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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
A COUNTY TRAGEDY.
something That VIII Always Be Re
membercd in Vance.

Many people in Vance county, espe-
cially those of the rural districts, say
that when the body of little David
Austin Rowland, the e~leven-year-old
son of Or. Rowland. was on
the afternoon of May twentieth, the
greatest and most astounding tragedy
in the history of the county was en-
acted. 1t caused public sentiment 10
crystalize in the horror-struck minds
of the honest country folk. The runor
had spread over the community of the
lads home that his father had been
charged With killing him, n that the
sacred grave was to be A
profound sensation, hard to appreciate
by the city people, accustomed 10 the
turmoil, the strife and excitement OF
city life, was produced, and solemnly
a mass of country people had gathered
at the quaint and picturesque Plank
Chapel cemetery, nine miles south OF
Henderson, where the boy was buried.
DR.. John Hill Tucker, County Health
Officer. arrived with a few witnesses.
men who had known the dead boy
during all his life. and two ancient.
eb~ony-colored grave diggers. The
withered flowers were removed from
the fresh grave, and soon the pretty,
white casket wAs lifted from the box.
and carried to the edge of a wood Of
pines. The people, there from every
section of the bounty, We're dispersed,
and the grave box was also carried to
>@N> A. 'OS o'>O - 49,
secting table.
The chiId's clothing was removed
the same suit that he wore on the
night before his death. when he at
tended the annual commencement of
his school.
DIR. Tucker then proceeded in an or
derby n to conduct the post
mortem examination, in the presence
of half a dozen men who had assem-
bled from the n~eighbOrhOOd. having
known the child all his life. The scat
tered groups of people watched in awe
and n from afar, not being per-
mitted to draw near. The body was
found to be in a partially deCOmDOsed
condition. The viSsera and other parts
were taken out and sealed in the pres
ence of j notary public, and were later
brought to Raleigh for analysis. Then
h casl1et and box. with the child's
body, were re-interred, and the people
went aWay-in indignation.
The spirit of these people covered
the county quickly, and it was said
that shis caused the c~rystalized senti-
ment which prompted some of his
relatives. not in the attitude of prose-
cutting DR.. Rowland, but of vindicating
the death OF the child.
1t was the removal of the body from
the grave that caused the intense feel
ing. Graves, moss covered and a CEN
fury old, were there, and not one had
ever been disturbed before, at least by
human hands.
1t $ over now. but those who are
now little children. will live to tell the
story to their grand sons and grand
daughters.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
THE STATE IN EDUCATION.
North CirOlina'S Exhibit in This q,
jamestown Placed in Position by
Mr.. G. l.. Coon.

Mr.. c. L. Coon. of the ate Depart
ment of Public instruction, returned
yesterday from the Jamestown Expo
Sitlon where he has been s~uperintend-
ing the placing of the North Carolina
educational exhibit.
He reports that after nine days
hard work he has gotten this into
place and that the State will find that
It's educational rogress is well shown
by means Of thn various pictures,
pamphlet. and manual exhibits which
have been collected by the depart
ment. the pictures largely showing
the progress made in new school
buildings. the old and the new being
exhibited side by side. The space oc-
cupied by North Carolina in the Edu-
cational Building is 26 by IS feet, the
walls being 10 feet high.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
ROWLAND AGAIN
BEHIND THE BARS
An Interview With the Alleged Slayer of Engineer
Strange, Late Husband of the Doctors Wife.

