fathers did not. fight so we could alt
at home. They wanted us to have
our own say at election. ,
"If I had one prayer that 1 was
sure to.be answered, it would be that
every citizen should acquire, sufficient
education to -read h!own ballot and
cast it as an Americfi Nilfen.rfhould.
"Hoodlums run nlJe-teniha oi ut
ejections and tbo f Alum who Jguc
out and votes Is : C tter, man than
the citizen who tr
lot. It is the f
tlan, citizen to''
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by tue uuveruor be-
"Whlle serving the above sentence I Tw North Carolina Charters Filed.
working on the road, earth caved raj At, the office of Secretary of State
-on'-tunr a,na, proze yAjagv-Aitnouga
'(this occurred over" forty daysage the
attending county physician ' , certified
' that It healed little or none, and it now
-appears that amputation will be neces
sary. A pardon is strongly urged by
-official and other of Gaston county,
"where he is serving his sentence. Be-
' Sieving that he has, on account ot hi
dnjury, been already ''punished more
-than his original sentence and in or
der that he may secure better care
: and treatment'; I pardon prisoner on
condition that he remain law abiding
Census Statement of Winston.
, 'A preliminary statement ot the gen
eral results of the thirteenth United
' States census of manufactures of the
city of Winston, N. C, was issued
: hy Acting' Census ; Director Falkner.
It ' contains a summary comparing
he figure far 1904 and 1909, by city
total, prepared under the direction
Of William M. Stewart, chief statls
tlcian for manufactures, bureau ot the
census. 'The figure are subject to
such revision a ' may be necessary
-upon a further examination, of ; the
original reports.' . '
' The summary shows percentages of
increase a follows: 7 per cent in
. itne cost of material nsed-. 70 per
-oent in the number of salaried of
flolals and: clerks; 66 per oent in the
alarie and wages; 48 per cent in
the value ot products; 40 per cent in
-tb capital invested; 28 per cent in
1the average number of wage earners;
32 per cent in the value added by
-manufacturer; ;' 11 per cent in the-4
-number of establishments; and. 2 per
' -cent in the miscellaneous expenses.
!8lg Gain In Taxable Property.
The value ot taxable property in
Ibarra county .has ' been increased
1,000,060," according io a sUtement
ty County Tak Assessor Furr. The
(board of equalization completed its
-work and aa soon as all of the change
made by them are correctly entered
-the exact amount can be had. The
Aboard held a two days' session and
-very few complaints were madeand
tut few objections to the new system
ot listing the county taxes have been
. jheard from. i-; - i
n Alleged Retailer Esaapes. ; - ?
' r. J. D, Nixon, the veteran jailer
4md deputy sheriff who' has handled
jmany a man in his official lite, ex
jperienced fully what the old -erpres-TSlon,
"Felt like he'd let a bird go,"
jmeans when Julius Bostaln, a young
.white man, slipped out of his hands
nd disappeared over the hills which
irise up west ot town. The grand jury
liad just found a true bill against
Bostaln for retailing. Sheriff Nixon
found him at Clapp's drug store, and
arrested him. ' '
ittL Farm Life
County High School both.
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ifssary for
oolvand the
J. Bryan Grimes there were, filed one
new North Carolina charter, and one
foreign corporation charter, by which
last District .of Columbia corporation
has become domesticated In this state.
The 'list follows: '
Carolina Paper Box Co., of Winston
Salem; amendment of-charter. Au
thorized, capital now 150,000; sub
scribed $4,000.
Pamlico Cotton Oil and Warehouse
Companyof Oriental, Pamlico coun
ty. -Authorized capital, 250,000; sub
scribed, $1,000. Incorporators: O. C.
Daniels, ot Oriental; J. T. Dawson, of
Alliance; J. T. Sawyer, of Merrltt; J.
J. T. Dixon, of Alliance; A. T. Mid
yett, ot Oriental; Claude Haskins, W.
B., Nunn, ot Arapahoe.
