The Greensboro patriot [February 22, 1912]

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VOL. 91 GREENSBORO. N. C„ THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1912 NO. 8.
PEOPLE'S BARM rMM
Advertlsemenw insertQende cuenndl er th„is
„ea<ling »jnVertion. Persons and firm* (>,r eV;n not have advertising contract.
LIQUOR 18 CUT OUT.
„ .io not
I-::., the par
!^sh in advance.
will be required to pay
i HI SALE—Good pair farm mules,
. . s ,0 Will sell cheap for quick
''.",,, For further particulars, address
Vl. Staley, Grec-nsboro, R. F. D. 6-
W » have a lot of shoes in differ-tvles
and s:zos to close out at
.,dv reduced prices. These are
i shoe bargains that will appeal
'.'■,', thrifty buyer. Johnson, Hinkle
Big bargains in furnitare this week
' McDuffle'a furniture, store.
Good business
• merchandise;
>aae building; easy
Hdham,
for sale—My stock
also will sell or
terms. J. D.
WhiVsettt N. C. 6-tf.
"poR SALE—221 -acre farm, 3 1-2
, .ilei north of McLeansville; 40 acres
cultivation, balance in oak and
:.-.,.. timber. Good dwelling and out-
Wh"a For further information,
npply to C. O. Brown, Oitaonvm*
Route 1. 1—
Have lust received carload BaJr
, J* bUSgteS. Waterloo Boy gasoline
enduesand Oliver plows. Complete-in?
of faro implements. Drop in
and look over our stock. We have
v. at von want and appreciate your
pX**e. M. G. Newell Company.
I have just received a quantity of
sraftwood from, the world renowned
Get a
re
• iood river valley, Oregon
•'w scions from this wonderful
• on 1 have Spitzenburg, Yellow
Newton Delicious, Rome Eeauty and
Jonathan. Top work your trees and
. row apples that are apples. 3.M.
Field Climax, N. C. 7-4t.
"i'hine to Charles J. Erockmann,
So 529. "out your piano tuning
He likes an occasional trip to the
ountty. j "'"•
Oil. tteedles, parts and attachments
: „ all WWlng machines at McDur
• s furniture store, opposite Kress
and 10-cent store. 8-tf.
WANTED—A good, able-bodied in-digent,
experienced farm band—a
neral 'utility man who can ope-ite
farm machinery and spraying
liparatus.
I ..rm. Climax,
Address Nubbin Ridge
N. C. «-**
We have a Wg lot of work shirts
! overalls which we are offering
neatly reduced prteeftIn «™*J°.
.•••■ room for n-.-w goods that will
coming in in a short wh»e..Wo
arantee to save you money. John
m, Hinkle & Co.
COTTON SEEDS-
• them. Write or
any you want. 30 ...
I'.fVd *: Garrett, Climax, N- t-
We have a lot i
phone us how |
cents per bushel.
No Drug Stores io be Licensed to
Fill Physician's Prescriptions.
In an effort to make the state
prohibition law more effective in
Greensboro, the city commissioners
have passed an ordinance repealing
all previous ordinances authorizing
drug stores to sell intoxicants ton
physicians' prescriptions. The ordi-nance
becomes effective March h,
when the licenses held by the two
dfug stores in the city authorized to
sell intoxicants expire, but the drug-gists
will be allowed a reasonable
length of time in which to dispose
of the stock on hand.
Ey this action the city commis-sioners
put the prohibition lid on a
little tighter in Greensboro, for, with
the passing of the prescription priv-ilege,
no liquor can be sold legally
in this town. Even plain alcohol,
which is used by physicians quite ex-tensively
in fever and other ailments,
is placed under the ban. In other
words, Greensboro is to be a "tight
town, so far as the procuring of li-quor
is concerned.
When the matter was brought be-fore
the commissioners, it was shown
from statistics that the two licensed
drug stores of the city last year
filled 5,439 prescriptions for 7,1 **
pints of whiskey, about 892 gallons;
573 prescriptions for 400 dozen (40
barrels) of beer, and four prescrip-tions
for four gallons of wine, mak-ing
a total of 6,016 prescriptions.