punishment. His idea Of punish,
ment, he stated, vas hard, manual
labor.
Not An InfdcI
'You spoke OF the soul. DR.. Row
Land n ] have heard that you claim
To be an infidel: is that true?" !
ask ed him.
earnestly, continuing: why. that's
the only thing | am not The here
after is the only thing 1 am looking
forward to. ] believe in the Higher
Power DR.. Rowland repeated that
he had been accused Of a great man.
things, and remarked that he could
not control the reports that are circu-
lated about him.
\ Brute Wont Do 1t.
DIR. Rowland gave expression to his
appreciation Of the kindly manner in
which he had been treated by the
jail authorities at Henderson. They
have been more than kind to me he
said. Questioned as TO the charge
of which he had been acquitted, that
of killing his 11-year-old boy. DR..
Rowland's heart was touched, ana a
tear sprang to his eye. ut is gen
orally known he said. that a
brute will not kill its own offspring
A sparrow viii fight for its young, and
a dog for her puppy. and the whole
brute creation viii fight for its young
instead Of prosecuting them"
May Leave America.
The writer had heard that DIR.
Rowland was contemplating a trip
abroad, and asked him if the report
was true.
"If it had not been for this matter"
he replied, ~ would land in Hamburg
tomorrow. | was going to Germany
TO spend two years in study, and in
tended to teach afterwards in New
York, Chicago or Buenos Ayres." DR..
Rowland said he had been through
South America, and had also travelled
in Australia, South Africa and Eu-
rope, visiting every continent except
Asia. This trip was made in four
teen months, he said, ending in 1902.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
DIR. ROWLAND IN JAIL
\ Man Of Nerve. he Made the Best or
His circumstances.

DIR. Rowland is a man Of iron nerve.
but is not ~inflexible. When strong
emotions sway him he becomes a kino
and ge~ntle-hearted man. In Jail. IL
was said of him. he was merry as d
lark and Whistled like a m"OcNngbird-
He amploved the time not spent IN
consultations. in reading. and exhibited
splendid taste in selecting his books.
one of these boOks-not literary
was his ledger, BY which II was said
that his attorneys would have proved
that DIR. Rowland's income was be-
tween four and five hundred dollars a
month. This fact was TO dissioate the
theory that DR.. Rowland had taken
the life of his son IOr the insurance
on it, amounting to about $500, ana
the that would come to him,
to $1,000. which would
have summed up an amount equal
to only a few months income of DR..
Rowland.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
SHOT IN THE FOOT.
A~ccidently This Bad Luck Game ,o
Mr.. Ben Johnson :"

IN ~accidently getting into the linz
of fire Of parties shooting az ~ - iine
range on Cameron field. Mr. Ran lIns
son was shot in the foot yesterdav
Inc bali came frcm a small rico
anu me physicians were not ahIa -
locate II. the impression being hat ),
mad lodged in the bone. mat u
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
Wonderful Eczema Crre

Uur llttle boy had eczema for 10
writes y. A. adams. Henriet,a
~ ~ Of our home doctors said;
ing az was hopel-3s, his / .1gs be-
9ther doctors but no bencnt rarp,Iyed
Dy chahce we read about Electric nit
-. bought a bottle and soon noDlt-
rnnproveInent We continued Jed
used G,o wba Intai several bottles wers
cured" Rest ne mdS completely
c ~ body building health ti n !
cdhteed by all druge It's eohics.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
MEETING ~,

of Standard Gas I'D
rnnn arlc Co, will be held at this
18th office, Wednesday,. June
1~-s-sun-2t F & NJ 2t
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
WANTED-TRayEIE ar

napi.shed house; twetyo rs
ere Tna 10 start; expenses naid ioirara
ejeh y Address G, CLOVIS. P rel
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
Thou Shalt Not XIII"

DR.. Rowland declared that he did
not believe in capital punishment
The law" he said. Should not take
away from a ear what it cannot give.
the law can bestcW property, and may
take 1t away. but j believe IL tina
commandment: Thou shalt not Kill
l believe the time Is coming when cap
itaI punishment viii b altogether
abolished, ana it is practically here
now. He spoke of the horrors of
2o-Uo9 volts being semi through the
~eakin 3 mans neck. hiding his life
tad hurhng him u into the ~inevita-
plc unknown. He said that
capital punishment. the takine away
Oh d mans life and soul, too, was not
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
Associated Press.

Washington, October 22.-Comp-
troller of the Currency Ridgeley this
afternoon gave out this statement on
the financial situation
"My advices from New York this
morning make showing which indi-
Gates that the situation there should
improve. The storm has bxoken and
the damage is known without any fail
ures and the national banks which
have lately been criticized are on
firm footing. The clearing house as
sociation in New York city confirms
my report that all of the banks are
solvent and it will stand by them
The debit balances at the clearing
house this morning were less than
expected and l understand that the
Mercantile National Bank paid its
balances without outside assistance
The national banks of the country are
generally in strong shape and there
is not the slightest cause for any
alarm in regard to them. This is
time for GOODNESS and pruning"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
eIHsoN-coURTNEY.

