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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Trying to Get Sense out
of Russians
STRING OF PUZZLES
knossieSixr 81 faaxiisss essuaT1isata
th~ s1tuasson-x~a Hands q
I~slmony AIspcar- to s<isc~i ~
sornc IAght on a1aa~N &
Especial 70 News and ob~crver)

Especial - News and oh~crvsrl
beaufort ~. G. Aug. ia-Zes
bland @as Fhc nrae witness called this
morning. and from the ouisot ys~'es-
dAy the battle between counsel w.aa re-
ncwed Hand testified that he uas az
the camp tho day tho foreigners were
arrested Sonle ono remarked that
those wanting t. return tp surE
should utep ~ one side. the others
would 60 70 Jail The warrant WAS
read 20 the interpreter and he esplAin-
81 IL 10 tae foreigner Tho witness
did not hrow II Kline spoke to the To-
terprctor Kline employed the Witness
60 watch the camp that might and re-
port II ANY ~ the men started - run
away The witness heard The hjii -
Indictment ron1. but could net say
that any mentioned therein ~vra any
or those arrested
] r smith. chief police or Green
Vile was next examined. lie teatlnei
to being present at IN. time of thC ar
rest The deputy sheriff read the ssar-
rant TO the interpreter. who explained
Il t. the foreigners The men wrr~
pointed out by tho Interpreter CORES
ponding t. numbers IN thr warrant
He did not know N others whose u4Fu-
bern were not called were arrested
only one of these now In court WAS
among those arrested This man was
made 10 stand and tho witness recoE-
n.zcd him Ills number was 81 bat
upon examination - th" warrant this
number WAS not included
Assistant Police CLARK. - Green
villc. testified practically the same
Both oflcerr said the foreign
ers workinr e kllne'H camp frequent
~ came t. tsFo0nvilIo unattended hy
any guard ana several ~ them hHd
been arrested FOR drunkentesa end
disorderly conduct Kline paid fhe
costs when any we're arrested
Joe Dushevitz the camp interpreter,
was the next witness lie said he could
speak little English but he gave th~
lawyers, court, jury. Ftcn"Rraph"f, ana
Is cry body eise. a hard time ~ make
D eads or tails of what he satd ltf iu
a Russian who has been ia tho Tinted
states several years ana ta Spr7h
hired 10 Kline by nn agency IN %ru
York. and came from ;hcrc - Green
VILE with thlrty-ttyc othoTr and WuH
made foreman ~ the camp The wit
ness has been held ~ govornment ex-
pcnse and paid one dollar per day u
appear at court.
An effort was made 20 examine ono
OF tho alleged poems through interprr-
tei Sheyck owitz. but thla wah harder
tnan examining Joe. the camp inter
prefer There ~a* question an -
hcw these foreigner Rhould 10 sworn.
AZ their belief in the Hble ~ae a
question Finally. u being aarertaincd
that they were Catholics. they were
sv orn on both the cross and tn"
bible the cross being placed on the
B3tie and the hand OF the witness
rosting on both as tho oath waH ad-
minirfered After laboring Home limo
with one ~ them through the inter
prefer. and getting practically nothing
out of IT, the court adjourned f1r a
recess until Monday
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
NOT THE ECRGLAR.
Fatal Mistake OF Young Man Out
Cunning for a Rogue
(By the Associated Press. }

Mobile. Ala, August 10-W J.
Patterson, Jr., son of a publisher. was
shot and mortally wounded early to-
day by Fremont Thrower, the eight
cen year old son of Judge Fremont
Thrower. a friend and neighbor Of
Patterson. Thrower and young Pat
terson had answered a call for as
sistance from neighbor who had been
awakened by a negro burglar Mis-
taking Patterson for the burglar
Thrower fired the contents of a shot
gun into Patterson's abdomen at
short range. Patterson cannot sur
vive
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
CROP AVERAGES.
Government Bureau Report Of Con-
dition the First of August
CRy the Associated Press )

(By the A ssOctated PreHs-1
washington. August 3-The crop
reporting board Of the bureau of sta
tistics Of the Department ~ Agricul-
ture finds from the reports n the cor
respondents and agents Of the bureau
a. follows.
The condition Of corn on August
/. was SIS. az compared with 80
last month. $50 on August /, 1905.
$50 on August /, 1905 and ten
year average Of s3.2.
Preliminary returns indicate win
ter wheat crop Il about i0s.500.000
bushels. an average Of i4s bushels
per acre. as compared with is7 BUSH
els per acre last year as finally cst!-
mated.
The average condition Of spring
wheat on August l. was Te.4 as com
pared with s72 last month. s6,9 on
August l. 1906. and ten year aver
age II SIT
The average condition of tobacco
on August l. was s23 as compared
with S13 one month ago. 81 on
August J. 1906 84-1 on August J..
1905 and FIVE year average of s2.4
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Non-;-nion Men at Work.