One foreign corporation waa do
mesticated In North Carolina by the
filing of certified copy of charter with
the Secretary of state, as follows:
The W O. Gottwals Co., of Wash
ington, D. C; manufacturers of office
fixtures and equipment, furniture, etc,
Authorized capital, $25,000. Incorpo
rators: Thomas H. Melton and Fred.
B. Rhodes, of Washington, D. C and
W, O. Gottwals, of Greensboro, N.-C.
Fever is Under Complete Control,
, Dr. W. 8.: Rankin, secretary of the
state Board of Health, and Dr. Chas.
T. Nesbitt, 'iclty superintendent of
health, have issued the gratifying
statement that fever in Wilmington
is not only under: absolute' control,
but that the disease is now on the
wane and has been since the middle
of June, ' nearly a month ago. Men
tion has been made of the falsa re
ports circulated throughout the South.
tee jAiiA
make - summer.
They dechuat now in the accepted
time. They point out that in the De
cember cession there will be a tre
mendous volume of general legislation
aside ' from that tariff, and" that ac
cordingly the attention of the bouse
will be diverted to some extent from
proper consideration of measures in
amendment of the Payne-AJdrich law.
This question' 1 now in conference
among the Democratic leaders. They
are far from an agreement. -The
chauces are 'that the matter will be
submitted to party caucus. ' ' ,'
It the advice of Chairman Under
wood is followed, congress will quit
in August, about the time set by the
senate leaders. Should the will of
those who are opposed .to the views of
Mr. Underwood prevail, congress
would remain in session far into the
fall. Leader ; Underwood, with the
support ot the speaker, has generally
had his way. The speaker's sugges
tion that congress may be in session
until September 1 or therabouts, li
understood to be based on the view
that the house Democrats will Insist
on action on the statehood bill, what
ever agreement : may be reached be
tween the two houses on other meas
ures. . . :
Senator Cummins, . Insurgent of
Iowa, after ; adjournment expressed
conviction that despite the program,
there. would be general tariff revision
before , the close. He based his be
lief on the fact that the Democrats
and Insurgents would stand together
and force amendment., to the, free
list bill, adding wool, sugar, steel, cot
ton, etc., to that .measure. - ' ;
. "At least we shall have legislative
revision before we adjourn," he said.
"I do not know what the president
will do, but we will give him a
chance to speak for himself."
Railroad May Build Into Raleigh.
r The Atlantic Coast Line bridge
over the Roanoke river at Weldon is
nearly completed 'and it is expected
that trains will be run over it bjr the
first of August. It has been well-
known that the Atlantic Coast Line has
bad a contract with the Seaboard Air
Line to use Rsf bridge over the Roa
noke -river and whenever an attempt
has been made to get the Atlantic
Coast Line to build into Raleigh the
statement has been liad v tbat as
long as it used the Seaboard's bridge
it would1 never build mere,
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is Grsnted Thirty More Osys.
The Governor and the Council of
state nave granted the Mattamuskeet
Railroad company, which 1 has" been
represented in a conference here by
Capt Geo. . J. Studard, an additional
thirty daya to arrange for proper ter
minals at Washington, N. O. ' The ar
rangements will, it is said, be com
pleted satisfactorily within the ,tlme
allowed which time by the extension
just made, will not expire for nearly
forty days. The state is interested
in this railroad by ownership of stock.
in return for convict labor.
Recover $750,000 for Government, i
New Tprk Three-quarters of a mil
lion dollar, haa been recovered from
the concealed assets ot Gaynor and
Greene, who defrauded" ' the govern
ment ef $2,000,000 in Savannah har
bor dredging contracts in 1897. , This
was developed by inquiries at the de
partment of justice. E. L Johnson,
an expert ' accountant, and United
States District Attorney Marlon Er-
win' of Savannah, Ga, are responsible
tor the recovery. .
- Vessels Collide During- Storm.