(The number of drunks produced was
omitted for the lack of statistical
information.) The prescription record
for the months during 1911 is as fol"
January. 488 prescriptions for 620
pints of whiskey; 28 prescriptions for
17 dozen bottles of beer.
February, 425 prescriptions for 526
pinto of whiskey; 22 prescriptions for
18 dozen bottles of beer.
March, 423 prescriptions for KW
pints of whiskey; 38 prescriptions for
33 dozen bottles of beer.
April, 398 prescriptions for 487
pints of whiskey; 37 prescriptions for
33 dozen bottles of beer.
May. 416 prescriptions for 487 pints
of whiskey; 60 prescriptions for oo
dozen bottles of beer.
June,, 412 prescriptions for 62Z
pints of whiskey; 7S prescriptions foi
73 dozen bottles of beer.
July, 485 prescriptions Jor »»
pints of whiskey; 95 prescriptions for
81* dozen bottles of beer
August, 357 prescriptions «OT- W
pints of whiskey; 73 prescriptions for
63 dozen bottles of beer.
September, 379 prescriptions for
488 pints of whiskey; 65 prescriptions
for 47 dozen bottles of beer
October. 568 prescriptions for .87
pints of whiskey; 34 prescriptions for
« dozen bottles of beer
Nov.-mur, 558 prescriptions for
7 h pints of; whirtey; 20 presc .p-tions
-.or U dozen bottles of beer
December. 500 prescriptions
690 pin's of whiskey; 23
lions for 17 dozen bottles of boor.
coming from the laity that sick folks
must have whiskey.
"In addition to this lnsistance for
whiskey for the sick coming, I am
sorry to say, from the church mem-bers
as well as the sinners, there is
a constant clamor from those who,
under one pretext or another, want
whiskey, and th:S class dog the' toot-s'
spa of our busy physicians. I know
of one office in Greensboro,, where,
iae physicians tell me, the request
for whiskey prescriptions, which is
usually not great, will average from
10 to 12 per day.
"Another point to be remembered
is that it you will scan the list of
physicians who wro'e the 6,000 pre-scriptions,
you will see the names of
physicians from far and near, some
entire strangers to Greensboro and
her citizens, not to speak of the pre-scriptions
written by dentists, veteri-nary
surgeons and others.
"Please remember that the doctors
who write the prescriptions do so for
the people and the people are the
ones who drink the liquor. The vast
majority of the best physicians in
Guilford will rejoice with me that no
more whiskey is to be sold in
Greensboro."'
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters of Interest to Readers
The Patriot Far and Near.
FORM,
of
YOUNG MAN DISAPPEARS.
Lacy Hines Play Suicide Cam* »nd
Leaves the Country.
for
prescrip-
KITCHIN MEN ORGANIZE.
To Wage Vigorous Fight in Guilford
Democratic Circles.
Governor W. \V. Kitchin, one of
the aspirants for the seat in the
United States senate now held by
Hon. F. M. Simmons, has named
Messrs. S. Glenn Brown and E. D.
Kuykendall, two well known young
lawyers of this city, as managers or
his campaign in Guilford county. In
addition to these two young attor-neys,
the following have been nam-ed
as members of an executive com-mitiee
to plan and wage the fig"1
for Kitchin in this county: Messrs.
T C Hoyle., S. Glenn Hudson, H.
L. Coble,, T. S. Beall, E. G.
Sherrill, E. E. Bain, F. N. Taylor,
E. B. King, D. P. Stern, W. B.
Swift, John A. Barringer, R «.
Rees. W. J. Sherrod,, R. A. G lmer,
C. A Hall. M. C. Stewart, \\. R-Land,
W. E. Phipps and S. J-Stern.
, ,. ,,„„
The initial moating was held Mon
day night. In the Southern Life and
Trust Company building, when there
was a general discussion of plans
for an aggressive campaign. All the
members of the executive committee
are ardent supporters of Governor
Kitchin for the senatorship and will
leave no stone unturned to gain an
advantage for their favorite.