CONSIGNMENT of thirty nOn-unlon
onerators from the east arrived IN
Chicago today and they were lfllie-
diatelv placed at work. The new ar
rivals were evenly distributed between
the two companies ~,
I'VE are filling positions as rapldlg
as nossibla," said T. p. Cook, gen
eral superintendent of the Western
Irnion tonight "and we are IN pet
ter nosition than we expected 70 pc.
we will not daily with any represen-
tatiyes of the strikers. as this COM
many only treats with its own en-
ploves. When the men quit Work
fbe- ceased to be employees of the
Western Union and our relations with
Them are at an end. There viii be
no union recognition in this contro-
versy.'
WIN you meet President Comp
ers. of the American Federation fof
labor should he come to Chicago
and offer his services ?" Mr. Cook was
asked.
I'VE will not" was the emphatic
answer.
w. I. Capen. superintendent of the
postal Telegraph Company in Chicago,
said his company was making better
progress than had been anticipated
"a number of our employees have
already returned TO work." he de-
clared, "and ohters have signified
their intention or returning.
AS Strikers See 1t.
National Secretary Russell, of the
Telegraphers' Union, said:
we are highly pleased with the
situation and no matter what sort of
assertions the telegraph officers may
make. the fact remains they are not
doing any business. They have a few
chief and inexperienced telegraphers
at work: but, so far as the companies
being able to handle the public busi-
ness is concerned they are mercy
trying to mislead the public. We
know for an actual fact that in Chi
cago there are not fifty operators who
are working for the commercial COM
panies tonight where under normal
conditions the number amounts to l.
$50. We are in this fight t. stay, and
we must have recognition, or our
union might as We'll go out of busi-
ness
All day q committee was prepariE G
demands which will be submitted to
the telegraph companies on Monday
as a preliminary in ordering a gene
raj strike. The demands in substance
provide for equal pay for equal work,
and an eight hour day, the abolition
Of the sliding scale now in force, the
companies to furnish typewriters and
TO cease discriminating against union
men. If the companies refuse to ac-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
INSANE ASYLUM FIRE.
aundry Destroyed But None of tho
Inmates Injured
tBy tho Associated Press)

philadelphia. Pa. Aug - build
Ing containing the laundry ard light
ing and heating plant ~ the Penn
sylvania Hospital for the Insane IN
west Philadelphia. one ~ the Target
private Institutions iu tho county.
was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
The HaYnea started Ia the laundry an /
gave much concern 20 the hoEpitAi
attendants responsible for the safety
~ hundreds Of insane patients wno
are confined So several of the hgilf
lugys The patients. mo.fly women.
ln buildings nearest the burning atruc-
ture were moved ~ other b.ildin4sn
remote from the IRE here vna
little excitement among them
mum Der IN persorN in the irHtifutlp't
und ergoing treatment Tor light nerv@
disorders formed Ore brigade Hni
gave valuable aid g. the attendants.
The t1ss $ estimated az 10000
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
PRIVATE MINT RAIDED.
Quintette of COunterfciters Arrested
and Money Making Outfit Seized
(By the Associated Press.)

Uniontown, Pa, Aug 10-In raid
on an alleged counterfeiters' den at
Smithfield, Pa, today, five men We're
arrested, a large number of moulds
were captured and a big quantity of
spurious coin was found concealed
about the place The men were all
foreigners. 1t is claimed that the plant
has been in operation several weeks
as the neighborhood has been flooded
with counterfeit money. The authors
ties have been on a still hunt for the
counterfeters for some time and be-
leve all implicated have been cap
tureQ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
THE $500 PENALTY SUITS.
Mr.. -. &. Beckvitli and oth~r~ ,fs Ap-
pear Before Judge Iritcilurd on
Monday

for Aprc.llle where hr and gthern are
10 appear before Judge Prstchard
10 snow cause Why the order res
training them from entering con-
tending or prosecuting suits Tor pcu-
altlex against tho Southern Eaiie ~
FOR ceiling tickets ~ an Illegal fate
should not be made permanent
The hearing Is ~ take place 9u
Monday and There ~ much interest
felt AZ 10 the STEPS n b. taken ln
fhe matter in view ~ th@ events
which have transplrsd since fls
order u Judge PTitchard aas Issued.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
EDWARDS CASE CONTINUED.
Third InstaIlnent of Hearing YeStcr-
day-NcXt on August 10.
There was a one hour install