-New'-York,A. dispatch from Port
Llmon, Costa Rica, reports that thir
tytwo passengers and eighteen mem
bers of the crew of the steamer Irma
were drowned or crushed to death
when the vessel was sunk in ar colli
sion, during a storm, In the estuary
ot -the San Juan river. The colliding
steamer is given as the Diamante,
and the news i said to- have reached
Port Llmon from Blueflelds. Most of
the passengers of the Irma were be
low when the collision occurred.
B! bal-
CVis-.U-
tics re bad el
"The great qV ybefore ' the
American republlcar-ine question of
good citizenship. I U6n't believe the
United State is going to the dogs,
no matter whether a Republican or a
Democrat has the administration.
-The world in general m growing
better and particularly eur part of the
country. In my opinion we will soon
devise a scheme that will give labor
the benefit of its toil and keep riches
from a few greedy so ds, Signs point
that the change isTh sight, and the
employer will soon share his profits
with his workmen. The pension sys
tem already in force on most of the
big railroads puts to blueh the sys
tem maintained by the United States
government. This is not the age of
controversial, but of practical rellg
ion." I .
LIES STAB!!
TELLS INVESTIGATING BOD1
' "DICK TO DICK" LETTER
CANT BE FOUND.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Sava Deoartment Of Interior Will
Probe Controller Bay
Scandal.
Seme of the
Bwi Carefwlly
' - Far Yeuasj
SECRETARY SIMPSON SAILS
Accompanied by HI Wife He Will
inspect Panama Canal.
Washington.-i-Secretary ' of War
Henry L. Stlmson, with his wife and
Brigadier General Clareace Ed wards,
chief of the bureau of insular affairs,
haa sailed by the United Fruit liner
Santa Maria to make an inspection
of the work on the Panama canal.
Secretary Stlmson said that while he
Is in the canal tone he will meet the
fortification board and have a talk
over fortification plans,.! MaJ. Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant, commander of
the department ot the east; Col. Webb
Hares and Lieutenant XTowzo went to
the shin in a launch from Governor's
Island and gave the secretary and his
party goodbye. He will be gone about
a month. He win ne joined later ny
MaJ. Gen.' Leonard Wood. ,
eratlon of charges made by Delegate
Wickersham of Alaska that Attorney
General Wickersham deliberately per
mitted the statute of limitations to
run against agents ot the Alaska syn
dicate who defrauded the government
through perjury to the extent of $50,
000, the house committee on judiciary
has determined to report favorably a
resolution of Inquiry offered by Del
egate Wickersham.
The resolution would call upon the
attorney general to furnish the house
with all documents, affidavits and tes
timony in his possession relating to
an affidavit submitted to him more
than a year ago, and sworn to by H.
J. Douglas, former auditor ot the
Alaska syndicate in 1908.
" Delegate Wickersham startled the
committee when he . produced a copy
of an affidavit relating to an alleged
criminal- act committed by Capt D
H. Jarvls of the Alaska syndicate, and
formerly prominent in the government
-enue cutter ervice,.?who commit
u iMldde in Seattle on June 22, the
dny lowing the introduction ot the
Wickeis. , to resolution, calling ' tor
production naper in' the case,
and br John 'if'- of -.sTr
..It-,
s . , -.. wconnivau.
cnargea vne. giyiiiiuu , ... auu
ed on coal contracts aid evm-ve'to
that effect was permitted to remain
unacted upon in .the attorney gener
al's office for more than a year un
til the statute of limitations eiplred
last May. Delegate Wickersham fur
nished '.the -committee . with photo
graphic copies ot a letter an -attorney
foi' the Alaska attorney to D. R.