Mr.. Luther Gibson and Miss Maggie
Courtney rendered their many friends
pleasant surprise last night at $3.50
o'clock when they hied themselves to
the residence of Rev. e. j. Currie
and were quietly married in the pres
ence of few friends and relatives.
Mr.. Gibson is one of the city's well
known tonsorial artists and has made
this city his home for the past five
years where he has numerous friends,
while the charming young lady who
became his wife last night is one of
the city's fairest flowers.
To the happy couple the Daily News
extends hearty congratulations and
wishes them bon voyage DER matri-
monial seas with Just enough ripple
to make the calm more appreciative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson will reside
with Mr. Gibson's brother at sos Rail
road street, where they win be, glad
to see all their friends.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
66 ADDITIONS AT
BAPTIST REVIVAL

Rev. solomon's subject last night
was one of the MOST interesting he
has ever selected and one that sank
deep into the hearts of his hearers.
Freedom OF christianity" is a
theme upon Which volumes could be
written and yet be fresh and inter
esting and being presented as only
Mr. Solomon can it was even more
interesxing than ever.
At the close of the meeting the in
yitsfion was extended to sinners to
come into the fold of safety and nine
young men responded and many 9th
ers responded to the appeal deep down
in their hearts but did not come up.
A business meeting was held after
the service an6 two deacons Were
elected R. D. Batson and R. w. QUA
Last night was the close of the first
weeks services and during this time
sixty-six additions have been made tc
the church and it is anticipated that
next week will make even a larger
showing
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
MUCH MUTILATED
IS This negro

Sheriff Magruder is in receipt of a
communication from a convict con-
tractor at LaBue, Miss, who desires
to know If the sheriff of this county
wants a negro whom he has in GUS
tody there.
He gives quite minute and unique
description of the black bird which
we reproduce verbatim through the
courtesy of Sheriff Magruder:
HE is a negro, dark jinger cake
color, age 80, weight about 100
pounds. He has large scar on left
jaw, two and one-half inches long
scar on nose between the eyes, bull
let wound on right arm half way be
! tween elbow and wrist, two bad scars
under right wrist, series of small scars
on left onoulder and back, has hat
burn scar on front of left leg. alsc
has about twenty other scars on his
body and limbs. He has a very wilt
expression of his eyes and. has tolt
many tales as to his whereabouts. HI
claims to have travelled all over Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
| lana"
From the description rendered it i
evident that this coon has been tray
cling some and has bumped agains
the rugged side many times thoug
the officers here say they have neve
had him or any other negro as 'badl
battered up as he seems to be.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
FlnanclM Outl00k ENce/Zent
Outyide of Biz Eastern Cities

ance to keep up their legal reserves
thye failed.
To-day the condition is completely
reversed. The country banks have
huge surpluses of available cash in
excess of the Is per cent. reserve
they are compelled to carry against
deposit liabilities. Instead of being
borrowers, they are now lenders, and
their balances at the reserve centers
are being used to purchase CONNER
cial paper and to otherwise supply the
industrial channels of the land. The
incident in 1908 was bankers panic,
and the condition cannot possibly be
repeated now Fair crops and high
prices this year will add to the
strength of the situation. Business
should react because of the fast pace
at which the country has been going,
but there is no occasion for alarm.
High interest rates have been a
good thing. They are an equalizing
medium and have worked as check
upon unhealtny expansion OF almost
everything. Business interests have
been forced to curtail and corporar
tion borrowing, particularly among the
railroads, has virtually ceased to be
an aggravating condition. The effect
of railroad curtailment will be felt
more keenly later, because these cor
porations are still carrying out many
improvements for which contracts
were previously made, and when the
depression growing out of lack o1
new orders for materials is more pro
nounced, labor may perhaps feel the
change, and the price of commodj
ties and living expenses usually 80
lows such a situation"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
Financial Condition
is ExceWenf in
Other Cities
Associated Press.