There was one hour installment Of
the hearing before Justice Of the
Peace A H. Yearly yesterday after
noon of the hearing of the case against
c. R. Edwards. charged with embez-
element of funds of Swift & Company.
The hearing yesterday afternoon.
which was the third installmcnt.
marked the conclusion Of the direct
examination of Mr.. c. w Brooks.
travelling auditor of the Swift Com
rany His evidence vas GocumeatOry
and very tedious. All other witnesses
are vet to be examined. The hearing
has been continued to Monday, Au
gust 18th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
GCy. GLENN AT WARRENTON.
Speaks on the Eve OF Election for
Prohibition Tomorrow.

Governor r B. Glenn left yesterday
afternoon at five o'clock for War
fs7nton where he went to fill his en-
gagement which was necessarily cam
celled Friday night on account of rain
He will return to the city this after
noon.
An election on the question of pro-
h1bition viii be held in Warrenton
tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
WAS GOING TO DIE.
Doctors Working as Hard as They Can
to save 10. JOhnsOn's Life
Especial to News and Observer +,

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, n. c., Aug. 10.-Jo. John
son, a railroad telegraphe from At
lanta, who has been working at Ham
let recently, announced to q friend
here this afternoon that he was going
to die and requested that his mother
in Atlanta be notified. Soon after that
Johnson's eyes closed and he became
unconscious, evidently under the in
fuence CT a powerful irug "f some
kind. While the attending physician
held that there was no hope Of re-
covery, the man was taken TO the
Presbyterian Hospital. where all pos
sible was done for him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Chamber Of Commerce Plans.

The Chamber Of Commerce Of Pal
eigh has made arrangements for a
lecture on the Appalachian Forest
Reeerve. to be given some date ia
the early future.
The chamber also rendered its
rooms TO the convention Of North
Carolina poetmasters of the fourth
class. II be held in Raleigh during the
month OF September
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Ncuse vs.. Ro.eSyiIle.

There was a lively nine inning game
of baseball at Neuse yesterday after
noon played BY the Neuse and Roles
vile teams The score was to ! when
the game was called off on account
of the lateness of the hour. Batteries
were Willis and Massey for Neuse
and Fowler and Broughton for Roles
Vile.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
SUIT AGAINST wAENESyuIE
Paving Contractor ClaiTns $4,000 and
Asks for an IniuncalDl-
Especial to News and slar=e.z-zsar- )

0'9DtVIdI % NeWs aIEdI DE1sfIVRI-)
Asheville, n c., AUG 10-The
Southern Paving and Construction
Cvmpany has Instituted sit in the
United States circuit cUuJ4 against the
city Of Waynesville and NIay0- Il. r.
Ferguson individually Tg: a7arzasi al
legged to be due paving cl77rplgz1F on
account of the paving OF Main street
IN Waynesville IN 1905. About S16.-
600 is involved. The bill OG com . Eaf nj
alleges that paving stssesszEGl Us col
!ecled by the authorities hsye. not
peeh paid the paving company as pei
agreement, that the authorities failed
~ pay the first note dua the payers
rAeh 1t fell due in 1906 a:ltl thai if the
"Ss9@5Ssments collected had not been
,'s'd out fOr other PURPOSES there
MouId have been enough nlSaeg to
l-let Ch2 note. The c0lrT : aS<ea ta
enjoin the AUTHORITIES frora paving
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
BLEW UP A BANKER.
Dynamite Under the House of Vincent
Zavatt, in Long Island.
(By the Associated Press }

New York, Aug. 10.-A desperate
attempt was made to take the life of
Vincent Zavatt, an Italian banker,
early today by dynamiting his home
at Mineola, Long Island, and shoot
ing at him when he appeared at the
window after the explosion. Mr.. Ia
watt escaped injury. The front of
the house was practically wrecked.
Mr.. Zavatt has recently aided the
county officials in the prosecution of
Italian criminals and the attack is
thought to have been made in re-
Venge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
DRUGS \ PLENTY.
Hoicomb Bacon Dies with Half Filled
Bottles Around Him.