Jarvls admitting the expenditure of
money to control government wit
nesses in the hazy murder trial in
1908, wherein an , agent of the Alaska
syndicate was accused of murdering
laborers employed by rival interests
A photograph of an expense ac
count for $1,133.10 ot M. B. Morris
sey employed by the syndicate, it is
claimed, to entertain government wit
nesses 'and jurymen in that connec
tion also was submitted to the com
mittee.; Thia evidence Delegate Wick
ersham declared, also is in the pos
session ot the attorney general. Del
egate Wickersham urged on the judi
ciary committee the Douglas affidavit
involving te representatives of the
Northwestern Commercial company,
one of the Alaska syndicate concerns,
and the'Sesnor Coal company. ,
, ,"Oa May 24, 1910," he aaid, "I sent
to , Attorney General Wickersham a
copy of the affidavit,, calling his at
tention to the fact that the govern
ment had been defrauded of $50,000
by perjury and a combination of these
two ' corporations in the sale of coal
to the government for military posU
in . Alaska. I asked htm -to make aa
investigation and prosecute those peo
ple for the crime .committed in that
transaction. I received a letter of
acknowledgment , Mar 31, , 1910, and
we had .considerable further corer
spondence and on July 13, 1911, more
than a year later, I received a letter
from the attorney general stating that
the statute of limitation had expired."
Washington. Secretary of the In
terior Fisher was the star attraction
when the house committee investigate
ins; the Controller Bay scandal met.
Mr. Fisher told the committee that
the now famous "Dick to Dick" letter
was not in the files of the interior
department, but if such a letter had
disappeared from the files stops
would be taken to recover it.
'1 have a deep Interest in thia
question, in view of the two points
involved. First, whether anytning
has been done that the commitee has
learned of which will Jeopardize the
public interests in Alaska that is, it
anything has been done in my de
partment which could be rectified
now. I want to learn oi inese unngs,
because it might be expedient for
my department to take some imme
diate action.
"The second point in which we are
Interested concerns a letter, the ex
istence ot which, in my department,
has been suggested by stories said
to have been circulated by a Miss
M. F. Abbott.
"We have searched the records in
the department and have been unable
to locate such a letter. We are par
ticularly anxious to get all the Infor
mation possible about this letter, be
cause if any such document has dis
appeared we will take steps to re
cover it"
Secretory Fisher asked that Mies
Abbott be placed on the stand as
early aa possible.. He told the com
mittee tbat his department copies all
documents relating to the Controller
Bay affair, to carry out the provisions
of Senator Polndexter's , resolution,
which, calls tor these papers to be
presented to the senate.
Chairman Graham requested Sec
retary Fisher to send to the commit
tee a ' duplicate ft the copies , being
nfade for the senate. - , : -
"it la mv enrnfeit desire." declared
""" '-' Vtp thrs committee
Newton. Rlekart Fonwr,
gro who broke lata fa ksss
Marvin BherriU at HJckarr; i
several weeks) ago,, was i
thirty year in state prlaosi ay .
Bigg.
Charlotte. While staad&tr Ba
rear doorway of his readsnaee-
the Chadwiclc Mill during; a
electrical storm, Mr. Tboaaaa Jf. Cap
was struck by lightning an rutixt&r'
killed.
Louisburg. Rev. Raymond Brows
ing, evangelist, has aee nMwqr sv
series of meetings at the HattMddat
ohurch here, ot which Kev B. W.
Bailey is pastor. From ta I
the attendance was good. It I
lnter-denomiaatUwial meetlac.
desire io" protect r
hold any information from tins com
mittee;" : . : ,v, '-
Secretary Fisher then gave -a de
tailed statement ot the location ot the
Controller Bay lands j describing the
three entries made by Richard S. Ry
an, which, It haa been alleged, Byaa
took up for the Guggenheim syndi
cate. . . . .
.Violated "Jim Crow" Law.
Shreveport, La. That a negro worn
an cannot occupy a berth in a sleep
ing car where there are white pas
sengers even as a maid. In the state,
was ruled by Judge Blanohard In po
lice court. Two negro women were
taken from a berth of an incoming
train on the appeal to the police offi
cers by several white passengers. ' A
vigorous protest was made to the ejec
tion of the negresses by a white pas
senger, who claimed the women were
traveling-as maids to bis daughter.
No Trace of Letter.