New York, October 22.-Reports on
the condition of banks and financial
institutions and opinions as to the
financial outlook were secured by
the Associated Press today from all
parts of the country. Business men
and bankers in all of the principal
cities of the country were asked for
expressions and the responses were
prompt and liberal.
The concensus of opinion is that
the trouble in New York, and on Wall
street in particular, is of a strictly
local character, due to extravagant
speculation.
The reports received are almost
unanimous in the opinion that the
banks of the country are on sound
basis; the trade outlook is pro-
nounced good. In a few cities the
New York situation had a slight ef-
feet, making the banks a little more
conservative in the matter of loans,
and general tightening of the money
market to guard against any unnatur-
al condition that may possibly arise,
but as whole there has been no
check to the general prosperity which
prevails throughout the country.
In New YorlS and Chicago grain
markets there was a decline of about
2 cents on the bushel on wheat and
corn and in cities supporting mining
stock exchanges there was a sharper
decline.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23

year is late, shipments for the bal
ance of the month are expected to in
crease.
Officials of Chicago banks which
act as the reserve agents for long lists
of country institutions, say the re-
markable part of the demand for cur
rency is that it is being made against
balances held here, and in most in
stances is followed by remittance of
some sort to cover the amount. Thus
it is shown that country banks have
ample surpluses In excess of their re-
serve requirements to take care of the
demand at home, while they continue
to buy commercial paper through their
reserve agents.
Strength of the financial situation
in the United States lies withe coun-
try banks, their abundance of wealth
in real money and the infinite prosper
| ity of the agricultural communities
which is steadily adding to the sta
bility of their position as lenders OF
i funds"
These remarks are the gist of an in
terview with James B. Forgan, presi
dent of the First National Bank ol
Chicago, who further says: "Our pres
ent situation has no parallel in the
annals of business conditions in the
United States. In the panic of 1903
when so many banks throughout the
country were forced to the wall, il
was because the rural banks were
short of founds, poverty stricken, sc
to speak, for the need of real money
They were obliged to seek relief from
their reserve agents at money centrs
, and whre they could not obtain assist
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
Associated Press.

Chicago, October 22.-What gives
promise of being the most important
conference on the subject OF trusts
and combinations of capital and labor
ever held in any country was inaugu-
rated here today unler the auspices
of the National Civic federation. The
opening session was devoted to con-
sideration of problems involved in the
controversy between the federal and
state governments respecting 1uris-
diction over interstate commerce now
pending in several western and south
ern states. Representatives appoint
ed by the governors Of AZ states and
territories, from Maine to California,
are in attendance. Nearly all nation
al labor, agricultural, commercial, fin
ancial, economic and trade organiza-
tions and many chambers of com
merce, bar associations and Shippers
organizations and many delegates
Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner OF
corporations, Commissioner e. E
Clark of the interstate commerce com
mission, and other representatives o.
the government are in attendance ant
will present the case of the federi
regulation of railroads and corpora
tions. AS bespeaking the widespread
interest in the problems presented b.
the trusts and the necessity for thei
regulation, the delegates represen
Continued on P2ge Eight.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
7ottey7ng Trust Com
bany Paid Ont
Millions
Associated Press.

New York, October 22.-Credit, the
foundation of all business, trembled
for time today, and before the ex-
citement was quieted the Knicker-
booker Trust Company, New York's
second largest financial institution,
had emptied it's cash vaults under
pressure of the biggest run expert
enced here in generations, then closed
it's doors.
In the meantime a stock exchange
firm had failed for $6,000,000, Wall
streets principal securities had
dropped So to So share, call money
had risen to 70 per cent, and Local
bankers were unable to stem the tide.
An appeal was made to the secre
tary of the treasury for relief and thai
official fastened to the city on the
first train. Before leaving Washing
ton Mr.. Cortelyou had arranged fol
| the transfer of $6,O0O,O00 from thu
United States treasury to the New
York banks, and he stated late to
night that he was being urged to sup
plement this with $15000,000 NOR
early tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Cortelyou went into conference
with leading bankers and financier
soon after his arrival. Later in tn
evening he was joined by Attorne
General Jackson, who had hurrie
here from Albany.
BLAMES ROOSEVELT.
The fourth vice president of tn
Knickerbocker Trust Company, poin
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23