Atlanta. Ca. Aug. S-Hoiconb Pa
con. of Albany. Ga. aged IS. capitalist
and rromlueut business man. Eyas
FOUND fead ~ the Aragon Hotel here
late today and on a table al MS bedside
were bottles partly file3 iaN@f'tf
choral hydrate. bromide and brimldia.
Appearances Indicated that he had
been dead many hours. In= r.es44. ~
the inouegt has not been announced
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
BUILDING STRIKE SPREADS
One Hundred 2fore Men Join the
Ranks of the Strikers
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington. Aug. 10-Acting on
orders rom the executive officers Of
their unions one hundred more union
mechanics joined the building trades
strike here today According to the
labor leaders, every building under
construction where non-uniOn me-
chanics were employed is now tied
up and nearly three hundred men
have quit work. The employers asso-
citation claim that they have been
able to fill the places of all the
strikers with the exception of brick
layers. The union men declare that
the strike will be extended next Mon
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
RUFFIN WRIGHT WINS.
Gets the Custody of His Children by
Habeas Corpus Proceedings.

Chief Justice Walter Clark yester-
day granted Ruffin Wright the custody
of his two children, who were unlaw-
fully detained by their grandparents.
Isacah and Eliza Hunter
This was after a three hours hear
ing in haheas corpus proceeding in
which about q dozen witnesses were
examined on both sides.
Wright was represented by Mr.. w
c. Douglass as counsel, and the re-
spondents were represented by Col.
J. c. L. Harris.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
LEFT SOME FOR LUCK.
Fifty-nine Pounds of Gold Stolen from
Mail Sack Containing Eighty
Pounds.
(Rv the Associated Press !

Fairbanks, Alaska, August 10
Meagre details have been received of
the theft of fifty-nine pounds of gold
dust, valued at s12 900, from a regis
tered mail sack between Eagle and
Rampant. The sack originally con-
tanned eighty pounds. There is no clue
to the thief.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
sTRnrit4 l1ic.anEsOME.
Troops sent to cn indian Town To
Prevent an Outbreak
(By the Associated PressD

Tell City Ind, Aug 10-At the re-
quest Of Sheriff Wittmer Adjutant
General Perry with the Evansville and
Mount Vernon companies Of the In
diana National Guard arrived here to-
day to prevent disorder growing out
Of a strike of workers in a furniture
factory.
The Vincennes and Washington
companies have been oSiered to stand
in readiness to move here II there are
serious outbreaks.
For more than a week each night
Tell City has witnesses lawlessness on
the part of strike sympathizers and as
the result Of an attack on the town
Marshal, shot and fatally wounded
one of the strikers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Greet Fire In Manila.
(Rv the Assoclated Press. }

MaI4.4a aug 4O-tire IN Manila
today destroyed I20 native houses and
made 5000 persons homeless. The
damage l. estimated at IS, 900 pesos.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
FIRE RAN IT'S COURSE.
Wiped Out = Town and Stopped for
the Want of Material
CBy the Associated Press }

TittIe R0CE '~E-. \
tire business section of Portland, Ark,
VAS destroy eG bv re -o~.-t,
stores and eight residences We're
burned There is no fire departr ent
at Portland and the flames burned
themselves out
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Empire County OF the East.

Empire County OF the East
There can be no question % the sin
cerity OF Congressman Small. who said
after the meeting was called to order
BY Representative j j Laughing
house. who presided. that he was
proud 10 introduce the government ex-
perts. noted for proficiency ia their
various lines. 10 such n representative
class Of progressive North Carolina
farmers. He said that Pitt county
was recognized as tho Empire farming
county of this section. but next 10
Guilford was the most advanced cd
ucational county In the State. and had
lust gloriousiy secured the Eastern
Training School for teachers
He announced also, that II the
County Commissioners would make
application 10 the National Depart
ment Bureau of road Improvement
for an expert road builder and en-
gineer he would see to H. that the
government would send experts here.
and build without cost. except for the
manual labor. mile OF mixed sand
and clay roads as an object lesson.
Another valuable contribution by
this intensely practical and helpful
( representative, was n proposition TO
the farmers Of Pitt county. that II they
desired, he would have an institute
here next winter. when the tobacco
planters could all be present. and talks
made on the cultivation and marketing
see that the government sent these ex-
perts here during the fall and winter
to study the soils and con-
ditions Of the section beforehand. SO
that they could speak at the meeting
from actual tests OF this particular
soil and give the proper method or
cultivating with best results. The
farmers responded to man. and nam
ed some time in January for the tobac-
50 institute When IL Ia recognized that
Fit county Is the largest producer or
tobacco Of any single county in the
world. the importance and val.e ~
Mr. Smalfs offer can be appreciated
StAI more important 10 all farmers In
Eastern North Carolina. well as 70
the educational interest Of the state
,Nas the announcement Of Mr. Small
that following the plan Of farmers IN
the West, where swamp innds had
been reclaimed and made highly pro-
ductive by drainage. ne proposed to
have convention held next year. at
which bin could be agreed upon. 10
be presented To the Legislature for
the enactment or a Law providing for
drainage bonds
These bonds he said, could be made
payable in 25 10 80 years The lands
could be drained al a cost Of $500 per
acre The bond payment would
amount to about 50 cents per acre per
annurn. In the meantime. lands now
valueless. or worth from one TO two
dollars per acre. would be worth $50
to $50 per acre. and the State lands
would be made Immensely more valu-
able, thereby adding largely to the
State's educational fund. besides ben
emitting any quantity OF land owners
and farmers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13