Cincinnati. At the request of Pres
ident Taft the letter files of his bro
ther, Charles P. Taft, -were searched
for possible, correspondence with the
president, Richard 8. Ryan or other
persons regarding Controller Bay af
fair or. Alaskan lands. A statement
was made declaring that no letter
bearing upon this subject in th re
motest degree was found, and that so
far-as the files, in Mr Taft's office
show. he. haa no acquaintance with
MrRyan or any interest in any Alas
kan investment,
' May Have Water Famine
Chicago. A water famine in sever
al portions ot the city la threatened
as a result of the long-continued hot
wave. ' In many houses on-the West
Side, the water wl run only in the
basement. . The pressure is not even
strong enough to force it above the
level of the pipe lines. It was aaid
yesterday "that there would be grave
dancer of nre m mat vicinity. in
some of the tenement bouses relief
from the . drouth is secured by car
rying water from- the neighboring
basements. ... -
"' Still on the Job.
Washington. Although the dlfficul
ties ot the work Increase as the dig
gers on the Panama canal get deeper
into the prism, they are ' more than
keeping up their record. Last month
they took out 2,646,442 cubic yards of
earth and rock. This may be ex
plained by the fact that the rainfall
was twice as great m May as in June,
On the other hand the cement work
ers, who are building the great locks
succeeded in placing 104,949 cubic
aruinir better than usual."
Lain Rewai That fc
MOM. '
Aaheville. At th
tails Uoa ot officers of Pisspam :
Knights of Pythias, as esJeysMs tssfc
quet was served bt the losga ssesas
and reports made tor tks seat, sdaa
months. The saembership I opart ski
ed tbat Piagah lodge is stQl ta sssr
ner Pythias lodge ts th stats watt,
a total of 421 membe
is.
Bnawfs esssnadsxsss
30SSXTS9S 3tss
t tSH
nntai
bees srssa
Charlotte. The
ot the board of aldermes
appropriation of tl,ae as i
ed by the aldermes tor ta
of employing two district
the poor of the ctty, this i
be supplemented according;
understanding by a like ma
Woman's Club.
Goldaboro. Ground has
en for the eonstrnctioa of
moth saw mlQ plant of 68,t I
paclty per day. for th isaaajfscassst
almost exclusively ot hardwood host.
ber, of which the sew eostpssy,
tered ss the Wayne BaxaWaro
pany. with Sl&O.OOe, has
cured immense holding
to the rafting and raOraaud
ot our eity.
Roxboro. Th Durham district:
ferenee of the Methodist ehareh. i
vened with Concord
Roxboro circuit, T mOen
boro. Bishop KOgoro
presided. All; of the
works of this conference
ented, about seventy miadstcrs
delegates being is sttesdssneu
presiding elder. Dr. K. C. Hnswat saw '
ported an the works in tea eoadlttssv
' Darlington. County V;
Howre, who Urea a tew asBeac
! fw.y aat.'aa haa Be-m,IW
trees Jbvav
pi war sea anal
laeistt-Cssssjr
aero vsssrasH
NEGROES URGE A REWARD
Alarmed at, Many 8laylngs of Negro
. Women in Atlanta.
Atlanta. Alarmed at the many
murders of negro women during the
past two years and the failure to
apprehend the murderers, negro citi
zens of Atlanta are circulating peti
tions to the governor and mayor urg1
ing that suitable rewards be offered
for the arrest and conviotion of those
responsible for these deeds ot. blood.
The work of getting signatures to
these petitions is in charge of H.
A. Rucker, former collector ot inter
nal revenue, and Rev. J., A. Rush, pas
tor of the Central Avenue Methodist
church (colored). ' i
On these petitions are signed the
names of many ot Atlanta's foremost
citizens, and to the committee circu
lating the petitions several prominent
Atlantans have expressed hearty sym
pathy in -the movement undertaken
by the negro citizens. Ons promi
nent attorney urged that a fund be
raised by white citizens for running
down the murderer, and offered to
contribute liberally. . " -
The petitions point out that within
the pasr two years there have been
seventeen murders of negro women,
and that the hangman's noose has not
been resorted to in any case. Names
of the victims and the dates ot th
murders are given in them.
eut. u. , ..r. .
horse to come i a
thin -frigliteued U a.. ' t . . J
started off. In an effort to i j, I
Mr. Mowle grabbed the hX
was thrown to th ground, Uia L- -dislocatins;
one shoulder.