While no public announcements
have been maV it »« presumed
that the supporters of the. otner
candidates for the senatorship wm
organize in the near fuuture All
four of the candidates have friends
and supporters among the Guilford
Democrats, and it is only natural
to presume that the different forces
will organize and do what they can
for their favorite candidates.
FOR SALE—Brown horse nine
rrs old. See J. E. Wyrick. at the
...1 Hardware Company,
, yrick, Greensboro, R.
or G.
F. D. 4
W.
Save your shade- and fruit trees
Iv swaying with lime and sulphur
■ .lution. One gallon makes eleven.
We furnish the solution and JOBiW
.: h Uie water. M. G. Newell Com
tnv.
FOR SALE—One new top bngfflt.
,„• been used: $50. See Dr r.Jj
carter, veterinary surgeon.
<>i;th Oavie street.
Neither Medicine Nor FooJ.
Following the adoption by the city
commissioners of the ordinance pro-hibiting
the sale of liquor by pre
scription. Dr. 3. W. Long, one of
the most eminent physicians> and »«r
geons of the city and stateL «Me
the press the following statement. •
r "Our city commissioners are to be
eoneratulati d on the passage of the
orSfnance abolishing the ordinances
-(granting license for the sale of whis
ey „rohi-
"The provision in the state proru_
Roller Mill.
key by the drug stores.
th„ -.-
bition law allowing the ?™g stores
to Mil whiskey on prescription was
306
WANTED-Man with family to P. provalent that whiskey not only
work crop on shares. Tobacco-'on medicine, but i» necessary
ad oats. Give half. Will advance for certa,n ca3e8. . am prePareo
that will work. Thirteen nttles tQat wh(skey is neither a mod
-outh of Greensboro. »^Ba»
road W. D. Palmer,, Randleman N.
C, R. F. D._L j1' -
~MeiUnk's home deposit vaults and
high test »sa«nfe«s»,, ogu-aranteed I B proof and rust proof, on sale at a.
K Hill's Stove Exchange. South
Davie street. From $15 up. A fuu
•h,o in stock and everybody is cor
iHally invited to call and see tor
Wieniselves that these are the nest
jafes manufactured. Every home
..oeds one for the protection and
preservation of valuables. 7-tf.
NOTICE-Read below our otters M prescription8
plates and desert dishes. Guuroro
, ,, ,. „,„■ a food in the true sense
of the word, and th!> statement can
be"fSe
P"ac^ddmedic.ne 32 yea.
in over two years. t
i "in many counties in the svi",
as Surry rte counties do not license
have agreed not to write
To Operate Big
Mr. George G. Hendriicks. former-ly
one of the most prominent citi-zens
of Randolph county., and who
recently moved his family to Greens*
boro from his farm at **«>»"*/■
at the head of a company that will
build and operate a big roller flour
mill in this city. Application has
been made to the secretary of state
for a charter and a site for the
mill has been purchased on the cor
ner of South Elm and Bragg streets.
Arrangements have been made with
the Southern Railway to run a side
track to the mill, which will be built
and put in ope-ation as soon as pos-sible
In addition to Mr. Hendricks,
the Incorporates of the company
a! MessTs. J. M. Millikan T-A.
Hunter. John A. Hodgin. J. P. B»
tiers and Miss HatUe Causey, of
Greensboro; Dr. W. P. Knight and
Mr A S Cate, of Revolution, and
Mi' J C Morris, of Burlington.
' The mill will have a capacity of
100 barrels of flour daily and will
afford a good market for the sur
plus wheat grown by the farmers of
Guilford and adjoining .counties. B
is an enterprise that will be worth
much to this city and territory. v
Mr. A. L. Brooks is spending the
week in Florida on legal business.
Mr. A. N. Perkins, of Charlotte,
spent a few days in the city on bus-iness
during the past week.
Mr. B. F. Hooper, who recently
engaged in the hardware business at
Mocksville, has sold his home on
Summit avenue to Mr. D. B. Nolan.