out any more money derived rom
paving Assessments until there can be
an accounting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
Operators Go on Strike
With Enthusiasm
FEW LEFT TO WORK
Telegraph Men Determined to Make
Their Demands Enectiyc-iarge
Number of Cities Get Into the
Movement-Big Talk on
Both Sides.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, August 1O-With some
four thousand telegraphers on strike
in about fifty cities from Ohio to
California and encouraged by their
success in hampering the telegraph
facilities of both commercial tele-;
graph companies in Chicago. where all
but leased wire men are out. officers
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union tonight are planning to carry
the strike to all parts Of the United
States and Canada. Instructions were
today telegraphed by National Secre-
tary Russell to union telegraphers in
New York and other cities where they
are still at work to save their mon
ey and await orders"
telegram was sent to President
Small of the Telegraphers' Union,
who is in San Francisco, urging him
to take the first train TO Chicago to
look after the situation, as it is the
announced intention of the men to
engineer the strike from Chicago. The
telegraph companies are preparing
to meet the issue, and declare that
they will fight to a finish. They de-
clare that they have been temporizing
with the union for months and that
they will hold no further negOta tions
with the representatives of the men
on strike Cots have been installed
in the buildings Of both companies in
Chicago for the accomm odation of
strike breakers and other preparations
for a bitter struggle are making.
The Strike Spreading.
According to information received
in Chicago tonight the points already
affected outside of Chicago and the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13
iit Dsi bhS bf'i -

According to information received
in Chicago tonight the points already
affected outside of Chicago and the
total of strikers are:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13

."THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY IS \ HOG.',Exchange.
But the North Carolina Courts the North Carolina Legislature
and the North Carolina Executive Have Put Ring
In That Hogs Nose
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-13

/. II RAraAill a II ifssis. J. O.
BlCurs u & aogre arsNs ethe-r
Grtrra-~inrAd- 9rSrsam. J n.
Proctor " = Proctor u n Nfih.
" E. Buck l. II Tuchsr. w II
Galloway. : W. s-rsi'r. anc othsra
Among these Upieai farmers frosn
sections % the county. sena~ - them
rs miles sisteat from 0re~nwfIia. I
made nvewtsxA,ioa % the ertens 90
their farming Interests alone. 20 give
En intelligent idea ef The class 90 men
pres~ai AZ the meeting
The foilosiax list represents q fair
specimen rot only OF the hiSanos~s %
farming in the east bat 81 the pro
gress.veness OF ;hcse. who 30 nnt pre-
tend 70 know II ali but are contin-
ually seeking Light
The men are selected erom differ
eut sections Of the county. as repre-
scntatives OF each locality.
W. II. Harrington. or 0recnvine.
cuitiyates $50 acres. owns zoe
w III. Harrington. Greeuv4ilc. cul-
tivaTcs $50 acres. owns t1oo.
ONE
500 acres. owns 600
A. 6. Cox, wintsrvtiie. cuitivates
200 acres. owns i.200.
j. R- Davenport. PHc,olas. cuifiynses
1900 acres, owns 5000.
X. H. Fleming. Pactoln=. Cuitivatoa
1000 acres. owns } 600
j. d. Proctor and w r. Proctor.
Grimesiand cultiVstes 1000 Acrea.
owns 2bo0
r. H. Gotten. Falkland. cultivatcs
$50 acres owns 1000
Aston Grimes, Grlmesland. cult
Yates 400 acres. owns 600
J. J. IaughingbouSc. Grocnville cul-
tivates 1900 acres. owns 7 500
IL. j. Cobb, GreenVilic. cultivntes
500 acres owns 2 600.
Z. l.. Davis, Farmville cultivates
1900 acres. owns 5000
w III. White, Greenv1lle. cultivates
Enu acres 2 S0n