ing to newspaper reporter, said:
"This mans talk and President Roose-
velt's policy has caused it all"
Acting State Superintendent of
Banks George Skinner said tonight:
while the condition of the Knicker-
booker Trust Company is not hopeless,
it is in a critical condition"
The Knickerbocker officials are u.s.
ing the utmost enos to secure money
in time to open their doors tomorrow
morning. They announced this even
ing that they had paid out from the
bank and its branches nearly $S,OOO,-
900 in three hours, or at the rate of
$44 900 a minute.
Late this afternoon twenty-five bank
and trust company presidents met at
the Knickerbocker offices and com
mittee was appointed to recommend
such action as was warranted by the
conditions.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
THE FOUNDA7IOW OF who'll
1ALL BUSINESS, IREINBLED flRN
Treasury Department Rshes TO the Stance Of Ne0 York
Rauks-- Co7elyou Sees SNUvv Lining the Cbud

lie speeches, gradually undermining
the credit system of the country.
Last night this company had assets
away in excess of it's obligations, and
in one night the confidence of its pa
irons and its credit has been de
stroyed This was brought about by
one man-one who knows nothing
whatever of credit systems"
Asked If he referred to President
Roosevelt, Mr.. Turnbull said: You
know very we'll whom l mean. There
is no need to specify"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
COUNTRY BANKS PROSPEROUS

New Orleans, October PA special
from Chicago to the Times-Democrat
says:
Currency shipments from Chicago
so far this month have averaged ST.
100000 day, or about the same as
during the same time last year, when
the aggregate for October was $685.
900 900. AS the crop movement this
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
BALLOON LANDED
, after TRAVELLING
JUST 6lO MILES
Associated Press.

Ontario, October 22.-
balloon United States, manned by
Hursey, of the weather bureau,
d here at $3.50 o'clock tonight. 1t
ed Lake Michigan, and Lake st.
e. While in the midder of Lake
there was change in the wind
It was driven into Canada. The
lance from st. Louis as the crow
is 610 miles. The United States
y same balloon which won the cup
pnce, sailing from Paris over into
nd, a distance of 402 miles.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
Hawkins & Company and the Mer-
chants Grocery Company Will Be
One Concern After January l.
CONSOLIDATION MAKES IT
STRONGEST In this SECTION
Both Concerns Have Been Remark
ably Successful and the New Move
Is Made in Order to Provide Better
Buying and Shipping Facilities.

The Hattiesburg way is now gel
orally understood to mean the wa
of progress. This appears not onl
in the matter of urban growth, il
crease in population, civic improv,
ment, and the erection of substantis
modern buildings, but also to the et
largement and strengthening of ~
ness organizations. The lataI
nouncement in this direction
merging of the two largel
establishments in the eli
& Co has long been one
as well as one of the
in South Mississip
has always beeY
dealing and prgdnpt Ser
done much By It's 'liberai
it's eustomefs to aid in the U
ment Of Hzattiesburgs present
trade. T<he Merchants Grocery
pany Aas under its capable ma
ment/ developed great strength
it ey6tered this field.
1fhere is now under constructs
ak home for the new company &
ymagnifcent three-story brick tufldil
on the site of the building tornae!
| occupied by the Merchants Grocd
company.
| Both of these big mercantile hous
are towers of strength. When co
bined, their strength will be grea|
augmented. The business will be 4
mally consolidated about January
next The large building which v
be ready for them by that date will
one of the most commodious wa
houses and office buildings in
state. Every convenience for the e
nomical handling of the trade tf
are sure to have will be provided.
The official staff of the new b,
ness will be as follows: Preside
G. L. Hawkins; vice president, T.
Jackson; second vice president, ].
De1ham; secretary and treasurer,
NJ. Scanlan.
, With such a staff, what else wo'
, the Daily News be warranted in 7
= dieting than that this new groc
company will be one of the most pr
. porous, as it is one of the largest
r mississippi?
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
TURNBULL INTlMATEs
ROOSEVELT DID 1T

New York, October 22-After the
doors of the Knickerbocker Trust
Company were closed at 1890 o'clock,
William Turnbull, fourth vice pres
ident of the bank, said: ''All Of this
disturbance in the money market has
been caused by one man who for the
past six months has been going over
the country making private and pub