Sheriff Jones has received from
the treasurer of the Southern Rail-way
vouchers for the taxes due Guil-ford
county by the company for the
past year, the total amount being
$28,407.30.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid So-ciety
of Alamance church will be
held after the preaching service next
Sunday. All . members are urged to
ue present and come prepared to
pay their dues.
Mr. J. M. Satterfield, a plumber,
who has been employed by Mr. J.
Ed. Albright for some time, ha3 re-signed
his position to engage in the
work of the Salvation Army. He
wi'l be located in Newbfcrn.
Messrs. H. C. Perkins and R. H.
Milton, who recently organized the
Perkins-Milton Electric Company, are
in Richmond and Baltimore this week
purchasing supplies for their com-pany,
which will open for business"
in the Fisher building March 1.
It is announced that Rev. Frank
Anderson, of Johnstown, N. Y.;,
treasurer of the world-wide Baraca
and Philathea Union, will be In
Greensboro next Wednesday night
and deliver an address at West
Market Street Methodist church.
A masquerade party will be given
at the Bessemer high school tomor-row
evening. beginning at 7.30
o'clock. The ladles are requested
to bring boxes of candy or lunch.
Following the sale of the boxes,
other refreshments will be served.
The attendance of the public is cor-dially
invited.
Jeanetta, the two-year-old daugh-ter
of Mr. and Mrs.. C. C. Fordham,
died at St. Leo's hospital Sunday
afternoon. The funeral was held
from the family readence on walk-er
avenue Monday afternoon and in-terment
made in Greene Hill ceme-tery
the services being conducted
by Rev. E. K. McLarty.
We carried over from last season
several dozen pairs girls' and wo-men's
oxfords and pumps, and before
the spring.trade opens in earnest
we want to close these out at a big
reduction. First come, first served.
There, aro /one genuine bargains
in tins lot, especially in the girls
and misses' shoes. Thacker & Brock
maun.
Mr. James A. Holmes, of Efland.
Orange county, was Saturda.
judged a bankrupt in the
States court here, upon a
tary petition filed by his attorney
Mr. John S. Cook, of Graham. The
matter was referred to Referee G.
S. Ferguson. The liabilities were es
»i ».J _. t*ci8 with assets oi
Mr. Lacy D. Hines, a well known
young man of this city, has sudden-ly
disappeared in a mysterious man-ner,
and the circumstances surround-in"
the case are the occasion of
great distress to his relatives and
friends. It was at first reported that
he had committed suicide by jump-ing
into the Yadkin river, from the
toll bridse on the Rowan and David-son
county line, but later develop-ments
seem to set this rumor at rest.
The suicide was supposed to have
been committed Saturday night or
early Sunday morning. A suit of his
clothing, with a gold watch and
several trinkets, was found on a pier
of the bridge Sunday afternoon. Pin-ned
to the clothing was a note sign-ed
by Mr. Hines and stating: "I have
decided to end it all. Wish to thank
my friends for their kindness."
A messaie announcing the suppos-ed
suicide was received in Greens-boro
Sunday night by Mr. Charles A.
Hines, a brother, who left on the
first train Monday morning to assist
the off.cers in searching for the body.
The officers of Rowan and David-son
counties joined in the search
and tho river was dredged for quite
a distance. Mr. C. A. Hines returned
to Greensboro on a late train Mon-day
night under the conviction that
his bro'her had not committed sui-cide.
, . .
It is the belief of the friend3 and
acquaintances of the missing man
that he is suffering from a mental
aberration and that he is fleelnu
from imaginary troubles. He was the
representative in this territory of the
American Ait Works, of Coshockton
Ohio, and is supposed to have been
meeting with success in his business.
It developes however, that in the
recent pa~,t he had secured several
loans from a number of friends in
Greensboro and elsewhere^ amount
ing to several hundred dollars The
proprietor cf a hotel in Reldsvipe
cached a draft on few house for $»0.
am', on r„ visit to HiSh Point Mr.
Hiues had a drc.fc for $100 ca«od.
He made ineffectual efforts to have
drafts cashed in Salisbury and BPOO
c©r
It Is believed that the missing
man, after leaving his clothes on
the pier of the Yadkin river toll
bridge, returned to SaUsbury. and
after remaining there all day bun
Banking
By Mail
URING the winter
months, when the
t roads are liable to bs bad, S
it may be a convenience
for you to send your de- |
posits to this bank by
mail.