Raleigh. At the Corporatta Odsbv-
mission there was BttJ ot spwrtal tay-
terest going; on, except that I
sioner B. L. Travw who waa
in on Tuesday, after being: i
by th Governor to snccee afn 1
Brown- sat with th 1
The Commissioners ar sow
in assessing th prupeaty f th Sir
000 North Carolina coiporatiasav at.
piece of work which win probably eaV
gage the Com mission nntll th tsstrasl ;
August v'?T':0?'',jP?'r;'
Klnston. -While bscUns; - tnto ..
switch near Lynohbartv. th sUsatsss':
Carolina work train ran over av enr.
which trew the car oft the track. Thai
car was filled with
Finest Crops Ever.
Valdosta. Ga. Almost without ex
ception this portion of south Georgia
ha the finest crops in its history.
This Is true especially of corn, many
fields in this and surrounding coun
ties ' equaling those of . the Ohio or
Kentucky river bottoms. Cotton, can
and other crops are just- as fin as
the farmers could wish for, and if
the present almost- ideal season con
tinues, the record-breaking yields will
flood this part of the state with the
greatest prosperity it has yet en
joyed. . . .
; Authorities Prevent Outbreak.
; Dublin, Ireland Heavy police
guards were thrown about an anti
home rule demonstration made by 100
Orangemen here on the occasion of
the departure of King George and
Queen Mary from Ireland. ".
A great crowd gathered to listen
to the orators, but the police precau
tions prevented an outbreak, although
many bitter imprecations were hurled
er marked the day of the departure
at the speakers. Blazing hot weath
of their majesties.
out to their work, and thee
Jammed together ts oa esst oi
car by the accident. MTv Albert J
born, of Klnstos, who was
somber, was ptw
th car that he sostaised fajoriaa ss
his beck which prodwcesl stalyels
ot th entire tower snrt ox his lists.
.1 .
AsheviD. At th ssosthtr Macs '
Ins of th board of directs aa thai
T. M. C. A, Asaistaat Secretary XV
Hswlsy tendered hla raafxwariaav
effeoUve September J. afr. Bawhsw
came to AshevHl tram WTTrlsmslaax.
W. Ta, is Febraary sad
Ing her ha mad
regret that he Is leavtaav hfz. Bacs
ley's reasos tar reetgalas; Is tsat fea
desire ta reenter th sdslstrr x
stead ot loswtntes laT.sT.aaV
Raleigh. Th dheUoia of th t
hospital for th rasas her havw Tub;
ordered th trurtaTlatios ot am etaetxte;
lighting plant for th tatttntbsv that
electric current being; sow procoredV '
from the Carolina Power sV Light Cav
The generating plant for th ataaxsUaS i
Is to be Installed at one.
Elizabeth City. This city and a-
tlon wa vial ted by on ot th xos&cT -terrifflo
forma aver kaowa herm.
While no reports ot dantsc ta Tea
sels out in th sound have yet reac3i "
ed here, waterxnen ar. expectins; rav
ports ot. much costly damage asO. fm
haps som fatallttos. v . ' .
" Roxboro. Th hoard ot hu1f
tloh for Person eounty, attar at eaW
tinnous session ot two days adours
ed without completing its work. Thersi
were' numerous complaints and muc&.
dissatisfaction and th board ta fcr -Ing
a hard time adjusting the &:,;r
ences with any decree of satisfactkua.
RaleIghv--rTh Wak county srajti
Jury returns a not true tilt In V a r-1-Of
H. W. Koutsrio. vm h?H 1
under $2,000 bor..i g! i -a J $
he shot to d. "i r.'.K k r ' . i
Eaglo Rock. 1: 9 7 ', '
return a till f. r t .
yrptrnr a.