Just endorse checks,
X drafts or money orders,
making them payable to
the bank and enclose
them in an envelope j
carefully addressed.
Immediately upon re- Z
ceipt of the deposit, cred-it
will be given you upon
our books and acknow-ledgement
of the deposit
t forwarded you by mail.
Four per cent, interest, com-pounded
four tjm:s a year,
paid on savings.
American Exchange i
National Bank
ad-
United
volun-
There seems to be a *g-JS
Bargain House. ltoo ppuuLt aallll t,.h„«e, blame for sitchieans6. ^
• ■ •• • - - va-MES^-M-s rord I3argaip House,
street
S^Bargain H« ' '^JS^^glff^JK'm
, not a more sober set oim ^
Fine farm to, sale near Summer- -nty than^phys^^.^^
a set at the
'V, South Elm street.
Death o' Mr. F. G. ChilcutL
Mr Frank G. Chilcutt, an aged
and well known citizen of the coun-ty,
died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Green, on Keogh street, Sun-day
afternoon. He had been in a
serious condition for some time and
the end was not unexpected^ His
timated at $3,618, with assets
*i.l58.
Mr. John M. Ross, a highly esteem-ed
citizen of the Battle Ground neigh
borhood, died at his home Friday,
following an illness of a complies,
tion of diseases. He was in the
sixty-seventh year of his age and
had been in feeble health tor some
time. The funeral and interment took
place at Guilford College Saturday
morning.
The election on the question of
the municipal ownership of the city
meat market is to be bold next
Tuesday, and from P«Mat iWWca
tions It will be a very tame affair.
Practically no interest is being shown
fn the matter. The registration books
closed Saturday, very few names
having been added to the list of
qualified voters.
A compromise bas been effected
in the suit of J. A. BevilV. admin s
trator of his son, Robert• IW
against the Seaboard Air UMRaU
way for $20,000 damages tor the
ue*h of theWnger Bevill, who
was killed by F train on the Sea
board nearly two years ago. By the
terms of the compromise, the plain
tiff recovers $2,000.
The foreign mission" board of uie
Baptist denomination in North Caro
Una held a meeting in this city Fri
day to consider plans for the pros
ecution of the work of the board in
North Carolina during the ensuing
year. A feature of the meeting was
an address by BW.BJ; \iJXSj
lingham, of Richmond, Va., secretary
day, boarded a southbound train. An
acquaintance in Salisbury asserts that
he saw him board a train about mid
night Sunday night, and Monday af
ternoon a Greensboro man who w
acquainted with Mr. Hines rccogniz
ed him In the lobby of one of the
principal hotels in Atlanta.
The missing man Is a son of Mrs
Belle Hines. of McLeansville and a
brother of -Mr. Charles A. Hines. one
of the most prominent young mem
bers of the Greensboro bar.
LITTLE PROGRE8S MADE.
Two Cases Disposed of in Superior
Court During Part Week.
GREENSBORO. - N. C.
Branch: South Urornsb.rj
B. O. VAUGra, fret.
J. W. SCOTT. V.-Pre».
P. C. B0TXX3, Cailier
♦ F. H. JUCHOLSOB, A»it. Culler
♦♦oeooeeooeooooeooeesoee*
BRIEF ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS
Only two cases have been dispos-ed
of in the Superior court during
the past week-the suit of Mrs.
Sarah E. Lowe, of Spencer, W. Va,
vs the Greensboro Ufe Insurance
Company and the action brought by
J. R. Moorefield against the Greens
boro Boiler and Machinery Com
pany, the latter attaining fame un
der the name of the "Wp-W""*
case. The defendants lost in both
Mrs. Lowe sued for the proceeds
'one-third cleared, f^ they write are largely due to ^TcaroUna regiment, during the
£L Splendid for £- «££ universal popular demand th6 engagement_ at
two brothers, Messrs. DW» --- - uueuau, oi »«..«.—-—--. ■—- _
R L Chilcutt. of Brown Summit, 0, tne foreign mission board of tne
were with him at the end. The fu- -
R«d and interment took Place
Tuesday at Fairgrov.e church, on tne
boundary of Guilford and Rocking
ham counties, the services Deing
conducted by Rev. G. F. Milloway.
Mr. Chilcutt was a volunteer m
the ranks of the Guilford Grays, 2<th
m
~ | i&arpsburg he was severelywound
Ed McEntire, a white man of Ruth-
Southern Baptist Convention, on "The
Holy Spirit and Missions.
The taking over of the Gre^boro
Ice and Coal Company by the ArcUc
Ice and Coal Company hati been an
nounced, and with this absorption
the one company gains control over
the market of Greensboro in the sale
of ice and its capUal stock wil^be
increased to $500,ouu. «" . .
has been made to theg*~*g*
of an insurance policy of $6,000 car-ried
by her late husband in the
Greensboro Life Insurance Company,
the claim being contested on the■ U
legation that the deceased woVfed
the terms of the policy contract by
committing suicide within a yearaf
->r the policy had been issued. Soon
after th^eatl! of her husband Mrs.
Lowe accepted the return of thes pre
mium money paid by ber husband
and signed a release of all claims
against the company. In the trial of
thf rise It was alleged that this re
e-se^as obtained by fraudulent
means The insurance company will
carry the case to the.Supreme court
The ••trip-hammer" case came to
an end yesPterday afternoon when
the jury returned a verdict a»aro
in? the plaintiff damages to ,«M
amount of $2,500 The jWut^
whns*. tii'ie is situated near w
planfof^e defendant company, al-eged
that the noise of the trip
hammer was a nuisance, in whlchpo
sition he was sustained by the jury-
A notice of appeal will be gWen be
fore the adjournment of court and
will be fought out H '»
field: x.-) acres,
one-third river bottom. SPtonaiu iu. ^ almost _
grain, hav and tobacco. Write &qu " Ti;:!^"!,!. rirtt »rm He was well -" -"7 «,~ w C Borenremai"
Deal- S^- N" C" f"ca7,oad of Babcock bugles he ed. losing h^rfeht arrn^He fffflA »i W
al Onager'
For sale-Good building lots close ^ ^ ju8t received by the Med some property. Mr. ChU vi^e presldent and general managw
in on Fast Washington street, be- °f Q Newen Company- 1 cutt was never married, but spent aQd Mf R p
tweeu Davie and Forbis. Will sell : , , , Jt m08t of his life in the homes of his, d treasurer.
W«07, 45x107*50x107 or 75x107. X ; i have for sale cheap ^ m^cneS- brothers and 8isters. He was 75 ,
L lirockniann. at Thacker & Brock [rdne J^bS^d. Roher ^ . g ^ years M
"wrarTnow ready to take orders j F?r sale at a bargain, 25 .Plymouth
for tailor made spring and summer Rock hens cSoSc2kerteil?s.* BBrrtgignthKd erford county, was arrested in Tarn- suits wo renresent several of the Orpington <»eKere%,™ ff M C. pa, Fla.,-a few days ago aUndd bbrroouuggnhtt numner oi BOOT
best -tailoring hol.es to America p^ry Yards, Brown Summit^N^ g,'Rlltlierfordto and committed to among the spi
acnlodtblcnaVn o£bUinayMou_e t"haex ™"jmToder»ateg| |W^e ^are^selUng .a*ll jwl.-nj^.r^*£ ^fi^^ott^osj^wh^o wSasSform^erSly eSngaSged SSA\
Prices. gCaU at our store and allow ing left tojrtoc* a — SS^SS^tfi* murder
us to take your measure for a suit, want to_close o see u8 uor> lg charged with the murder
We will show you a sample of the tore spring opena. ^ ^ whJte mec in R„ty,arford
^from which the suit will be if/»" 'ant to^e J"^ Hln. county between the years of
-nade and will guarantee to fit you. Purchase oi 1908
Johnson, Hinkle & Co. **e "
;nd Sl7S,aH. E" CaJuand, secretary
The Chamber of Commer
(
ce
rr
e"^-
tained the traveling men of Greens
boro at a delightful smoke,^at*ne
Elks" Club Saturday night Palatable
refreshments were "™*J**£
number of short speeches were made,
*•.. -neakers being: &■ J-PhilUps.
W. B. Mer-denhall,
Henry Mar
tions of le"al procedure are involvea
and the litigation will be watched
with interest by the legal£■*""*
The court is now engaged in try
ltno<*r tthhee £cas.e0o^f Mrs. Minnie B. Hill the action invoWd
ng the title to seven feet o land
on East Washington street. It be
mg extended by the ptatotttt that
the building of the defendant occu
pies a part of her land-
Miss Annie Klrkman, the daughter
of Mr W C. Kirkmant of the Fleas
an^Garden section was seriously
burned Tuesday, when her cUothng
became ignited from an open nre^
While her candltion is serious^ the
attending physician does not antici
pate fatal resulst.
Rutherford
1906 and
rinioii, a. c. w™» _ ■ ■— rmi^Tcoii
leyb H. E. GilUam, E- C. Caldwell.
C. C. Taylor. W. O. Burgin. C. C.
McLean. O. C. Klingman* F. L.
Page. Norman WIUs, L, J. Brandt
and Judge James E. Boyd.
Floods in Portugal, which recently
subsided, destroyed many *"*■"
and portions of towns The financial
loss U estimated at $10,000,000 and
many per-ons are reported destitute.
A Week's Event cf Mere cr Lees
Interest t* Uie Public
Conditions in Mexico are unpromi
ising. The rebellion against Madero
is fast waxing strong and h%j£lB
soon be in the position of Diaz, whom
he ousted by a revolution. Rebels
are now operating in 18 states.
The corner stone of a monument
which will be erected to the men
who lost their lives in the destruc-tion
of the battleship Maine in Ha-vana
harbor, was laid in New York
Thursday, the fourteenth anniversary
of the destruction of the Maine.
Virginia negroes have complained
t. President Taft and his campaign
manager. Congressman McKinleyi
that the white Republicans of Virgl-nit
have cabbaged all the offices
and are disposed to ignore the col-ored
contingent in electing delegates
to the national convention.
Senator LaFollette and some of his
supporters maintain that the senator
is still in the race for the Republi-can
presidential nomination but the
LaFollette followers are deserting
to the Roosevelt standard. Gifford
Pinchot, conspicuous as a supporter
of LaFollette, announces the trans-fer
of his allegiance to Roosevelt.
Deputy Collector Shepherd and
other revenue officers who recently
engaged in a battle with George
Wagner, a blockader, in Franklin
county, Va., in which Wagner was
killed, were exonerated after a hear-ing
before two magistrates at Mar-tinsville,
Va The evidence was that
the officers did not fire on Wagner
until he opened fire on them.
At Macon, Ga., last week George
W. Mann was granted a divorce on
unusual grounds. Mann married a
young widow. He says his wife had
promised her dead husband that
she would not marry again and after
she violated the pledge she was
haunted by the shade of her former
husband. The woman's life,, it is
averred, was made so miserable that
she consented to the divorce decree
as a relief.
The Republican convention of the
first Tennessee district, held at
Greenvlile Saturday, was a remind-er
of old times. There was fighting
and bloodshed between factions and
two candidates for Congress were
nominated—Sells, the present mem-ber
from the district, and Z. D- Mas-sey,
former congressman. Spencer
Blackburn,, who was announced to
appear In this connection as a dark
horse, did not figure in the proceed-ings.
Senator Overman has introduced
an amendment to the immigration
law which, if adopted, would collect
$10 from every immigrant entering
this country. The present law pro-vides
for a fee of $4. It is estimated
that it takes about $2,000,000 to run
the immigration bureau. Senator
Overman's idea is to take the re-maining
$8,000,000 and divide it
among the 48 states to be used for
farm life schools. It is gWWO*.
however, that before any state can
have access to this money, aneauaJ
amount must first be appropriateo.
by the state.
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